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Dismantling Structural Racism: Strategies and Actions to Make Another World Possible (June 28, 2007 at the Atlanta Civic Center) Providing comparative data on global and U.S. poverty by race in the context of ongoing paradigm shifts in technology and infrastructure and the politics of global warming, this workshop was a lively and participatory discussion on the promises and perils of these emerging trends and its implications for building support for race-conscious public policies and multi-racial alliances. The workshop highlighted fundamental economic assumptions and assertions and discussed their contradictions in terms of immigration, trade, food security and other relevant issues. Click here to view Powerpoint Presentation: Structural Racism Workshop Local Leadership for Strong Communities: Lessons after the Storm (June 29th, 2007 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church) Lifting up both the opportunities and challenges of Gulf Coast rebuilding, this workshop shared the findings of CSI’s 2006-2007 Southern Local Leadership Capacity Scan. In a rich conversation with two emerging Gulf Coast leaders, Colette Pichon Battle (Slidell, LA) and Cassandra Welchlin (Jackson, MS), the group discussed the triumphs and trials of rebuilding communities and lives in the Gulf Coast. From support for long-term community visioning and planning to building stronger advocacy connections across critical issues to supporting emergent and often young women of color leadership, the workshop highlighted capacity needs facing communities across the South. Sharing their experiences, Colette and Cassandra also pointed to the promise of new leadership with a vision and skill for building new alliances that will help bring about a strong, healthy and racially equitable Gulf Coast and South. To read more about the scan’s findings, please click here: Local Leadership for Strong Communities: Lessons After the Storm. Click here for Powerpoint Presentation:
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