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With the success of our first workshop we are having a follow up. In the May workshop in our Challenging White Male Supremacy: Beyond Going Back to “Normal” 2021 series, we will be challenging the idea that a post-pandemic “return to normal” is desirable. Through reflection and discussion, we will be exploring our place in […]

Read our primer on Solidarity Circles , if you are unfamiliar. The last solidarity circle wrapped up in March, with 10 members completing their commitments to community service totalling approximately 120 hours of volunteer work – and cash – donated to mutual aid and Causa Justa. In addition we also met six times to self-educate […]

Who is this workshop for? Are you (or do you know) someone who benefits from white and male privilege, who is committed to racial and gender justice? Welcome. Whether you are new to the movement or a longtime organizer, working for social justice from a position of white and male privilege requires us to continually […]

Summary: Solidarity Circle is a collection of stand members that make a commitment together to volunteer for women- and/or POC-lead organizations. Typically this involves: 2-4 hours volunteering per month See our volunteer menu below Plus one 2-hour meeting per month Usually involving reading and discussing a political eduction article 6 month commitment Sometimes this is […]

STAND has adapted our Challenging White Male Supremacy workshop to an online series format. The first workshop in the series is coming up very soon, on two dates: July 19th from 2-4pm Pacific and July 23rd from 6-8pm Pacific. Are you (or do you know) someone who benefits from white male privilege and is willing to contribute to […]

Dear Stand Community and others, Today we’re sharing some resources recently pulled together by Organizing White Men for Collective Liberation. Here are some highlights from an email they recently sent to their network, with resources for white men and opportunities to support this work. Organizing White Men for Collective Liberation is a growing national network […]

Dear STAND community and others – We are living in a particularly challenging time. As people with white and male privilege most of us have been socialized to discount, minimize or ignore our feelings. Take time to acknowledge and feel your emotions, as we think about not only ourselves, but also the health and safety […]

Note, for security, addresses are not included here, but are sent out via the groups’ mail-list. If you are not on those mail lists yet, contact us. Inner Lib 7:30-9:30p for all dates Thursday, February 27th Tuesday, March 24th Thursday, April 30th Wednesday, May 27th Monday, June 22nd Tuesday, July 28th Solidarity Circle (with topics) […]

Hi everyone,It was wonderful to have so many people with us at the Challenging White Male Supremacy Workshop 2020! For those of you who weren’t able to make it, we hope you’ll be join us for another event soon. We’re emailing here to offer a few resources and opportunities to engage with STAND: – We […]

Date and Time Sun, January 26, 2020 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST LocationSierra Club #13002101 Webster StreetOakland, CA 94612 CostFree Are you (or do you know) someone who benefits from white male privilege and is willing to contribute to racial, gender, and economic justice? Yes? Great! There’s room for you. We need you. But […]