CAAR (Community Action Against Racism)

03/21/2016

On point in terms of many arts organizations. Not exclusive to arts organizations though.

Editor's Note: The following issues of REFRAME will be featuring works that were presented at the ArtChangeUS Launch in New York City in anticipation to the ArtChangeUS: Bay Area REMAP event at YBCA on April 15-16, 2016. First in this series is Eleanor Savage’s “A Call To Action” that was presented…

01/09/2016

A 14-year-old Native American girl was called a 'squaw' by an adult male fan of the racial slur 'redskins' during a school board meeting last month.

12/31/2015

Good responses to the 5 most common "justifications" for police violence.

“The police were just doing their job!” If you've had any of these five thoughts after the assault at Spring Valley High or these other awful incidents, here's why blaming Black youth is so terribly misguided.

12/03/2015

At 3:45am this morning, Minneapolis Police violently evicted the and tore apart the camp after 18 days of a 24/7 peaceful vigil.

Today at 4pm we will converge on City Hall in response to our Mayor and City Council's continued brutality against peaceful protesters who have endured a white supremacist terrorist attack, police violence, and freezing temperatures to demand justice for Jamar Clark.

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10/28/2015

"We need fewer cheerful logos and more effective action. Like an honest reckoning with racist housing policies that have robbed people of color of wealth. Like affirmative action policies at work and in universities, which have effectively moved people of color up the economic ladder. Like support for collective union bargaining. Like the decriminalization of recreational drug use and addiction.

Instead, the diversity movement gives us doctored photos in college brochures. It gives us investment banks that keep hiring rich, white, Ivy League grads. And it gives us Damon’s denial of racism. Diversity is not the wake-up call that white America needs. It’s the snooze button."

"Diversity" sounds polite and hopeful. It's how we talk when we can't talk about race, or when whites get nervous

09/16/2015

Tech writer and entrepreneur Anil Dash captures just what's horrifying about the case.

07/10/2015

This was CAAR's last mtg. At this hangout, the core organizers voted to dissolve the organization. We celebrated our accomplishments and thanked our volunteers and funders for everyone's support of CAAR over the years. We ate food from Himalayan Restaurant, shared cake all around, watched a slide show of CAAR's past work, and discussed what last steps need to be taken to dissolve the organization. We also discussed current events, how each of us would stay committed to racial justice work, how we'd stay connected with each other and made sure to take time to have fun as well. Thank you again to everyone who stopped by for CAAR's last hangout!

07/07/2015

Hold the flies and sadness.

07/02/2015

Since the June 17, 2015 racist massacre at Charleston, South Carolina's Emanual AME Church, eight black churches have had serious fires. Here's what we know about the fires so far, what we're saying about them and how to help these houses of worship rebuild.

06/25/2015

FYI: CAAR will soon be closing its doors.

For Immediate Release June 25, 2015 Dear Community Members: Community Action Against Racism (CAAR) will soon be closing its doors. We find ourselves at a crossroads where current leadership is rea...