Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites

Our Ally group is supporting Casa Latina in their domestic worker & day laborer organizing efforts. Come hang out with us & learn more!

-a Roc

P.s.- lemme know if you want a flyer in English or Spanish

Support Workers’ Struggles!

Sunday, Feb 26th
4-8pm
$5 Suggested Donation*
Casa Latina (317 17th Ave S.)

*Noone will be turned away for lack of fundage

Come to Casa Latina to Watch the Oscars & learn more about the struggle of immigrant workers!

Suggested donation of $5* to support a group of Casa Latina women who plan to go to D.C. in May to gather & strategize with other domestic workers from all over the country. Light refreshments will be served & beverages will be for sale!


And ‘whyyyyyy is this all happening?" you might ask:

Between the two, acclaimed films "The Help" and "A Better LIfe" have been nominated for 5 Academy Awards, and they have helped draw attention to the stories and struggles of domestic & immigrant workers, respectively. Actress Octavia Spencer was recently recognized with a Golden Globe for her role in The Help and had this to say: "With regard to domestics in this country, now and then, I think Dr. King said it best: ‘All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance.’ And I thank you for recognizing that with our film." And after receiving the nomination for Best Actor for his role in "A Better Life", Demian Bichir is using his platform to praise undocumented immigrants. He commented: "I dedicate this nomination to those eleven million human beings who make our lives easier and better in the U.S."

With the millions of people around the globe whose eyes will be on the Oscars on February 26, we are using the opportunity to raise awareness of (and further expand on the conversations around) issues affecting immigrant workers.

On Oscar night National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) will be hosting Academy Award viewing parties all around the nation to keep talking with our friends and family about how domestic workers touch our lives and do the work that makes all other work possible. In Seattle, Casa Latina will host a party to learn more about these issues, rally support for the efforts of local workers, and help raise money to continue their organizing work.

A Little More Background

In the 1930s, the National Labor Relations Act was passed to protect the rights of most workers in the United States. In a concession to Southern lawmakers hoping to maintain slavery-era work conditions for African Americans & other people of color, domestic workers and farmworkers were deliberately excluded from these laws and the protections they offered. Many of these exclusions remain in effect today. As a result, domestic workers are one of the most vulnerable workforces in the nation, working without the benefit of core labor standards or basic employment protections. But we are changing this. Today, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the leading voice and vehicle of an estimated 2.5 million women in the United States who are organizing other domestic workers and supporters to establish labor standards for the domestic and care giving workforce.

Lemme know if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!

-a Roc

For more info, please visit:

http://casa-latina.org/
http://www.domesticworkers.org/

The Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites’

February Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, February 8th
Potluck at 6pm // Meeting at 6:30pm
YMCA Metrocenter (downtown — 909 Fourth Ave)

*This meeting will only be open to individuals who are planning to become Member Organizers. Details below.*

The February Monthly Meeting will include:

• Celebrate the launch of CARW’s Member Organizer structure
• Get to know the other member organizers-build anti-racist community
• Learn about & begin CARW’s new mentorship structure
• Hear about a movement-building case study from CARW’s ally work and beyond!

Look forward to seeing you there!

Sean O’Neill
CARW Member Organizer Coordinator
(408) 394-7726
oneilltsean at gmail dot com

*Closed Meeting & Member Organizers: As CARW will have quarterly public meetings, Monthly Meetings will now be a closed space for Member Organizers. Attached is an outline of the Member Organizer commitments. The February Meeting is for individuals that are planing to sign this form & become a member organizer. At the meeting we will be filling these forms out as a group and there will be space to ask logistical questions. If you are on the fence, have major concerns or just need more information, I strongly encourage you to contact me (Sean O’Neill) or another Organizing Collective member.

Memberorganizercommitmentform.doc

Dear CARW!

Our Casa Latina ally group has been working to support Casa Latina’s efforts as part of the Care Campaign in Seattle. The Care Campaign is a nation-wide movement led by grassroots organizations. One of the campaign’s goals is a pathway to citizenship for undocumented domestic care workers as well as training and workers’ rights for people providing care to adults in their homes.

Part of the local Seattle campaign includes is a town hall style meeting called a Care Congress. It is being held on Saturday February 11 from 11am to 2pm (check-in at 10:30) at the Greenwood Senior Center. It will include storytelling, breakout sessions and information about the campaign, as well as information about taking action to support the local and national campaign.

CARW has committed to turning out ten people for this event. We would love to have you join us! Please contact us if you are interested in you want more information or are interested in attending. Also, thanks for sharing this with folks you think may be interested in the Care Congress.

For more information, see this link and the flyer pasted below.

To recap:
What: Seattle Care Congress
Why: Support the work of our partner organization Casa Latina and workers’ and immigrant rights
When: Saturday February 11, from 11am to 2pm (check-in 10:30am)
Where: Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th St, Seattle, WA 98103

Sincerely,
Katie Parker and Asher Wingfield

Hello Everyone:

Below is additional information that you may find helpful.

Hey CARW Folks!

Just wanted to let you know about this change! I still hope that you will come March 3rd!

Take Care,

Chandra

RESCHEDULED–Jan. 19th program canceled due to snow–rescheduled on Mar. 3rd at 6pm.

Keeping the Earth Power Coming–Native Digital Storytelling for Social Justice
www.brownpapertickets.com

Free. Keeping the Earth Power Coming–Native Oral, Visual and Digital Storytelling for Social Justice

Join us in support of the Duwamish tribe by putting this incredible event on your calendars!

Native Digital Storytelling: Earth, Power, and Community
Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center
4705 W. Marginal Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
March 3rd (rescheduled)
6:00pm
FREE ADMISSION

Questions? Ask Chandra at chandra.farlow or 360-610-6952

Also, check-out the Duwamish Tribe’s Website and Facebook Page for more info and event invites!

More information about the event!

"On January 19th, 2012 from 7-8:30pm, the Longhouse will present a free program, in conjunction with the Antioch University Inclusion Justice Committee and promote a better understanding of the importance of developing leadership and diversity to further social justice change. Duwamish youth will be on the panel."

This project exists to "promote Duwamish cultural heritage and environmental leadership through the production of a Duwamish Digital Story on the Tribe’s view on the cultural and environmental value of the clean-up of the Duwamish River. The DS will be generated by tribal youth who will be developing leadership and advocay skills as part of the project. The project begins in November with the final product being produced by late winter for presentation to EPA in conjunction with the Duwamish River Clean-up Coalition in the spring. There will also be a showing at the Duwamish Longhouse. The project is supported by funding from the Social Justice Fund."
Written by Duwamish Tribal Services Team

We hope to see you there!