The Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program

For White Social Justice Activists, Spring of 2008

This four month political education and leadership development program is designed to support the political development, skills, and analysis of white activists in becoming accountable, principled anti-racist organizers building multiracial movements for justice. The program will begin in February of 2008.  Applications are due by November 1st of 2007. 

Here are answers to many questions you may have about our Anne Braden Training Program.  Read to learn more!

Catalyst Benefit Brings Out a Community of Support

On May 22nd over 80 people come together at El Rio, a community bar in the Mission District, for the Heads Up Collective monthly film series.  Heads Up Collective, a sister organization of the Catalyst Project, has been using the film series over the past 3 years to help build a community of people committed to anti-imperialist politics, raise money for grassroots organizations and show radical documentaries on historical and current struggles for justice.  In May, Heads Up worked with the Catalyst Project to show “Freedom on My Mind” about the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

Building Grassroots Power: The Catalyst Delegation and Program at the National Conference on Organized Resistance: March 9-11th 2007

With over a thousand activists from around the country, Catalyst led three sessions at this years National Conference on Organized Resistance.  NCOR, which was founded by Catalyst advisor Nisha Anand, celebrated it’s 10 year anniversary.  NCOR is a key location for anarchist and anti-authoritarian left activists and organizers to participate in workshops, panels and discussions on a wide range of issues and themes.   

Reflections on My Internship at Catalyst by Cile Beatty

I have had the great pleasure of being an intern with the Catalyst Project from the beginning of February to early May; a 20 hours a week internship.   This internship has been part of my masters program at Starr King School for the Ministry.  I graduate this May with a Masters in Religious Leadership for Social Change (MASC), with an emphasis in countering oppressions.  I went to Starr King to ground my activism in Spirit, seeking to create a means for personal sustainability within my activist work.  I selected the Catalyst Project as my internship to develop my politics and ground my activism in anti-racist principles. 

If Another World is Possible, Another U.S. is Necessary 

Catalyst is building for the U.S. Social Forum with allies around the country. We believe that the Social Forum is of critical importance for our movement and strongly encourage all of you, our comrades and allies, to participate in and build this historic opportunity. From June 27th through July 1st thousands of grassroots activists and organizers will converge to share, learn, celebrate, struggle and build together. To learn more go to ussf2007.org .