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SONG Campout
March 15, 2007 at 2:49 pm (SONG)
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Day Of Truthtelling…Durham, NC
March 14, 2007 at 2:49 pm (On Organizing, Uncategorized)
Hey all…SONG is a Coalition Partner for this…check it out!!!
For all those who know that “it is better to speak”
A CALL TO ACTION
Creating a World without Sexual Violence
National Day of Truthtelling
April 28th, 2007
Durham, North Carolina
For all who ARE survivors of sexual violence/
For all who choose to BELIEVE survivors of sexual violence/
For all who KNOW WE CAN end rape culture/
join us on April 28th, 2007, in Durham, North Carolina, as we come together-across divisions and disempowering silences-to create a world full of the safety, possibility, dignity, justice, and peace that we all deserve. Stand with us as we dare to imagine a world free from sexual violence and ALL forms of oppression.
Meet us in Durham to speak, teach, learn, demonstrate, and tell the truth. Together, WE can make this world a reality!!!
Questions? Contact us at dayoftruthtelling@gmail.com or check us out on My Space at www.myspace.com/ubuntunc
This event is being organized by: the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Ubuntu, Men Against Rape Culture, SpiritHouse, Raleigh Fight Imperialism Stand Together, Southerners on New Ground, Independent Voices, Black Workers for Justice, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization/OSCL.
“What would happen in one woman told the truth about her life?
The world would split open.”
- From: “Kathe Kollwitz” by Muriel Rukeseyer
On Love
March 13, 2007 at 12:35 am (Poetics)
“Gaining access to Material privilege alone will never satisfy needs of the Spirit. These hungers persist and haunt us. We seek to satisfy those cravings by endless consumption, appetites that easily turn into addictions that can never be satisfied. Needs of the Spirit can only be satisfied when we care for the Soul. Our ancestors knew this. Only a politics of conversion where we return to love can save us.” -bell hooks
Poems on Immigrant Experience and so much more!!!
March 12, 2007 at 2:48 pm (Poetics)
Find below a beautiful zine of poetry by Kriti Sharma. Get ready immigrant folks–this stuff has been known to make us cry with recognition and tenderness over a kitchen table…everyday-enchantment-in-the-ordinary-world.pdf
Thoughts on Moral Revolution
March 12, 2007 at 2:45 pm (On Organizing, Politics)
Poetics For Liberation
February 28, 2007 at 7:14 pm (Poetics)
“I am a revolutionary feminist because I want me to be free. And it is critically important to me that you who are here, that your commitment to revolution is based on the fact that you want revolution for yourself.” Pat Parker (from Revolution: It’s Not Pretty, Easy or Quick)Suzanne Pharr’s Article: “From Welfare Queens to Gay Marriage”
February 28, 2007 at 7:10 pm (Politics, Tools)
This article looks at the connections between the rightwing’s attacks on LGBTQ folks and all low-income women of color and the “gay marriage agenda”.
from-welfare-queens-to-gay-marriage-the-path-to-compulsory-heterosexual-marriage.pdf
Suzanne Pharr’s Article: “Inside/Out: Democratic Participation and Economic Justice In Our Own Organizations”
February 28, 2007 at 6:56 pm (Politics, Tools)
“Inside/Out” is an excellent article written by one of SONG’s founders. It can be used as a tool for groups and organizations to ask ourselves questions about how we are doing our work, and what our methods and processes mean for the work of building a movement.
inside-out-dem-participation-and-econ-justice-in-our-own-orgs.pdf
HOW WE RELATE: The Relationships Between Different Forms Of Oppression
February 22, 2007 at 8:45 pm (Tools)
new-relationship-between-forms-of-oppression.doc
Ever had a hard time talkin’ to folks you know about the relationships between different forms of oppression? We have! So we doctored up this tool that we use in workshops to help us. Check it out, and if you are facilitating for a group, it has possible discussion questions at the end!
