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** [more] July 12, Whatcom Civil Rights Project volunteer meeting, 9am - noon
Fairhaven College, Room 314

** [more] July 23 - Book Club Meeting

** [more] July 24-25, Undoing Racism Workshop in Seattle

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Whatcom Civil Rights Project, training session
July 12 - 9 am - noon
Fairhaven College, Room 314
EVERYONE IS WELCOME. PLEASE JOIN US!

The Whatcom Civil Rights Project (WCRP) has scheduled a training session for intake volunteers in July 12 - 9am. Fairhaven College, Room 314.

The training, conducted by local attorneys and Fairhaven College Law and Diversity Program faculty, will teach you how to conduct intake interviews with victims of discrimination so that you can serve as a Whatcom Human Rights Taskforce Volunteer working in the Whatcom Civil Rights Project.

The Whatcom Civil Rights Project was founded in the fall of 2001 as a joint endeavor of LAW Advocates, the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force, and the Law and Diversity Program of Fairhaven College, Western Washington University. WCRP provides legal assistance and advocacy for victims of discrimination and civil rights abuse in the greater Whatcom County region.

If possible, please register for the training, please contact Julie Helling by e-mail at Julie.Helling@wwu.edu . You can also register at the training.

Help stop discrimination in your community!

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Undoing Racism Workshops in Seattle
When: July 24-25 2003, 9:00am - 5:00pm
The People's Institute Northwest presents...
Undoing Racism Workshops in Seattle

The Undoing Racism workshop is two days in duration and typically geared to 30-40 participants. Participants are asked to commit to the full two days of the session.

The Undoing Racism Workshop is an intensive two-day workshop designed to educate, challenge and empower people to "undo" the racist structures that hinder effective social change. The training is based on the premise that racism has been systematically erected and that it can be "undone" if people understand where it comes from, how it functions and why it is perpetuated.

This workshop is offered by The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, a national multiracial, antiracist collective of veteran organizers and educators dedicated to building an effective movement for social change. The People's Institute was founded in 1980, has trained thousands of people in hundreds of communities throughout the United States, and is recognized nationally for the quality of its training.

• The workshop addresses the following areas:
  Analyzing Power - Effective organizing requires accurate analysis. Analysis includes the systems that keep racism in place. The training examines why people are poor, how institutions and organizations perpetuate the imbalance of power, and who is responsible for maintaining the status quo.
  
  
• Defining Racism - In order to undo racism, it must be understood. Organizers and educators who intend to build effective coalitions need to be very clear about what racism is and what it is not in order to avoid serious strategic and tactical errors.
  
  
• Understanding the Manifestations of Racism - Racism operates in more than just individual and institutional settings. The dynamics of cultural racism, linguistic racism, and militarism as applied racism are examined.
  
  
• Learning from History - Racism has distorted, suppressed and denied the histories of people of color and white people as well. A correct knowledge of history is a necessary organizing tool as well as a source of personal and collective empowerment.
  
  
• Sharing Culture - One of the most effective methods of oppression is to deny a people its history and culture. The training process strongly emphasizes "cultural sharing" as a critical organizing tool.
  
  
• Organizing to Undo Racism - How can communities achieve concrete results in dismantling the structures of racism? The principles of effective organizing, the process of community empowerment, the techniques of effective strategizing and the internal dynamics of leadership development are explored.

Registration:
Please call the Institute to check for availability and a registration form.
Cost: $300.00. Make checks payable to The People's Institute Northwest.

Questions?
Call The People's Institute Northwest: 206-938-1023
Email address: pinwseattle@yahoo.com
Location:
Freedom Church of Seattle, 7551 35th Avenue SW (West Seattle)

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