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Dec 14 in Oakland: Black Liberation and White Anti-Racism in the Time of Ferguson
Please join us for a panel of local Black organizers followed by a discussion and skill share on how to move ourselves and other white people to take bold and accountable action against racism. Sunday December 14, 5-8pm The Omni, 4799 Shattuck, Oakland Snacks provided Wheelchair accessible Childcare provided upon request This event will focus […]
5 Ways for White People to Support Ferguson
In the wake of Mike Brown’s killing, a powerful and inspiring Black-led movement has erupted. Many white people are looking for places to get involved and want to take accountable action to end police violence and anti-Black racism. Let’s make the most of this movement moment to talk to the people around us, and engage them […]
Culture Shifts
Catalyst Project works to consciously create a culture that helps white people take strategic and effective anti-racist action as a part of multiracial movements. We think that white anti-racist organizing requires that we move away from competitive, individualist thinking, and instead support as many people as we can to be effective change agents, working in […]
Growing Catalyst, Growing Our Movements
This summer, millions of white people around the country watched the violence in Ferguson and Gaza, knowing something was terribly wrong, but unsure how to translate feelings of fear, isolation, and uncertainty into anti-racist action. Clearly, the need for organizations that support white people to take bold and accountable action to end racism is growing. […]
Applications Are Closed for 2015 Anne Braden Program
Thank you to all of our friends, family and comrades who helped to spread the word about the 2015 Anne Braden Anti-Racist Organizer Training Program. Catalyst received many outstanding applications from anti-racist organizers across North America. As of September 8th are closed. In October, Catalyst staff will be getting back to everyone who applied. If you did […]
Deadline to apply for 2015 Anne Braden Program Extended to Sept 8
The deadline to apply for the 2015 Anne Braden Anti-Racist Organizer Training Program has been extended to September 8th. You can apply here, or check out the Facebook event to invite your friends and spread the word.
Apply now: Fall 2016 Grassroots Fundraising and Organizing Internship
Intern with Catalyst Project to develop hands-on fundraising skills in an organization with a track record of cutting-edge community-based grassroots fundraising, while contributing to building up racial, economic and gender justice organizing. Our model integrates grassroots fundraising with organizing, in order to keep our work accountable to the communities we are based in. This internship […]
Take Action: Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!
In a historic blockade of the Israeli Zim ship in Oakland this weekend, three thousand people echoed the rallying cry from Ferguson, Missouri: “Hands up, Don’t Shoot.” We are called to stand in solidarity as residents of Ferguson take the streets for the 11th day, enduring cycles of police violence as they demand justice for […]
Act Now for Palestine, in the Spirit of South Africa
We write with love, grief and rage about the intolerable assaults on the people of Palestine. We call to all of you, with hope and urgency, to join us now as a part of vibrant global resistance that is rapidly gaining strength. This letter ends with action steps. Above: 40,000 […]
ALL OUT FOR PALESTINE: Saturday July 26, San Francisco
From our friends at Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) ALL OUT FOR PALESTINE 6,000 people marched this past Sunday in SF…The death toll has exceeded 700, several of them friends and family of our Bay Area community. Palestinians throughout the West Bank, Gaza and 1948 Palestine are rising up to demand an end to […]