Community
Black Elected Officials & Faith Based Leaders of the East Bay – 2016 Community Leaders Recognition Awards Celebration
Everett & Jones BBQ 126 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United StatesBlack Elected Officials & Faith-Based Leaders of the East Bay (BEO&FBL) cordially invite you to attend its annual Community Leaders Recognition Awards Reception on Wed., Dec. 14th at Everett & Jones Q's Lounge in Oakland from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. This year, an engaging dialogue will take place with special guest, Honorable Willie L. Brown, co-moderated by emerging leaders Melvin Cowan (USF graduate student) and Serena Witherspoon (UC Berkeley student). The Community Leaders Recognition Award pays special tribute to civic leaders who have lead innovative initiatives and demonstrated unwavering commitment to promote systemic change in our communities. Candice Elder Founder, East Oakland Collective Honorable Larry Reid Vice Mayor, Oakland City Council Pastors Maria and Brondon Reems Co-Pastors, Center of Hope Church Mistress & Master of Ceremonies are Oakland City Council President Lynette McElhaney and State Assemblymember Tony Thurmond. Participating Sponsor : COMCAST Community Partners: BWOPA/TILE, Bayard Rustin LGBT Coalition, Brothers of Elders Network, East Oakland Collective, Oakland Votes, Oakland Next Political Landscape, National Coalition of 100 Black Women of the Bay Area and NAACP. Tickets now on sale at www.beofblhonors2016.eventbrite.com
Dismantling White Supremacy Unconference
Impact Hub Oakland 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United StatesIt’s time to have a family meeting. The Dismantling White Supremacy Unconference will provide a space for people of color and white allies–including activists, policy-makers, business leaders, employees, community organizers, or other residents or community members –to have an explicit and courageous conversation about dismantling systemic white supremacy (and the many discussions that come up around white supremacy) in a community-led forum. Please note we are not proposing that we discuss the bigotry of individuals (e.g., Neo-Nazis and KKK members) who identify as white supremacists. Our framing definition is: White Supremacy is a historically based, institutionally perpetuated system of exploitation and oppression of continents, nations, and peoples of color by white peoples and nations of European continent, for the purpose of maintaining and defending a system of wealth, power, and privilege. (Definition of White Supremacy by the Challenging White Supremacy Workshop in San Francisco, California). This event is critically important because we believe that naming, disrupting, and dismantling white supremacy is a necessary precondition to creating an inclusive economy that works for everyone. Register Today: https://www.dismantlecollective.org
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