BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2278281dd0e46b0423bceb0323b640e1186 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:WE-WISH SIG: March Book Club DESCRIPTION:
Please WE-WISH SIG for our seco nd Book Club. In honor of Women's History Month, we will be reading: As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental J ustice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio- Whitaker.
"Through the unique lens of 'Indigenized e nvironmental justice,' Indigenous researcher and activist Dina Gilio-Whitak er explores the fraught history of treaty violations, struggles for food an d water security, and protection of sacred sites, while highlighting the im portant leadership of Indigenous women in this centuries-long struggle. As Long As Grass Grows gives readers an acc essible history of Indigenous resistance to government and corporate incurs ions on their lands and offers new approaches to environmental justice acti vism and policy. Throughout 2016, the Standing Rock protest put a national spotlight on Indigenous activists, but it also underscored how little Ameri cans know about the longtime historical tensions between Native peoples and the mainstream environmental movement. Ultimately, she argues, modern envi ronmentalists must look to the history of Indigenous resistance for wisdom and inspiration in our common fight for a just and sustainable future."
If you are able to join our committee to discuss the b ook on Tuesday, March 23rd, at 12:00 pm, please RSVP here. If you have any questions, please feel free to email WE-WISH@nysacac.org.
Each WE-WISH Eve nt is constructed to offer different levels of engagement for wherever you may find yourself on your racial journey and your comfort level. Please see below for the Levels of Engagement* as outlined on each event flyer.
Thank you!
WE-WISH SIG
Karen
Archibee & Danny Robinson, Co-Chairs
*Al
l events are open to members, but some encourage a higher level of engageme
nt around various topics. See key below associated with each event:
101 - Newcomer
201 - Mid-Level
301 – Leadership