Skill Up & Connect for Community

Skill Up & Connect for Community

Join us for an afternoon to connect with local organizers, fellow neighbors, and existing and upcoming efforts toward liberation and transformation in our community.
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SKILL UP & CONNECT

When? Saturday, March 22nd, 2:30-5:30pm

Where? Social Hall in Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St, Bellingham, WA (organizers are not affiliated with BUF or Unitarian Universalists, BUF is just hosting us)

Who?
- Open to all who support community solidarity toward liberation and transformation in our community and beyond
- Children welcome
- Organized by Tina, Aline, Natalie, and Beth, in partnership with Whatcom Peace and Justice Center and Birchwood Food Desert Fighters, and featuring other local organizations and organizers
What? Workshops + Tabling from Local Organizers + Facilitated Community-Building

Workshops
- Upholding tribal rights and sovereignty
- Digital security for activists
- Transformative justice
- Know your rights
- Meeting and facilitation skills for community organizing
Orgs Tabling
- Bellingham Tenants Union
- Community 2 Community Development
- Whatcom Coalition for Palestine
- Whatcom Democratic Socialists of America
- Unchained Whatcom
- More! Contact us if your organization would like to table: birchwoodfooddesert@gmail.com
Community Building
- Meet long-time organizers and learn from their wisdom and experience
- Welcome new community members
- Get involved with existing and emerging efforts
- Identify possibilities for collective and coalition work ahead
- Clarify and enhance your skills, capacity, and contributions
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On a scale of 1-5, how familiar and involved are you with the tribal rights and sovereignty?

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For future gatherings, what kinds of skills and resources do you need to organize and show up for community?
For future gatherings, what kinds of skills and resources do you think our local community needs to organize and show up for community?
Please share any accessibility needs you have.

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BUF is wheelchair accessible. There are gender neutral bathrooms available. We hope to provide children's activities so your children are welcome. Masks will be available.
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Skill Up & Connect for Community

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