Dear friends, Greetings from all of us at Bay Localize! At this point in our history, we are deeply concerned that global warming, peak oil, and economic instability are already coming to a head -- impacting low-income people and communities of color first and worst.

Through dialogue and collaboration with local resilience and social justice organizations, we’ve begun sharing diverse strategies to prepare our communities for the deepening challenges ahead.

And while there has been incredible progress toward inclusion and justice within the largely white-led environmental and localization/Transition movements, we still have a great distance to travel. We feel that to be fully effective advocates, white allies involved in social change work must explore their socially identified privilege and support one another in embracing the responsibilities that come with it.

If you are a white activist working for social justice and community resilience, we would be honored to have you join us for an October 17 workshop entitled, "Anti-Oppression/Local Resilience for All" (see below for full description and registration information).

We've only got 40 spots available, so please register today!

Toward a just, vibrant, and resilient Bay Area, - Aaron, Claudia, Dave, Graham, Kirsten, Leah, Nile and the Bay Localize Team

Join Us on October 17 for an... * *Anti-Oppression/Local Resilience for All Workshop **Building an Inclusive, Justice-Centered Movement for Regional Self-Reliance *

This six-hour workshop, designed by the Catalyst Project (see below), is based on the belief that anti-racism can be a catalyst for building powerful, effective multiracial movements that can create real justice in this country. It is designed to support white social justice activists in building an analysis of white supremacy and white privilege and developing anti-racist/pro-justice organizing skills. Looking at historical and current institutional racism and how white privilege impacts social justice activist work, the workshop will introduce us to anti-racist organizing principles that we can bring into all of our efforts to build a healthy, sustainable, and just society.

We will connect these topics to the challenges and prospects of building a truly inclusive movement for regional self-reliance that's centered in social justice.

*WHEN: *Saturday, October 17th, 10 am - 4 pm

*WHERE: *Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland *(between Telegraph and Broadway)* *COST: *$50 - $100 *(sliding scale)* + $10 local/organic/veggie lunch *(optional, but restaurants are sparse near the Hall)* *

REGISTER TODAY!* - *SEND A CHECK* for the amount you can afford ($50-100 *plus *$10 for optional lunch), made payable to "Earth Island Institute c/o Bay Localize" with "10/17 Workshop" in the memo line.

Address it to: Bay Localize, 436 14th Street, Suite 1127, Oakland, CA 94612 *OR* - *REGISTER ONLINE*by making a donation for the amount you can afford ($50-100 *plus *$10 for optional lunch) *AND *e-mail us at rsvp@baylocalize.org to let us know you want the donation to cover your workshop tuition.

*THE CATALYST PROJECT: * *The Catalyst Project* is a center for political education and movement building based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are committed to anti-racist work in majority white sections of left social movements with the goal of deepening anti-racist commitment in white communities and building multiracial left movements for liberation.

Aaron Lehmer Network Development Director, Bay Localize "Building Stronger Communities through Regional Self-Reliance" 436 14th Street, Suite 1127 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 834-0420 [Office] (415) 613-4781

[Cell] aaron@baylocalize.org http://www.baylocalize.org

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