We’ll reschedule on a sunnier day in August . . . in the meantime, if you were anticipating making a donation to CARA Communities Against Rape and Abuse) and don’t want to wait until August, send donations directly to:
CARA
801-23rd Ave S, Suite G-1
Seattle, WA 98144
and put “CARW” on the memo line.
Stay tuned for more details!
June 21
All afternoon and evening ’til moonrise!
Come celebrate the longest day of the year with CARW and friends! This event will be a benefit for our ally organization CARA as well as a chance to hang out, grill some tasty food, enjoy a solstice fire, throw around a frisbee, and generally have a good time! Save the date and invite friends, family, and neighbors too.
Hosted by Kelly at her home in NE Seattle. More details to follow at carw.org.
In place of our usual monthly CARW meeting on May 13, the CARW-CARA Campaign Committee will be hosting a showing and discussion of No! The Rape Documentary, a film addressing the impact of sexual violence against women of color. All proceeds from this fundraising event will go to our ally group CARA: Communities Against Rape and Abuse. This event will be a great opportunity to explore the intersections of racism, sexism, and violence and how these oppressions affect the lives of many women of color in our society, enhancing our understanding of CARA’s work in the community. Please come to this event and bring white friends, colleagues, etc who are concerned about white privilege, do anti sexual assault work, or are otherwise at the intersections addressed in this film. It will be a great discussion, plus we will have tasty treats and a fun raffle to contribute to our fundraising!
El Comite Pro-Reforma Migratoria y Justica Social and CARW invite YOU to join the May Day march and rally this May 1st to show your demand for social justice and immigration reform! We are trying bring in a bunch anti-racist white folks in the area to join the CARW contingent and show that as white people we care about social justice, in particular justice for our immigrant neighbors. Bring your friends, families, and neighbors to march with us!
May 1st March & Rally
Rally 3:30pm – March 4:00pm
St. Mary’s Church 611 20th Ave S
Sponsored by El Comite Pro-Reforma Migratoria y Justica Social and WA Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
In place of our regular 2nd Wednesday meeting in May, the CARW CARA Campaign Committee will be offering a movie showing and discussion as a fundraiser for CARA. We’re still finalizing our film selection for the evening, but you can be assured it will be a thought-provoking discussion-starter!
CARA Fundraiser Movie Night Wednesday, May 13 6:00 – 8:30 pm 6:30 – 9:00 pmCascade People’s Center Sliding Scale Admission
Popcorn and refreshments will be available by donation. ALL proceeds go to CARA: Communities Against Rape and Abuse.
Looking for something exciting to do next weekend (March 29)? Then you might want to check out “A Sexy Evening to Benefit CARA: Communities Against Rape and Abuse.” In the spirit of taking a sex-positive approach to ending violence and exploitation in our communities, a number of CARA Campaign Committe members have been working hard over the past several weeks to put on this amazing event. If you’ve ever been curious about the Wet Spot, now’s a great chance to check it out and help support CARA!
If you have any questions, please contact the event organizers at benefitsexycara@gmail.com.
Join a CARW book club for racial justice! Space still available!
As a group of white people working to end racism, one way we can enact our principles is by financially supporting organizations led by people of color. This year, we are working to raise $5,000-10,000 for CARA: Communities against Rape and Abuse, a local, community-based anti-violence organization led by women of color.
You can help by joining a book group! In the process, you will also have the opportunity to raise your awareness of white privilege and how violence affects women of color while building community with other white people struggling for racial justice.
Here’s how it works.
Book groups will begin in March 2009 and will meet 3 times over the course of the month. You will be responsible for acquiring Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology. You can get the book from Elliott Bay Book Company in Pioneer Square (you’ll get a 20% discount if you tell them you’re with the CARW book club) or it can be ordered online.
This book group will be meeting at:
Cascade People’s Center
*Mondays: March 16th & 30th & April 13th
6:30-8:30 pm
Please feel free to bring your dinner and eat as we discuss the book.
The book groups cost $50. This is a fundraiser. We are trying to raise money for CARA. We are happy to take your donation in pieces over the course of the book club meetings.
*Other groups are also taking place in people’s homes. If you cannot make it on Mondays, please contact us and we will see if we can find a book group for you.
RSVP by March 9th so we know how many people to expect and you can get information about how much to have read for the first meeting.
For more information or to sign up for a book group, please contact Helen Stillman: helen.stillman @ gmail.com, 206-619-5543.
The topic of March’s monthly public meeting will be how we, as white allies, can interrupt racist comments and actions we see in our everyday lives. We’ll have conversation and role plays around different scenarios taken from personal experiences. This is a bit of a “reprise” of a popular session from our 2008 Organizing Institute- – we’re bringing it back because it’s fun and always relevant!
CARW Monthly Meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Cascade People’s Center (309 Pontius Avenue N, Seattle) 6:00 Potluck 6:30-8:30 MeetingHope to see you there! If you have any questions about this or other CARW events/meetings, you can contact us at carw @ risup.net.
This month’s public meeting will be centered around the question, What does it mean for anti-racist organizing that we have a Black president in the US?
CARW Monthly Meeting
2/11/2009
Cascade People’s Center
309 Pontius Avenue North, Seattle
6:00 potluck
6:30-8:30 meeting
We hope to have a meeting where we can share ideas and analysis about the struggles, setbacks, and inspirations we experience in anti-racist organizing today.
Please join us for this community-building evening. This is another great opportunity to learn about our three organizing campaigns and get involved in action!
Campaign Updates
Hi everyone! It’s only January, and we of CARW are happy to report that our three 2009 Campaign Committees are up and running and gaining momentum! Folks from the El Comite CC have already tabled and marched with El Comite at the MLK Day march and supported El Comite at their event “Solidarity & Struggle.” Working groups of the CARA CC are busy coordinating fundraisers including a skillshare, a film night, a book club, and a sex-positive dance. The JusticeWorks! CC is doing some great teambuilding and strategizing, and has already coordinated phone banking and trips to lobby in Olympia. Good work everyone!
Each CC is also still open to new members. So give a call or email to the contact person listed on the Campaigns page, and see how you can join in on this great work!
Online Calendar
In addition to the trusty CARW listserve, there’s a new way to keep up-to-date on CARW’s public meetings, Campaign Committee Meetings, and special events: the CARW online calendar. If you are already a google calendar user, you can add the CARW calendar to your personal calendar by entering “carwoc” into your “other calendars” box. If not, you can just bookmark the link.
