August CARW Meeting this Wed. 8/11 – El Comité Panel at Solid Ground

Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW) August Public Meeting

Featuring: Panel discussion hosted by El Comité

IMPORTANT: THE MEETING WILL NOT BE AT THE CASCADE PEOPLE’S CENTER!!!
The August CARW meeting this Wednesday will be held at Solid Ground in Wallingford, NOT at Cascade People’s Center.
Address: 1501 North 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98103-6708. The 44 and 16 Metro bus lines both go directly to Solid Ground’s headquarters building. Click here for driving directions.

We’re excited to announce that the educational part of this month’s CARW meeting will consist of a panel discussion hosted by El Comité Pro-Reforma Migratoria y Justicia Social (The Committee for Immigration Reform and Social Justice) about past and present struggles for immigrant rights. Local leaders in the immigrant rights movement will share their experiences as immigrant organizers in the context of a national movement for immigration reform that is gaining momentum and strength.

As described by El Comité, panelists will include Jorge Quiroga, former refugee from Argentina, internationalist at heart, tortured and imprisoned for his beliefs; Sandra Aguila, Salvadoran refugee, a fighter and champion of the working class; Antonio Flores, P’urepecha nation member and organizer, Gaby Cubillos, community organizer and ex-detainee from the Tacoma Detention Center, and Juan Jose “Pepe” Colmenares, a dedicated fighter for worker’s rights, newly released from the Tacoma Detention Center. The panel will be moderated by Juan Jose Bocanegra, long-time local leader in the struggle for immigrant and worker’s rights.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
6:00 pm Potluck
6:30 to 9:00 pm Meeting
New Location: Solid Ground (1501 North 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98103)

On-site, in-room childcare will be available. If you have any questions please contact Organizing Collective member Sean O’Neil at (oneilltsean at gmail dot com)

Whether you are currently active in CARW or just wanting to learn more about how to be an anti-racist white ally, please join us! Our regular public meetings are typically held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, so you can mark your calendar for the year.

Each meeting will start with an optional potluck, followed by a brief introduction/opening and then a community- and analysis-building educational activity or discussion. There will be a different topic each month. After a short break, the rest of the meeting will be time for people involved in CARW projects to meet with their teams, make plans, and share important information with the larger group. We have a lot of important ally work happening supporting people of color-led organizations for 2010, so come get involved!

See you there!

CARW Organizing Collective
carw.org