The Women of Color Resource Center is hosting a community forum in response the tragic violence and rape that happened on October 24th at Richmond High School. On Tuesday, the survivor released a statement, "*We realize people are angry about this, but let the anger cause change; change that is necessary to keep our children, our neighbors and our friends safe*.”

What happened in Richmond is not an isolated incident. The difficult reality is that 44% of victims are under age 18, 80% are under age 30 and approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim. We no longer have the privilege to ignore the pervasive violence against females. We are aking this moment to engage in community dialogue as a catalyst to be heard; and identify ways people can take action, individually or collectively, to address violence against women and girls.

Community Forum: Catalyst for Change

Monday, November 9th at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

The Women of Color Resource Center

1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 303 (third floor)

Oakland, CA 94612

(Located near the 19th street BART station).

Youth are encouraged to participate in the forum.

The forum is free. Contributions are welcome and will go towards
facilitation fees.

Nancy Kahn, from Bay Area Non-Violent Communication Center, will facilitate
the community forum.

For more information, please email info@coloredgirls.org or call
(510)444-2700. To learn about the Women of Color Resource Center visit
www.coloredgirls.org.

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