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What role can white people play in the fight for racial justice?
Join us for a documentary film screening of "Anne Braden: Southern Patriot" by Mimi Pickering and Anne Lewis, about the life of civil rights leader Anne Braden and her work organizing white communities in the South for racial justice.
This event is a fundraiser for the Catalyst Project (http://collectiveliberation.org/), and their important work training and supporting white, anti-racist leaders in California and across the country.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion linking Anne Braden's civil rights work with contemporary struggles for racial justice.
Speakers:
* Rahula Janowski, Catalyst Project staff
* Gopal Dayayeni, Movement Generation & Catalyst board member
* Dawn Haney, Buddhist Peace Fellowship & Catalyst's Anne Braden anti-racism training program alum (2011)
Moderator:
Tracey Brieger, Catalyst's Anne Braden anti-racism training program alum (2009)
May 12th, 7-9PM, doors open at 6:30pm.
Sliding Scale $10-25+. Please pay what you can. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
*Please contact us if you would like to volunteer at this event by emailing regan@makingchangemedia.com.
Find more information about the event at: bit.ly/CatalystFilm
**Come early, we expect it to fill up!!**
Venue is wheelchair accessible. The film will be shown with captions.
We will also have a section that is designated fragrance free at the event. We are asking that everyone who is planning to come do as much as they can to be fragrance free so that people who have chemical sensitivities and related illness can participate. For more on what that means and how to do it, please visit: http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html.
If you have questions about these or other access needs, please contact reganpb@gmail.com or call 510-470-0413 before May 3rd.
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LocationFirst Congregational Church of Oakland (View)
2501 Harrison St
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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