Our next Solidarity in Action speaker series event is a two-parter. Join us on Monday, September 15 and then again on Monday, September 29 to learn about mutual aid and community response teams with special guest Stephanie Rearick.
Once we recognize that our society is not rooted in equality and make a personal commitment to fighting for justice, it becomes vital that our work begins at home, in our own communities. We can use our privileges, whatever they may be, to ease someone else’s burden. At these two sessions, we’ll learn how to support each other outside the traditional power structures through mutual aid and community response teams with our special guest Stephanie Rearick.
Stephanie Rearick is the Creative Director of Mutual Aid Networks, a new type of networked cooperative. In addition to her work growing grassroots-up economic and community regeneration, Rearick is co-owner of Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse. Rearick also works as a musician.
Advancing Our Values — Solidarity in Action Training Series
Solidarity in Action is our speaker series bringing together Indivisibles from across the country to learn from experts on systemic change and allyship. Authoritarianism succeeds when it targets vulnerable populations and everyone turns aside. We will not look away. With this speaker series, we’re going to learn how to better support impacted communities from experts in the field.
Here’s a preview of some of what’s to come:
- Understanding Systemic Oppression and Privilege, with Tim Wise — October 20 at 7:00 pm ET/4pm PT
For up-to-date recordings of previous sessions, you can always check out our Training Overview. For now, here are the recordings of sessions you may have missed so far:
- Solidarity In Action Speaker Series Kick-Off
- Building Partnerships & Coalitions with author Cristina Jimenez
If you’d like to do a little prep before these sessions, we encourage you to read Mutual Aid by Dean Spade as background material. You will get the most out of these two sessions if you can attend both of them, but don’t worry, even if you can only make one, they will still be informative and empowering. We want you to leave with practical strategies to create community support systems because, in the end, we are here for each other, and we all have something to offer. Join us on September 15 and 29 to learn how — Please don’t forget to register with the included links.