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Here’s what we’ve been up to this month at Rockwood:
- We released a statement in the wake of the uprisings following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and hosted our first Community Call for Black Leaders
- We are planning future community calls, tuition-free programs, and other offerings for Black leaders, and you can sign up here to receive more information
- We launched both the Virtual Art of Leadership and our newest offering, the Art of Navigating Change
- We’ll be adding new dates for both very soon, so sign up here to be the first to hear about them
- And finally, we announced the 2020 Building Power fellows, and the brand-new California Fellowship For Leaders In Early Care And Learning
We’re planning even more programs and events to meet the emerging need for courageous, bold, and resilient leadership, and to center those most impacted by the uprisings and the pandemic, but we can’t do it alone.
If you’d like to support the future of Rockwood and future generations of grassroots & movement leaders, please donate here:
Alums in the News
- Rashad Robinson was featured in “Over 400 Advertisers Hit Pause On Facebook, Threatening $70 Billion Juggernaut” on NPR, and was part of a conversation with President Obama and others about reimagining policing in the wake of continued police violence
- Kierra Johnson was part of a virtual national rally held after the historic Supreme Court decision about LGBTQIA+ discrimination
- Ai-Jen Poo co-wrote “The Future of Work Isn’t What People Think It Is” with Palak Shah for the New York Times
- Maria Ramos-Chertok wrote “What Love Looks Like” on her blog
- Zahra Billoo was quoted in “Calls to defund San Jose police intensify after racist Facebook posts exposed” on San Jose Spotlight, and was part of the panel for Black Alliance for Just Immigration’s event, “Bandemic: Living With the Muslim Ban”
- Rev. angel Kyodo williams was the featured guest for the New York Times’ virtual event, “Mindfulness for This Moment: Inner Change and Social Justice”
- Richard Burns wrote “How the Drug War Is a Tool to Criminalize LGBTQ+ People” for Filter
- adrienne maree brown launched the podcast Octavia’s Parables with Toshi Reagon
- Ola Osaze was part of Black Aliance for Just immigration’s panel on the state of Black LGBTQIA asylum seekers.
- Saru Jayaraman wrote “A Service Industry Where Every Worker Thrives” for Yes! Magazine
- Cayden Mak, Monica Simpson, and Amita Swadhin were all part of “Femmes and Queers on the Frontlines: the Intersections of Racial, Gender, LGBTQ2IA+, and Disability Justice,” hosted by People’s Collective for Justice and Liberation
- Rebecca Cokley wrote “Calling Trump unwell doesn’t hurt Trump. It hurts disabled people.” for The Washington Post
- Jardana Peacock co-wrote “Antiracist Parenting During COVID-19 and Beyond” with Rachel Parsons
News & Inspiration
From the Rockwood Blog:
Elsewhere on the Web:
- “Healing Resources for BIPOC Organizers & Allies Taking Action for Black Lives” by Irresistable
- A somatic centering practice from Prentis Hemphill
- “It’s time we fundraise in a way that doesn’t uphold white moderation and white supremacy” by Vu Le
- Don’t miss “Let’s Make Fundraising less Racist!” on July 13, the launch event for Community-Centric Fundraising. Sign up here.
Leadership Opportunities
- San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is seeking a Race, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
- San Francisco, CA: Chinese Progressive Association has an open position for an Operations and Administration Associate