About

CARW is a group of white people in the Seattle area working to undo institutional racism and white privilege through education and organizing in white communities and active support of people of color-led organizations. We support the self-determination of people of color, honor their leadership and are held accountable to people of color-led organizations.

CARW Points of Unity

1. We live in a society where white people benefit from institutional power.
2. We define racism as racial prejudice backed by institutional power.
3. We believe that as recipients of white privilege we have a special responsibility to work towards racial justice on an individual, cultural, and institutional level.
4. We work to achieve this goal by educating white communities and mobilizing them to support people of color-led organizing.
5. In our organizing, we take leadership from people of color-led organizations, and we strive to form accountable relationships among ourselves and with these organizations.
6. We understand that racism is interconnected with sexism, heterosexism, classism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression. Our goal is to combat these in our work.

CARW Structure

Membership

CARW members make a commitment to CARW and to supporting people of color-led organizing. Members also allow us to have a budget to do our work, and help us have accountability to each other and to communities of color. CARW members will be engaged in actions as part of campaigns supporting people of color-led organizations. If you are interested in becoming a member, please email us at carw @ risup.net to request an applicaion form, or pick up a form at one of our public meetings.

Organizing Collective

The CARW Organizing Collective (OC) is the decision-making body of CARW. OC members commit to organizing anti-racist work with white groups and individuals, alliance-building with people of color-led groups, organizing public meetings, and planning projects and campaigns. They meet twice a month, attend retreat twice a year, and agree to fulfill tasks outside of meetings.  Members are eligible to apply to join the OC for a one-year term–approach a current OC member for more information.