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Dear All,

I notice that many of you have not signed up to receive
mail from the new Yahoo listserv, wtc_partners@yahoo.com

I encourage you to sign up, because otherwise you will
not get all the information and discussion that is going
on for the partners community!

It's a 2-step process:

1. CREATE YOUR YAHOO ID
In order to sign up, you need to creat a Yahoo ID. This is NOT the same thing as an email adddress. It's just a way
for Yahoo to identify you. So you can use your Yahoo ID and link it to your regular email, so you are not having to check more than one email address.

To create your ID, go to http://my.yahoo.com and click on
"sign up" right at the top left of the page. You will then
see a page asking for your name, etc. If you do not want
to create a Yahoo email address and mail, UNCHECK the box
that asks if you want to do that. Otherwise, fill in all of the other info, and click on "I Agree" at the bottom of the page.

NOTE: Please include your real name. AND be sure to use your normal email address, so that all of your partners mail will go there. Yahoo does not send anything to you at that
address, only to your Yahoo address if you have one.

2. Become a member of the wtc_partners Yahoo group. The list is closed, so you ask to become a member, I approve you, and then you are in! You need your Yahoo ID and password in order to access the members page - where you can post a message, for example, or reply to one. All messages will be sent to you at the email address you used above - usually your normal email address, unless you decided to use
a Yahoo one.


Please let me know if you have any trouble, or questions.
I'm here to help! I can even set up an account for you
if you like, just send me a few options for your ID, as
many are already in use and they'll append a number to it
that can be hard to remember (at least it is for me!

OK - hope to hear from you soon either as you sign up for
the listserv, or directly.

Please email me at: castan2@fas.harvard.edu

Thanks!

Claudia

Hi, Everyone!

Just wanted you to know that I am going to be participating in a panel at 38 Cameron on this Saturday that will follow a talk on this Wednesday at 7:30 by an educator from Australia (The panel will be on April 2 from 1-5pm. Here is the link, for more backround and information: http://www.38cameron.com/events/2005/03/holt.htm). They said WTC people can come to the to the talk on Wednesday for a reduced fee of $12 and to the panel on Saturday for $25. If you're available it'd be great to have you there if you're interested. To come to for the reduced fee, call or email them and tell them that you're part of WTC and have the reduced fee. Don't register on line if you want the reduced fee.

Also, I went to a wonderful gathering a couple of weeks ago on "anti-racism and community building and met a man who did a great video on line. It's at www.when-will-we-learn.com .
I think it's very good. Let me know what you think.

Love,
Donna

Last evening I saw and heard the Kuumba Singers perform. What an inspiration! The Kuumba Singers are of the Harvard community and "celebrate black creativity and spirituality" in a wonderful and moving way.

The Kuumba Singers will be celebrating 35 years of song in a special Sanders Theater appearance on April 30th. Mark your calendars.

SECOND ATTACHMENT FOR PREVIOUS MESSAGE FROM MECK

WTC Spiritual Leadership Development Project: timeline and activities

RE: WTC PARTNERSHIPS

select partners - July and August 04

train partnersin WTC's Spiritual Leadership (SL) model -August 04 to June 06

build partner group as a Study/Action community - ongoing

establish agreements/contracts with individual partners that provide mutually beneficial outcomes for WTC and for each partner - June to September 05

RE: LEADING FROM SPIRIT OVERVIEW MODULE

develop curriculum - Spring 04

pilot curriculum with WTC partners - August 04

refine curriculum based on results of pilot - Fall 04

develop and distribute marketing materials for this training - ongoing

deliver to WTC membership, general public and organizations - 2 in Nov 04 and 1 each in Dec 04, Feb 05, April 05, May 05, Sept 05, Nov 05, Feb 06, May 06, Sept 06, Dec 06, Feb 07 and May 07

RE: LEADING FROM SPIRIT - INTERNAL MODULE

finish developing curriculum for this module building on what was already created in Spring of 2004 - February and March 04

pilot curriculum with WTC partners and participants who have already taken the overview module - April 05

refine curriculum - April and May 04

deliver to WTC membership, general public and organizations - 1 each in October 05, March 06, October 06 and March 07

RE: LEADING FROM SPIRIT - INTERPERSONAL MODULE

finish developing curriculum for this module building on what was already created in Spring of 2004 - March and April 05

pilot curriculum with WTC partners and participants who have already taken the overview module - May 05

refine curriculum - June 05 to September 05

deliver trainings to individuals and organizations - 1 each in Dec 05, April 06, Nov 06 and April 07

RE: LEADING FROM SPIRIT - INSTITUTIONAL MODULE

develop curriculum for this module - June, July and August 05

pilot curriculum with WTC partners and participants who have already taken the overview module - September 05

refine curriculum - October and November 05

deliver to WTC membership, general public and organizations - 1 each in Feb 06, May 06, Dec 06, and May 07

RE: LEADING FROM SPIRIT - CULTURAL MODULE

develop curriculum for this module - July, August, September 05

pilot curriculum with WTC partners and participants who have already taken the overview module - October 05

refine curriculum - November and December 05

deliver to WTC membership, general public and organizations - 1 each in April 06, June 06, Jan 07 and June 07

RE: SL AND ANTI-RACISM TRAINING/CONSULTING

develop a SL anti-racism training institute - March to Nov 05

deliver SL anti-racism training institute - 1 each in March 06, August 06 and March 07

ongoing SL anti-racism training/consulting with organizations - ongoing

RE: STUDY/ACTION COMMUNITIES

assess needs, desires and options for participants in such a community - March, April, May 05

develop structure to accommodate and support needs, desires and options for participants - June, July and August 05

begin first Study/Action community -- open to anyone who has participated in SL trainings - September 05 and ongoing

RE: MONTHLY DROP-IN PROGRAM FOR WTC MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL PUBLIC

plan and develop program series - March to June of 05, 06 and 07

hold monthly drop-in program - 1 event a month from September to June each year

RE: CONTRACTS IN SL DEVELOPMENT WITH ORGANIZATIONS

ongoing prospecting and development of contracts as the work unfolds - ongoing

RE: MARKETING

Get help from marketing consultant - asap (as funds permit)

Market LFS - Introduction - Sept 04 and ongoing
Market LFS - Internal - May 05 and ongoing
Market LFS - Interpersonal - August 05 and ongoing
Market LFS - Institutional - November 05 and ongoing
Market LFS - Cultural - December 05 and ongoing
Market LFS - package - December 05 and ongoing
Market LFS for organizations - June 05 and ongoing
Market SL anti-racism for organizations March 05 and ongoing
Market SL anti-racism institute October 05 and ongoing
Market Drop-In Program July 05 and ongoing

FIRST ATTACHMENT FOR PREVIOUS MESSAGE FROM MECK

Pre-application to the Sisters of Charity Ministry Foundation – February 17, 2005

(Note: they give you ONE! page in which to describe your project – thus this is very contracted – but I thought it would be a quick way of giving the overview to you.)

1. Describe the opportunity, need, or problem you propose to address
We see the crises of global injustice mounting. The issues of the 20th century – the AIDS epidemic; global warming; corporate corruption; destructive conflicts over ideology and resources; ethnic cleansing; the wealth gap; system collapse – are increasing in this century. Individuals and organizations that work for a just society are increasingly at risk of losing the internal and external resources they need in order to carry on.


2. State briefly what you propose doing to address the opportunity, need, or problem
WTC addresses this need through the development of spiritual leadership – leadership that is "on Purpose, in Spirit, for Justice." Specifically, we have created our Spiritual Leadership Development Project, a multi-year project in which we are making our work replicable, accessible and more widely available. The activities of the project fall into five categories:
1. completion and delivery of curriculum in spiritual leadership
2. development of a community of 25 WTC partners who can develop and deliver programs in spiritual leadership development
3. development and implementation of marketing materials and strategies that ensure WTC is able to offer its programs as widely as possible to both individuals and organizations in diverse communities
4. development of structures to support the creation of ongoing Study/Action communities able to deepen the spiritual leadership of their members and through collective action make an impact within movements for social change
5. development of a monthly drop-in program for WTC members and the general public
Work on these activities is simultaneous and has already begun.


3. Indicate who will benefit from what you intend to achieve and how
WTC works with a population of individuals and organizations that is very diverse in terms of race, culture, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, spirituality, age, and ideology. What those we serve have in common is their work for justice. Those who participate in this project will experience an increased capacity to effect justice within the four dimensions of spiritual leadership – the internal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural. In fact, those who are already participating report ways in which this is happening for them as a result of their participation.

4. State what you intend to achieve during the funding period
Between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, we intend to achieve the following:
* completion of a five-part training series in spiritual leadership development called Leading from Spirit, together with training materials and trainer manuals
* development and implementation of marketing plan that can support intended delivery of resources to individuals and organizations
* completion of a spiritual leadership anti-racism institute
* completion of training of 25 WTC partners as fully qualified trainers in spiritual leadership development
* completion of partnership agreements with individual partners
* development of WTC partners group as fully functioning Study/Action community
* delivery of services in spiritual leadership development through Leading from Spirit trainings, spiritual leadership anti-racism institute, and spiritual leadership consultations to 400 individuals and 23 organizations
* delivery of monthly drop-in program exploring aspects of spiritual leadership with and for WTC's membership and potential members

Hi everyone!

I am writing to update you about a few things related to our work together. Let me begin by apologizing for the amount of time it has taken to reconvene the group. I will present options for monthly meetings in my next email.

Welcome to baby Zara
Undoubtedly many, if not all of you, have heard that Judy Tso gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Her name is Zara and she is a beauty!!! Congratulations Judy! and big welcome Zara!

Spiritual Leadership Development Project - WTC's current work plan
Donna and I have begun naming the work we are doing together with our partners the "Spiritual Leadership Development Project." This has come out of our attempts to secure funding that can sustain us as we develop the trainings, create more structured partnerships with you, build this community of partners, and begin creating other "products" in spiritual leadership development. As we have conceived the project, we see that this process will take at least three years. I am attaching two documents that I hope will make clear to you how we conceive the project, what activities are involved, and what time line we are working with. Please let me know if you are unable to open these documents.

As you review the work plan document, please consider things that you might be interested in working on -- obviously, there is more than enough work to go around.

Writing curriculum for the Internal dimension
As you can see from the work plan, February is "Internal" month. We've had two meetings so far this month to do work on the curriculum for the Internal dimension of spiritual leadership. The team so far has included Lisa, Gladys, Katsuko, Donna and me. Conversations are rich! As we work on this dimension and see the complexity of it, I am reminded of something Malidoma Some once said, "The cosmos is as big as it is in order to reflect the vastness within us." The enormity of the terrain becomes increasingly clear. We have our work cut out for us, but at this point I feel confident of our capacity to create something powerful and useful. Since we said anyone wishing to join in the planning is welcome to attend meetings, let me tell you that the next two meetings for the Internal are
Feb 18 - 9 to 12 and
Feb 24 - 9 to 12

Writing curriculum for the Interpersonal dimension
March is "Interpersonal" month. The schedule for meetings to develop curriculum for this dimension is
March 1 3 to 6
March 9 - 9 to 6
March 15 - 3 to 6
March 24 - 9 to 12

Meeting with E.D. and Board President of SUNY's CWIG
Donna and I met with two wonderful women from the Center for Women in State University of New York (Albany) Center in Government and Civil Society yesterday. We were introduced to them through Alethia who will begin working at the Center in the Fall. Alethia told them about Leading from Spirit and other spiritual leadership development work and they got very excited about the possibilities of working together. Our two-hour meeting was very rich -- a deep exchange of ideas, vision, dreams, possibilities. The meeting laid the foundation for ongoing connecting. We shall see where the journey takes us. It is unfolding.

Advertising upcoming LFS trainings
I am attaching a brochure that we have developed to market the LFS overview training. It's in a PDF format. Please have a look at it. If you have ideas for strengthening it, please let us know ASAP. I am going to redesign it a bit in order for it to be a self-mailer. We have found another really good printing deal for four-color printing and I want to get this off to the printer soon.

Please note that there are two upcoming dates for trainings:
April 1 (7 to 9) and April 2 (9 to 5) and May 13 (7 to 9) and May 14 (9 to 5). Please spread the word to people you think would be interested. We have LOTS of time to fill these two up, so LET'S DO IT!!!

Scholarships
Marketing, of course, brings up issues of scholarships. Donna and I have decided to try a technique here that another organization we know uses. For every 8 people who pay full price, we can offer 1 scholarship. This might be applied to one person who can't afford anything or spread out over 2, 3 or more people who just afford a part of the cost. We would, therefore, have to keep a running list of who needs scholarship and how much they need, and then as people who pay full price register, we can register people on the scholarship list on a first-come, first-served basis.

Almost done
I have a feeling that there's more to add -- but I need to send this off before I leave today, so I will. If more comes to mind, I will send another note.

Please respond with and questions, comments, of concerns that you might have about anything I've presented. Looking forward to seeing each of you again soon.

Meck

Dear Friends:

When I took the training last fall I told my cohorts that I was about to do an interview with the Boston Globe Magazine on the topic of torture. Several people were very helpful with suggestions and encouragagement -- all of which was helpful and appreciated, and added to my confidence and sense of centeredness going into the interview.

I am very pleased to report that the "Two Voices" interview in the Boston Globe Magazine appeared on January 30th. This is a link to the text as it appeared in the Magazine: http://www.comw.org/pda/0501cronin.html

Again, thanks, and comments are welcome.

Charles

Hi Spirited Leaders. I just read the message board in total. My time has been really absorbed with issues at our neighborhood center, Peaslee, in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. We have hired a new director so hopefully once orientation and training get accomplished I will have more time to digest how we here can plan a spiritual leadership workshop. Peaslee has collaborated with another organization in Over-the-Rhine, Contact Center (does Welfare Rights Organizing both on local and state level) and wrote for a grant from The Women's Fund (administered through Greater Cincinnati Foundation) for $20,000. We want to design a series of workshops using popular education methods (education for transformation) for women/girls who we work with. We are feeling a strong need to build spirit, support, connection. The theme would be "Our Voice Matters". I think it would be good if one or more of our workshops could use the spiritual leadership training. I spoke with Donna the other evening. It was so good to hear from you, Donna. I think I was only half there, still drowsy from the sleep I was in. I am excited for you all and the work you are getting done to strengthen the workshop. I'm anxious to see and read and review the training manual. I have the butterfly postcard on my refrigerator. To be separated by so many miles, I have to engage spirituality in order to feel connected with you. The postcard reminds me of you and the work. I enjoy when folks suggest good articles to read. The address by Melanie Morrison that you sent to us Donna was very good and a strong reminder to us who are white need to reflect on our white priviliege and how we approach our anti-racism work. I liked reading about WHOSE BOSTON? and the organizing around making sure Boston power doesn't totally wipe out marginalized people and communities from planning efforts. The question raised about Non-Profit organizations, how do we help/hinder social justice movements. Here in Over-the-Rhine, a social justice movement created our grassroots organizations, but over time, I think it's difficult to maintain the social justice energy when our non-profits are responding to so many social service gaps, finding money for the organizing has been difficult.

I just wanted to let you all know I'm spiritually rooting for this work to blossom, and I appreciate all the work you are doing individually and collectively to bring spiritual leadership to our world. Take good care.

Youe message, Alethia, is reminding me of something I meant to share with partners: a description of a meeting last week held to give an overview of a report done through the Boston Foundation called Boston Unbound:

http://www.tbf.org/uploadedFiles/Citistates_final.pdf

Curdina, Judy, Deborah Finn and I were all at that meeting so partners were well represented and it was fascinating.It was about the future of Boston and it talked about the things that are standing in the way of this region's growth and prosperity. While the elephant in the room was systemic oppression-race and class particularly--which was alluded to but not explored in depth-- the report also talked about other things in this regions culture that are standing in the way transformation, most notably: inability to truly collaborate, complacency, sense of superiority and a belief that this region has nothing to learn from the rest of the country and world, and inability to address challenges systemically. The report was done with a lot of compassion by two men who obviously care about this region but it seemed like they had to scream some of their results because they were picking up that sense of complacency from so many powerbrokers in the region.

It was clear to them that the lack of a plan to (my words)draw out the gifts of huge numbers of people across diversity and to call forth and support the leadership of that diversity (especially from people of color, immigrants and those who cannot afford to live here because of the high cost of living) does not bode well for this region's future. The kind of meeting you're describing seems like just the kind of effort they were calling for. It also seems very connected to our work!

I'll try to come on the 19th. If anyone else has any information on the report I mention I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I think those of us who're meeting on the Internal and Interpersonal will get together soon, Lisa.

Great to hear from you Bonnie--hope we talk soon.

Read anything good lately (especially pertinent to spiritual leadership)? How about movies? Kinsey is fascinating. I hope to see Hotel Rwanda soon. Did anyone see it?

Love,
Donna

of interest...
SAVE THE DATE!

Meeting and regathering of the
Whose Boston? coalition
Thursday, 1/19
6:00 - 8:30 pm
USES/Harriet Tubman House
566 Columbus Avenue
Right on the corner of Mass and Columbus Avenues. It is 1 block from the Mass
Ave. T stop on the Orange Line, 3-4 blocks from the Symphony T stop on the
Green Line, and 4-5 blocks from the Silver Line. The building and room are
accessible.


Whose Boston? is a growing grassroots movement to reclaim Boston communities
for Boston people by working for an equitable and inclusive vision of a
community-centered city. We believe that land is not just a commodity for
speculation, and that growth and development should serve residents' needs for:
- truly affordable housing to stabilize our communities and prevent
displacement,
- safe, accessible streets, public facilities, and public transportation, and
- balance in public, non-profit and private land use and taxes.
We seek to create new systems for democratic, community-centered city
planning.

Proposed agenda for the meeting:
       1) Review Whose Boston? mission statement/call to action and goals
       2) Small group discussion about policy issue priorities and plans
       3) Proposal for spring action and set up next meeting(s)

More information will be coming to you by email shortly.

Hi everyone!

Finally, I've had time to pull together the notes from the last partners' meeting which happened December 22. There was the holiday week and then there was the catching up on things like grant-writing week and now there's catching up with you all week. That's been mine. Meanwhile, Donna's been extremely busy with consulting contracts. So, our apologies for not being more in touch. We honestly do our best.

I'm attaching the notes as an MS Word document and I'm pasting them in below in case anyone has trouble with attachments. I am also going to paste this note into the Partner's bulletin board so that you can access it whenever you want to and don't have to save everything somewhere else if you don't want to. That can be accessed at

Please pay attention to the tasks that you took on. Those of you who were not at the meeting are welcome to volunteer for things that make sense to you to volunteer for. We need to set up the next set of partners' meetings as well as set up times when committees will work on the 4 modules still to be created.

By the way, the training to be held this coming weekend (Jan 16 and 17) has been cancelled due to lack of enrollment. It seems that holding a training on a long weekend might not be the best choice. But then, our limited marketing may also account for it. We really need to create a marketing plan and get some professional help with that.

____________________________

NOTES FROM PARTNERS' MEETING HELD DECEMBER 22, 2004

These notes are generated from the boarded notes of the meeting. NOTE: tasks that people have signed up for are highlighted in red.

PRESENT: Marjorie Dove, Paul Marcus, Christopher Messinger, Judy Tso, Curdina Hill, Alethia Jones, Renae Gray, Claudia Castaņeda, Katsuko Sugiyama, Emily Singer, Donna Bivens, Meck Groot

ANCESTOR CARDS DRAWN:
Prayer, Love, Connection (2x), Honor (2x), Surrender (2x), Ritual, Respect, Family, Vision/History/Generosity (Meck pulled 3 at once), Order

AGENDA:
1. Upcoming trainings
a. Schedule of upcoming trainings and trainer "assignments"
b. Ongoing marketing, including how to "sell" LFS to supervisors who might send their staff
2. Plan to create 4 additional modules – one each for Internal, Interpersonal, Institutional, and Cultural
3. What area or issue might WTC take on in which it can make an impact?

1. UPCOMING TRAININGS
 a. Schedule and trainers
§ January 16 (eve) and 17 (all day) – Meck and Christopher McMullen training
o with assistance from Christopher Messinger
§ January 27 (3 to 5 PM) and 28 (all day) (for people who work with girls – in collaboration with the Girls' Coalition) – need to decide who will train – one of the two people should be someone who works with Girls if possible – eg. Rose Henry
o Paul and Renae will assist
§ April 1(eve) and 2 (all day) –
§ May – dates to be selected – Alethia and Emily training

NOTE: partners are welcome to participate in upcoming trainings when there's room as a way to get more familiar with the material and assist as we go along.

b. Ongoing marketing
§ Scholarships are needed – since it's hard to market to people we know can't pay for it. Meck noted that there is a scholarship fund that currently has $225 that can go toward partial scholarships, based on need. Also, Donna announced that there is $1000 available in scholarship money for women of African descent to attend (NOTE: we have since this meeting learned that the money we received from this grant cannot be applied in this way.)
§ A prospect list needs to be developed. This list would include the names of people or organizations who have expressed interest but who have not yet signed up. It would also include people who have taken the training who can lead us to others in their circles who are likely to be interested. Can partners do follow up sales calls to these folks?
o Renae will talk to Jennifer Mathias about her organization offering LFS trainings
§ We need to see if it is possible to offer PDP's and/or CEU's – Christopher (which one?) will research this
§ We need to develop a marketing brochure that gives more information about the training than the postcards or flyers currently give. This brochure needs to answer managers' and supervisors' questions (what are those?) so they feel confident sending staff to trainings that will benefit their organizations. This brochure also needs to explain something about what WTC is/does. Meck and Claudia will work on this and will get input on text from Judy and input on "look" from Emily
§ We need to send out direct mailings to specific lists
§ We need to spread the word about LFS at strategic conferences. This would include bringing printed materials as well as offering presentations about spiritual leadership. Everyone who gets "calls for presenters" for conferences coming up where spiritual leadership might hold an interest should let Meck know. Meck will coordinate this
§ Donna will ask Kelley Chunn, a professional marketer, to help us with marketing
§ We need to try to get organizational contracts
§ We need to package the whole series

Hey all,

Happy New Year to everyone!
Just wondering when the next planning meeting will be. I believe I signed up for interpersonal.
I'm pretty flexible this month in the mornings and then evenings after 7:00. Fridays are especially good because I get off work at 4:30.


Lisa

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>Subject: WTC Partners
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re Color of Violence conference march 11
Would absolutely love to go and present for WTC but I am unable to attend. My disseration is due March 14. If anyone else goes, please let us know. If a miracle happens and I can go, I will let you know.

Happy new year everyone.

Thanks for your message, Alethia. Are you going to this conference? If so, do you want to do a LFS presentation there or take some materials? I really think we need to get a two and a three hour workshop together for thing like this a.s.a.p.! If anyone has ideas or has done a quick presentation let's talk about it.

Also, those of us working on the internal need to start meeting soon. Isn't it amazing how quickly things pick up after the holidays?!


Incidentally, Gladys, Paul Marcus (a newer partner who works at Community Change in Boston) and his co-worker Carol Rhinehart did an anti-racism workshop with the United Methodist Church this weekend that was largely grounded in spiritual leadership and it went really well. It may be something we want to explore doing more.

i thought these 2 postings would be of interest.


Message: 4
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:41:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Incite National <incite_national@yahoo.com>
Subject: [colours] COLOR OF VIOLENCE III


INCITE! Women of Color of Violence Presents...

COLOR OF VIOLENCE III
Stopping the War on Women of Color

March 11-13, 2005
Historic Treme Community
New Orleans, LA

The many forms of violence experienced on a daily
basis by women of color around the world amount to
nothing less than a global war on Women of Color.
Color of Violence III will provide an opportunity for
women of color to develop and share organizing
strategies to address this global assault on women of
color. We will share strategies on how to stop this
war on all fronts, including: domestic violence;
sexual violence; denial of reproductive rights; police
brutality; the War on Terror; poverty; violence
against bisexual, lesbian, intersex, transgender, and
two-spirit women of color; attacks on immigrants
rights and Indian treaty rights; gentrification and
denial of affordable housing.

INCITE! is a national activist organization of radical
feminists of color advancing a movement to end
violence against women of color and their communities
through direct action critical dialogue and grassroots
organizing.

The Color of Violence is an international gathering
and action of women of color workers; organizers;
scholars; artists; students; and activists organizing
to stop the war on women of color. The goals of Color
of Violence III are to:

* Examine the various forms of violence committed
against women of color.

* Mobilize women of color from diverse walks of life,
throughout the country to organize around all forms of
violence in their lives.

* Share organizing models and build skills to
strengthen our grassroots organizing.

***************************************************
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Pre-Conference Organizing Institute
Friday March 11, 2005 9:00 - 5:00 p.m
This Organizing Institute is reserved for INCITE!
chapters, affiliates and grassroots women of color
organizations.

Women of Color Film & Art Festival
Friday March 11, 2005 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
This event is open to the public.

Color of Violence III: Conference Schedule

Friday, March 11, 2005
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Opening Plenary
9:30 p.m. Dance party

Saturday, March 12, 2005
9:00 - 10:45 a.m. Opening Plenary
11:30 - 1:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
5:00 - 7:30 p.m. March & Demonstration to Stop the
War on Women of Color followed by an Open-mic/Speak
Out
7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Concert
10:00 p.m. Dance party

Sunday, March 13, 2005
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Caucusing/Concurrent Workshops
11:30 - 1:30 p.m. Plenary
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Closing-Second Line (a traditional
Jazz street procession and celebration)

Conference participants include:
* Rabab Abdulhadi, Union of Palestinian Women's
Associations
* Sung E Bai, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
* Alma Bulawan, Buklod ng Kababaihan (Advocates for
survivors of sex work and trafficking; based in
Philippines)
* Angela Y. Davis, University of California, Santa
Cruz, History of Consciousness Department
* Debra Harry, Indigenous Peoples Council on
Biocolonialism
* Joo-Hyun Kang, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for
Justice
* Pamela Kingfisher, Former Coordinator, Native
Americans for a Clean Environment
* Barbara Major, The Peoples Institute for Survival
and Beyond & St. Thomas Health Services
* Marta Ojeda, Coalition for Justice in the
Maquiladoras
* Ella Shohat, New York University, Departments of Art
and Public Policy and Middle Eastern Studies
* Lateefah Simon, San Franciscos Center for Young
Women's Development
* Barbara Smith, Co-founder, Combahee River Collective
& Co-founder, Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press
* Mililani Trask, Indigenous Women's Network

***************************************************
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration is limited so please register early.
The participation of women of color will be
prioritized. If space remains after all women of color
who wish to attend the conference have been
accommodated, our allies are most welcome to attend.
PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
 Please print.

Name
_____________________________________________________

Organization_________________________________________

Address______________________________________________

City, State, Zip_____________________________________

Phone________________________________________________

Email________________________________________________

Race/Ethnicity_______________________________________

Special Requests
Requests must be received by: January 31, 2005
___Translation
___Sign language interpretation
____Access
___Child care
(Number and age(s) of children______________________)

Other (please specifically describe the accommodation
requested):
_____________________________________________________


REGISTRATION FEE:
The cost of the conference is on a sliding scale from
$5 - $200, depending on how much you can pay. We are
asking legal, professional, and government agencies to
pay $200, and education institutions and non-profits
to pay $100. Allies are asked to pay $50 - $200.
Please make checks payable to NCHRE and send
registration forms and donations to:

Janelle White
University of New Orleans Womens Center
201 Earl K. Long Library
New Orleans, LA 70148

Registration Fee Enclosed: $________


PLEASE DO NOT PHONE, FAX OR EMAIL REGISTRATION. Thank
you.

Be A Conference Sponsor!
INCITE! needs your support to make this conference a
success. Donations are tax-deductible. Make checks
payable to NCHRE and send with your registration form.
 Donors will be recognized in the conference program
book as follows:

____$1000-full page
____$500-half page
____$250-1/4 page
____$125-1/8 page
____$50-Acknowledgement in conference program book

Donations for conference sponsorship must be received
by: JANUARY 31, 2005

How You Can Help!
__ Yes, I would like to help publicize the conference.
 Please send me conference flyers and materials.
__ Yes, I can volunteer during the conference. Please
contact me.

Conference Exhibitors:
Display tables will be made available for exhibitors.
Non-profit organizations that will not be selling
items will be provided these at no charge. Non-profit
groups selling items are asked to contribute 10% of
their earnings to Incite! National to cover conference
costs. Businesses will be charged $50 a day to
exhibit and sell items. Requests for exhibition
tables must be received by January 31, 2005.

____ Yes, I would like to display a table.

Name of Organization:_________________________
Check one:
___Non-profit not selling items
___Non-profit selling items (contributing 10% of
conference proceeds)
___For profit business ($50/day) Checks should be made
to NCHRE and sent to the same address as the
registration forms.

I am requesting a display table for:
___Friday, March 11th
___Saturday, March 12th
___Sunday, March 13th

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LOGISTICS

LOCATION:
Color of Violence III is our first conference held in
a local community setting, the Historic Treme
Community of New Orleans. Recognized as one of the
oldest and largest free people of color settlements in
the U.S., the Treme neighborhood embodies a history
and culture of resistance.

ACCOMODATIONS:
Conference participants are responsible for their own
lodging. Local hostels include:
Marquette House, Hostelling International-New Orleans
504-523-3014
$29 per night. 2.5 miles from conference site;
located 1 block from streetcar and bus line

Discounted room rates are available to conference
attendees at the following hotels:

Days Inn-Canal St. 504-586-0110
$59 per night. Deadline for reservation at this
rate-Feb. 10, 2005; Conference Code-COLO; 10 blocks
from conference site; located on streetcar and bus
line

Radisson Hotel New Orleans 504-522-4500
$89 per night. Deadline for reservation at this
rate-Jan. 26, 2005; 9 blocks from conference site;
located on streetcar and bus line

Hampton Inn Downtown 504-529-9990
$129 per night. Deadline for reservation at this
rate-Feb. 19, 2005; 10 blocks
from conference site; conveniently located to
streetcar and bus line

International House 800-633-5770
$139 - $179 per night. Four star hotel; 1 mile from
conference site; located on streetcar line and bus
line

TRANSPORTATION:
Louis Armstrong International Airport is located 21
miles NW of downtown New Orleans. A cab ride from the
airport to Treme/French Quarter is approximately $28.
Bus fare for the Airport-Downtown Express is $1.60.
Shuttle service is available from the airport to area
hotels for $13 (per person, one way). A number of
hotels are located in walking distance of the
conference site. The conference is also accessible to
nearby hotels via the bus line and Canal Streetcar
Line ($1.25 each way).

FOOD:
Conference participants are asked to be responsible
for their own meals.

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GET INVOLVED!

Organizing for the Color of Violence III is occurring
through the country. You can get involved too:

EDUCATE YOURSELF!
* Educate yourself on the various forms of violence
and oppression women of color experience here in the
U.S. and abroad.
* Analyze how violence committed against women of
color and poor communities of color is connected to
other social, political, environmental, and economic
issues you may work on.

ORGANIZE!
* Join a COV III Committee workgroup (e-mail us at
cov3_2005@yahoo.com to join).
* Organize a contingent of women of color in your area
to attend the conference.
* If youre not a women of color, help organize
transportation for people from your area, or
* Fund a scholarship, help with logistics, provide
childcare, or hold a fundraiser.

SPREAD THE WORD!
* Spread information about INCITE! & the Color of
Violence Conference at community events and meetings
you attend.
* Refer people to our website:
www.incite-national.org.
* Encourage women of color you know to register for
the Color of Violence III.
* Hand out fliers & share this brochure with others
you know.
* Donate ad space in your organizations newsletter
and send to your mailing list.

DONATE!
Your financial and in-kind assistance will support
women of color organizing and bring awareness to the
multiple forms of violence to which women of color are
subjected. Contributions are tax-deducible and no
contribution is too small.

Conference Contact:
Janelle White
University of New Orleans Womens Center
(504)280-7285
e-mail: cov3_2005@yahoo.com
web: www.incite-national.org

ONLY WITH YOUR SUPPORT CAN INCITE CONTINUE TO BUILD A
MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR!

The Color of Violence III is brought to you by INCITE!
New Orleans and INCITE! National, with additional
local support provided by the University of New
Orleans Womens Center

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activist organization of radical feminists of color
advancing a movement to end violence against women of
color and their communities through direct action,
critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. For more
information, see our website at:
www.incite-national.org <www.incite-national.org>

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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:43:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Incite National <incite_national@yahoo.com>
Subject: [colours] CDs Now Available From The Revolution Will Not Be
        Funded!
To: colours@lists.mutualaid.org
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THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE FUNDED:
BEYOND THE NON-PROFIT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

CDs NOW AVAILABLE!!

"I want us all to be real creative about our tactics
and strategies to dismantle the empire."
- Joo-Hyun Kang, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded,
2004
 

In April 2004, INCITE! and the UC Santa Barbara
Women's Studies Department hosted the exciting
conference: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex. Featuring dynamic
speakers with a broad range of experience in
grassroots organizing, this conference addressed the
impact of the non-profit industrial complex on
revolutionary movement building.
 
We recorded the conference proceedings and are now
offering CDs featuring the critical presentations made
at this conference. Activists and organizers spoke to
the following issues at this important event:

* What is the history of how the non-profit model
developed, and what reasons did it develop? How did
it impact the direction of social justice organizing?
* How has funding from foundations impacted the course
of social justice movements?
* How does 501(c)3 status impact social justice
organizations' relationship to the state? How does
non-profit status allow the state to co-opt our
movements?
* Are there ways the non-profit model can be used
subversively to support more radical visions for
social change?
* What are the alternatives for building viable social
justice movements? How do we fund the movement
outside the non-profit structure?
* What models for organizing outside the
NGO/non-profit model exist outside the U.S. that may
help us?

Don't miss the insights and ideas presented by the
visionary speakers at this conference! Help fund the
revolution and get your conference CDs now!
There are five CDs from the conference. They are $12
each, but if you order all five, you can have the set
for $55. Below is a description of issues addressed
in each session and speakers featured on each CD. An
order form is also below.

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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded:
Beyond The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
April 30 - May 1, 2004
University of California-Santa Barbara

SESSION ONE
Social Justice Movements and Non-Profits - Historical
Context
These speakers will address the impact of the
non-profit/NGO model on social justice movements in
the U.S. and globally. What were some of the
organizing models of both anti-violence and other
social justice movements prior to the growth of the
non-profit model? Can these models inform our
organizing today? How has the non-profit model
shifted the focus of the anti-violence movement from
organizing to social service delivery? What has been
the impact of the NGO model on organizing in non-U.S.
countries? What can we learn from models that come
out of a non-U.S. context?

Disc One
Track 1: Ruthie Gilmore, Critical Resistance (21:37)
Track 2: Suzanne Pharr, Highlander Center (15:12)

Disc Two
Track 1: Madonna Thunder Hawk, Women of All Red
Nations (11:57)
Track 2: Adjoa Jones de Almeida, Sista II Sista
(17:06)
Track 3: Paula Rojas (Chile), Sista II Sista (16:15)
Tracks 4-9: Questions & Answers (30:15)


SESSION TWO
What is the Non-Profit Industrial Complex?
These speakers will address the relationship between
the non-profit system, capitalism, and the state. How
do foundations function as form of structural
adjustments which actually take money from the poor to
benefit the wealthy classes? How has the NGO model
served to promote U.S. imperialism abroad? How has
the non-profit system allowed the state to co-opt
social justice struggles? In particular, how has
reliance on foundation and state funding impacted the
anti-violence movement?

Disc Three
Track 1: Dylan Rodriguez, Critical Resistance (18:03)
Track 2: Christine Ahn, National Committee for
Responsive Philanthropy, and author of "Foundation
Trustee Fees: Use and Abuse" (20:14)
Track 3: Surina Kahn, former director of the
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
(16:46)
Track 4: Anannya Bhattacharjee, World Social
Forum-India (22:00)


SESSION THREE
Alternatives to the Non-Profit Model
These organizations will discuss their attempts to
struggle with the non-profit system. What are the
alternatives to foundation funding? Are there ways to
work within the non-profit model and use it
subversively for radial political goals? How have
movements in other countries reframed this issues that
might be informative to social justice organizations
within the U.S. How do anti-violence organizations
who do receive federal, state or foundation monies
struggle with doing anti-violence work within a
radical political framework?

Disc Four
Track 1: Sisters In Action For Power, Portland, OR
(16:33)
Track 2: CREA, India (14:08)
Track 3: Communities Against Rape & Abuse (CARA),
Seattle, WA (10:38)
Track 4: Communities Against Rape & Abuse (CARA),
Seattle, WA (4:53)
Track 5: Communities Against Rape & Abuse (CARA),
Seattle, WA (3:43)
Track 6: Project South, Atlanta, GA (6:16)
Track 7: Project South, Atlanta, GA (6:44)
Track 8: Sista II Sista, Brooklyn, NY (16:09)


SESSION FOUR
Closing Plenary: Next Steps

Disc Five
Track 1: Report Back From Work Groups: Ruthie Gilmore
(3:15)
Track 2: Closing Speaker: Joo-Hyun Kang, Astraea
Lesbian Foundation For Justice (7:47)
Track 3: Closing Speaker: Joo-Hyun Kang, Astraea
Lesbian Foundation For Justice (5:07)
Track 4: Closing Speaker: Joo-Hyun Kang, Astraea
Lesbian Foundation For Justice (7:53)

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ORDER FORM
CDs are $12 each, or $55 for the set of five. Please
feel free to include an additional donation!
 
I would like to order:
___ Disc One
___ Disc Two
___ Disc Three
___ Disc Four
___ Disc Five
 
I am also donating $____
 
Total amount enclosed: $____
 
(PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK OUT TO NCHRE!)
 
Where should we send your CDs?

Name: _____________________________________________

Address:
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Phone:
__________________________________________________

E-mail:
_________________________________________________
 
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Please make your check out to NCHRE and send your
payment and this order form to the following address:
INCITE c/o CARA
801 23rd Ave. S., #G1
Seattle, WA 98144

Please allow 4-6 weeks for your CDs to arrive.
If you have any questions, please e-mail us at
incite_national@yahoo.com or call us at (484)
932-3166.
 
Thank you for your generous support!

****
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national
activist organization of radical feminists of color
advancing a movement to end violence against women of
color and their communities through direct action,
critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. For more
information, see our website at:
www.incite-national.org <www.incite-national.org>