Hi CARW-
Please check out the community forum about the proposed new youth jail- May 24 6-8pm at Washington Hall.
Kyla
[SYPP] They say youth jail, we say fund education! Forum on May 24th!
May 22, 2012
Help us stop the County from building
a new youth jail! Hear from youth,
families, and advocates!No New Juvenile Hall in Seattle!!!
Washington Hall, 153 14th ave @ Alder
6-8 pm May 24Should King County raise and spend hundreds of millions of dollars to “rehabilitate” its youth jail? Or should we spend that money on youth and families to prevent them from being criminalized? Does it make sense to spend money locking youth up while we cut funds from education, health care, poverty programs, and other essentials?
Seattle’s juvenile punishment system is racist and it harms youth. Let’s stop funding an approach that doesn’t make our communities any safer but does harm youth and families.
Come hear from affected youth, community members, activists, and others discussing the racial disparity in the prison system, effective alternatives to youth incarceration, and much more. A new youth jail isn’t inevitable, it isn’t effective, and it isn’t right. Come find out why, and what to do about it.
This event is on the second floor of Washington Hall, up a flight of stairs.
We’re also planning a follow up event June 23 which will be a film screening and poetry event at Life Enrichment books in Columbia City followed by a noise demo at the youth jail. Please stay tuned!From Dean Spade:
Remember that time the city wanted to build a new adult jail and people pushed back in amazing ways and they didn’t build it? That was cool. Well, now the County wants to pass a ballot measure to raise and spend hundreds of millions of dollars to “rehabilitate” the youth jail on Alder and 12th and the court buildings there. Some weeks back they had a public forum about it that was disrupted by activists who questioned the authority of the jail planners, sharing many concerns:
- the juvenile punishment system in King County is racially targeted against youth of color, especially black and indigenous youth;
- youth in the jail are people surviving violent racist policing, poverty, and other conditions that the County should be addressing with real solutions, not criminalization;
- the new jail will be part of gentrification of the Central District, and includes plans for commercial space;
- communities most impacted by the youth jail were not allowed to participate in the planning process.
Rather than listening to community voices, the County jail planners shut down the forum before most people could be heard. I wrote something about this that you can read here.
For the past several weeks, community members have been meeting to build a mobilization against the new youth jail. This week, we’re putting on an event where people impacted by criminalization will be talking about what is going on and what we can do about it together. Please come!
There is a Facebook page set up for the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/170041046457041/
Dean
Thank you for supporting SYPP this weekend! We had a great time celebrating 20 years of fantastic organizing by and for youth in Seattle. For those of you who made it or supported already THANK YOU!
We didn’t quite reach our fundraising goal though. It’s not to late to make a donation to support SYPP moving into the next 20 years!
How can YOU
support SYPP?
- Make a one-time donation
- Sign up to be a monthly donorThank you to our 2011-2012 Funders:
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund
Social Justice Fund
City of Seattle Technology Matching Fund
Satterberg Foundation
Abelard Foundation
Best Buy
Funding Exchange
and many amazing individuals!If you would like to sign up to be a monthly sustainer for SYPP please head over to our website!
2820 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA
www.sypp.org
Tel: (206) 860-9606
Email: infoypp.org
You’re invited to a very special new CARW-sponsored book group!
We’ll read The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander, and hone our critical understanding of mass incarceration in the U.S. today and its many implications for racism and the movement for racial justice.
Participating in the group raises funds for Life Enrichment Bookstore (LEB). LEB, a Seattle Black-owned bookstore in South Seattle that has hosted CARW’s Organizing Institute and has asked for CARW to step up to support them in keeping their doors open!
Reading group participation is on a sliding scale ($30-$60) and includes a hardcover copy of the book (purchased from LEB)! Our goal is a group of 10 people, as we have 10 books!
When: 3 Tuesday evenings at 6 pm: June 12, June 19 & June 26
Location: TBA (on Beacon Hill or in Mt. Baker, Seattle)
The group will be facilitated by Stina Janssen & Murphy Stack, members of CARW’s Organizing Collective. The group is open to all interested. (Note: we’ll be using CARW’s lens exploring how white anti-racists can be agents for racial justice).
To sign up or ask questions, contact Stina at stinajanssen. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Another key way to support LEB is to support them in their project to send books to prisoners. Currently, only certified bookstores can mail books to people incarcerated, and LEB is one of them. They would like a CARW person or two to create a catalog of their books and set up a system to respond to requests from prisoners (i.e. answering letters and mailing books). To be clear, this is money-generating project for LEB (in line with their values of getting books by Black authors into prisons). After the initial set up, this role would entail doing a couple of hours every week or two. This could all be done by one person, or two people could do it as a team. If you have questions or are interested in this please email scott winn at winnscott.
“Racism and Pregnancy” event on June 1st
“Racism and Pregnancy” event, June 1st from 3-5pm at the downtown YWCA on 5th and Seneca
Free childcare, free (good) food, prizes/gifts for moms and babies. We have a limited amount of parking flat-rate reimbursements available, as well as bus tickets. This event is meant to be a community conversation about racism’s impact on pregnancy, co-facilitated by both Michelle Sarju from Open Arms Perinatal Services and Amelia Gavin from the School of Social Work at University of Washington.
Questions: eudd@ywcaworks.org
By now many of you have heard that CARW is putting together two tables for the lively, tasty upcoming FamBam ommunity dinner for Seattle Young People’s Project’s 20th Anniversary on May 19th. This year’s FamBam will mark two successful decades of youth organizing in Seattle – across issues, driven by young folks, and supported by adults like you!
Our CARW ally group is hosting two tables that we’re hoping all of you will help us to fill (or overflow!). Adult tickets are $40, which includes dinner, entertainment (some of it hilarious, I’ve been told), and a chance to win some insanely decadent desserts in the annual “dessert dash.” If you can’t be there, you can still support SYPP by purchasing a ticket for an adult family member ($40) or a youth organizer or youth family member ($20).
We have seats left and need your help! Come yourself, bring friends and partners, and spread the word!
All purchasing and sponsoring info is below; if you and any friends or family will be joining us, drop me an email so I can keep track of the CARW tables.
See you soon and hopefully also at the FamBam!
Diana (206) 498-5949
Because we want to hear your stories and ideas about creating a better world and building a movement that includes all of our generations and communities….
Because we want to feel your applause as we celebrate Seattle’s newest generation of youth organizers and their recent work for Education Justice….
Because with your financial support, Seattle Young People’s Project can keep fostering youth empowerment work for the next 20 years….
Seattle Young People’s Project 20th Anniversary FamBam!
A Dinner and Celebration of the SYPP Family
-Saturday, May 19th, 5:30-8pm-
Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church
3001 24th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
Purchase tickets here: http://guestli.st/88986
Please email sunny with your tablemates’ names so we can seat you together!
This year’s FamBam will include a delicious dinner, our adrenaline-pumping dessert dash and a variety of other ways to support our work. It will also feature a film that our Adult Allies have been busily working on, which spotlights stories of SYPP alum experiences and milestones.
Check out the video event invite here: https://vimeo.com/39452885
Sponsor the FamBam to support youth organizing in Seattle!
- Attend the event: Join us either just you or with friends and family! Adult tickets are $40 each and youth tickets are $20 each. They can be purchased at our ticketing website: http://guestlistapp.com/events/88986
- Sponsor youth and/or their adult family members to attend the event: With your help we can ensure that all members of our community can attend the FamBam. This is also a great way to have your organization represent if you can’t personally be there! Click the “I want to help someone attend” box at the bottom of the purchase information for either youth or adult tickets on our ticketing website: http://guestlistapp.com/events/88986
SYPP supporters can also give a one-time or a monthly recurring donation in honor of our 20th Anniversary via our website: http://www.sypp.org/donate.
THANK YOU for believing in the power of youth organizing!
Your friends at SYPP
Sahngnoksoo invites CARW to an upcoming documentary film and discussion- please see details below, spread the word and attend if you can.
About Sahngnoksoo: Sahngnoksoo is a Seattle-based organization of Koreans and Korean-Americans creating social change. We work to build political power for the self-determination and liberation of Koreans of all identities including those who are adopted, immigrants, queer, and multiracial. We do this through collective learning, collaboration, solidarity, and organizing. Sahngnoksoo translates to “evergreen” and is a symbol of strength and commitment in Korean movement history.
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Decolonize Jeju and Beyond: Jamu Docu Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Date: May 7th 2012
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: The 2100 Building: 2100 24th Ave S, (Board Room) Seattle, WA 98144
Suggested donation: $5-$10 (sliding scale) to support the struggle.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Sahngnoksoo presents the Seattle premiere screening of Jamu Docu, a Korean documentary that chronicles the resistance to the building of a naval base at Ganjeong village on Jeju Island from the perspectives of multiple filmmakers. Screenings of this film already have occurred in New York City and the Bay Area. Seattle is the next city to be a part of the coordinated effort to raise awareness about this struggle.
Currently, the Ganjeong villagers are fighting to save their way of life on Jeju Island–designated as the “Island of Peace” by former ROK president Roh Moo Hyun. The building of the base would have countless disastrous consequences. “Located strategically in the Korea Strait, the island’s potential to become a military target in the event of an armed conflict in this tense region would increase exponentially with the addition of a naval base. The threat this poses to the men, women and children of Jeju Island is unconscionable, and it can be avoided through halting the base construction.” From Save Jeju. The environmental impact would also be deadly–destroying a UNESCO World Natural Heritage designated biosphere site home to dolphins, fish and a rare soft coral reef.
Following the screening will be a discussion with local community organizations about militarism in Korea, in the Asia Pacific and its impacts locally here.
Please join in solidarity with peace activists around the world to support Jeju Island!
Some links to check out for more info:
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/516102.html
“Princess Angeline” screening to support Duwamish Tribe
RSVP via facebook (if you use it): https://www.facebook.com/events/374387445933647/
May 1st March and Rally – volunteers needed
Volunteers are still needed for this year’s May 1st March and Rally for Immigrant and Workers Rights. The organizers are in need of 75 more peacekeepers. There is a volunteer training this Saturday, April 21st at 12pm at the Blue House (2021 S. Weller St.) behind St. Mary’s Church. If you cannot attend that training, you can email Leah Grupp-Williams at lgruppw for information on volunteering for the march. Even if you cannot attend any trainings, you can still volunteer as a peacekeeper.
And even if you cannot volunteer, we’d still love to see you May 1st. See below for details of the march/rally and spread the word. See you May 1st!
May 1st March and Rally
for Immigrant and Workers Rights
Tuesday, May 1st
Rally at 3:30pm
March begins at 5pmSt. Mary’s Church/Judkins Park
611 20th Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98114Organized by the May 1st Action Coalition and
El Comite Pro-Reforma Migratoria Y Justicia Social
Why do we march?
We demand an immediate end to the “secure communities” program, the most recent addition to a policy which has caused the deportation of more than a million immigrants and left more than 10 thousand dead at our borders.
Immigration Reform Now!
We demand human rights, labor rights, and access to education for everyone!
*Spanish/English downloadable flyers available at: http://elcomitewa.wordpress.com/m1ac-outreach-page/may-1-fliers/
