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DESCRIPTION:We will be organizing a meeting for white anti-racist allies and activists 
 on Thursday, March 25th at 6 30pm. This meeting will be held at the 
 Unitarian Universalist Church, conveniently located at 547 Mendocino Ave. 
 in downtown Santa Rosa. The purpose of these monthly gatherings is to 
 educate and raise our collective consciousness as white folks who believe 
 in a society without racism. We want to build an analysis of white 
 supremacy- how it benefits us, how it plays out in our communities, and how 
 we can be allies to people of color in the struggle for racial equality. We 
 also want to build a base of white anti-racists in our region to support 
 efforts for racial justice and immigrants' rights.\n\nAt our next meeting, 
 we will be having a discussion and presentation on the situation facing the 
 immigrant community in Sonoma County, what's going on with the local 
 struggle for immigrants' rights, and what the role of white folks should be 
 in this struggle. We will also be discussing the newly-formed national 
 network of white anti-racists, called "Let's Build a U.S. for All of Us," 
 and the possibility of using this new effort to unite the local white 
 activist community in the fight against racism. (Check out 
 www.usforallofus.org for info)\n Lastly, we're asking folks to try and have 
 conversations about race with their friends, family, co-workers, comrades, 
 etc. in the lead up to this meeting. We want to have a brief report-back 
 from people to hear what kinds of responses folks are getting when they 
 bring up this issue with other people, as a way to begin to improve our 
 ability to talk about race with other white people.\n\nPeople of color are 
 more than welcomed and encouraged to join these meetings. However, the 
 purpose of this effort is to get white folks to take responsibility for 
 their role in ending racism, and to build an analysis of white supremacy 
 and white privilege, among the people who benefit from those things. We 
 always welcome feedback, criticism, advice, and insight from folks of 
 color, as to how we can be more effective, transparent, and 
 accountable.\n\nIf you have any questions, please give me a call at 
 707-338-5318\n\n\n\n*this event does conflict with another awesome event 
 happening at the Peace and Justice Center to commemorate the life and work 
 of Howard Zinn. Unfortunately, this date was the only one left available 
 for the month of March, so I apologize for the conflicting events. Both 
 events are sure to be quite educational and inspiring, and I hope that you 
 all will attend at least one of them. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/15/18641239.php
SUMMARY:White Anti-Racist Allies of Sonoma County Meeting
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church. \n547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/15/18641239.php
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