Author: Anne
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Join us for the Moral March on Feb. 11th!
The Moral March (HKonJ) is set for February 11th. Please join us and stand, then march with the NC-NAACP to bring awareness to the fact that African Americans and people of color are in danger of a further backslide, should the current administration’s aspirations become reality. Racial justice, environmental justice, economic justice, and the defeat…
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‘White privilege’ makes some uncomfortable
‘White privilege’ makes some uncomfortable By James A. Haught Years ago, I visited our state’s former black mental hospital and fell into conversation with a witty, friendly, black psychiatrist. He taunted me: “You’re a racist, you know.” “No, no, no,” I protested — but he continued: “Just look at yourself. You were born white, male…
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SARN Metro Atlanta Meeting
You’re Invited! Come out to meet with anti-racism organizers to hear about challenging white supremacy. Southern Anti-Racism Network formed in 1999 in North Carolina to build projects and campaigns to end racial disparities in criminal justice, economic opportunities/employment, education, environment/housing and health care. Join us to share your thoughts on conditions in Metro Atlanta that…
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Chapel Hill Friends Meeting Anti-Racism Workshop
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting Anti-Racism Workshop When: Jan. 12, 2017, 7-9:00 PM Where: Chapel Hill Friends Meeting House The Meeting will host an anti-racism workshop facilitated by Triangle Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). The workshop is open to all attenders and members of Chapel Hill Friends Meeting. Everyone is welcome. The purpose of the…
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75 and Counting!
SARN board member and longtime activist Dick Paddock turned 75! Friends and supporters came out to Dockside Restaurant and Crab House to help him celebrate while supporting Southern Anti-Racism Network. Opening comments by Theresa El Amin then full-service Open Mic, catering to social awareness, and the theme of: Justice, then Peace You can still donate…
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Coalition Statement: What’s Next for the Water Protectors at Standing Rock?
December 8, 2016 Contact: – LaDonna Allard (CSS), ladonna@sacredstonecamp.org, (701) 426-2064 – Dallas Goldtooth (IEN), dallas@ienearth.org, (507) 412-7609 – Tara Houska (HTE), tara@honorearth.org, (612) 226-9404 – Eryn Wise (IIYC), eryn.ontheroad@gmail.com, (602) 769-8444 Cannon Ball, ND — We, the below stated, are a coalition of grassroots groups living and working in the Dakota Access resistance camps…
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Theresa El-Amin “So Long For Now” Party
Come celebrate the work of SARN in the Chattahoochee Valley! Wednesday, December 7, 6-8pm Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road Columbus, GA On December 6, 2010, Southern Anti-Racism Network set down roots in Columbus GA to expand the organization from North Carolina into Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. It was a 5-year plan that moved…
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Conversation on Race, Crime and Punishment
Tuesday, November 1, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Mildred Terry Library, 640 Veterans Pkwy. Columbus, GA This forum will highlight the consequences of former prosecutors serving as judges in criminal cases. Also, instances of prosecutorial misconduct and its impact on sentencing in criminal cases. Paul Austin, recently released after over 30 years in prison, will tell his…
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‘This is slavery’
‘This is slavery’: U.S. inmates strike in what activists call one of the biggest prison protests in modern history Spread the word. Let the truth be told.
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Upcoming Event: Linking Liberation Struggles
Abrahamic Initiative on the Middle East (AIME) is hosting its second conference called Linking Liberation Struggles on Monday, October 24th at NC Central University at 6:00 p.m. You can find more information here.