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sharing a racial justice mailing list
by Stacey Svetlichnaya 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

Hi folks, My friend Steven is a wonderful and very thoughtful human who started a mailing list for sharing resources/actions/conversations around racial justice. So far it's been low-traffic and new content for me, and I thought some of you may be interested. Thanks, Stacey ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Steven Michael Crane <stevenmcrane(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 2:02 PM Subject: In case you missed it... a social justice list to help us do better To: Hello friends far and wide, This might have come your way already, but I wanted to send it once more just in case it missed you. To help keep myself and others informed and accountable for ongoing support of racial justice causes, I made a new email list which you are welcome to join here: https://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/socialjusticebulletin This is a moderated distribution list started in an effort to promote *conversation* and *action* among friends, family, and colleagues, especially those who recognize their privileges and want to do better to show up for racial justice. Once you open the signup link <https://scrane.link/SJList>, just put your email in the main box that looks like this: [image: image.png] You don't need to make an account/password. It won't be high traffic: probably once a week or so. I know there's a wide spectrum of experiences out there. Many of you are far more advanced in action and knowledge in the racial justice area, and from you, I welcome all your corrections and feedback and inspiration. And for those who are "racial-justice skeptical" but are open to good-faith discussion and curious inquiry, I welcome your questions and I hope to help you make progress in this area. Sincerely, Steven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Steven Michael Crane* MS, Community Health and Prevention Research <https://scrane.link/CHPRwebem> Website: stevencrane.me <https://scrane.link/homeem> Research Scientist: The Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, and Machines in the Age of Biotechnology <https://scrane.link/BOHem> Behavior Designer: Screentime Genie <https://scrane.link/STGem> stevoc(a)stanford.edu | stevenmcrane(a)gmail.com | (650) 720-5070 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~

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Funding voter registration/mail-in vote application efforts
by Gene Goldstein-Plesser 15 Jul '20

15 Jul '20

Hey Chrysalis Giving friends - I just attended a very compelling Zoom talk/fundraiser organized by a friend of a friend about the work of the Voter Participation Center <https://www.voterparticipation.org/> (a 501c3) and it's sister organization the Center for Voter Information <https://www.centerforvoterinformation.org/> (a 501c4). Basically, the argument in favor of donating to them is summed up by this graph from a NYT op-ed <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/opinion/black-voters-2020-election.html> : [image: image.png] VPC and CVI are organizations that mail out guided voter registration forms and mail-in ballot request forms to target audiences that skew heavily Democratic. VPC registers people of color, unmarried women, and young folks, which are categories they are allowed to target as a c3. CVI (as a c4) can use partisan donor lists to get even more granular in who it targets. Their data shows that every voter that they register is then about 70% likely to vote in the election and 80% likely to vote Democratic. They've registered hundreds of thousands of folks already this cycle in many of the key zip codes across the country where a few hundred more Democratic votes could tip a house/senate race. The speaker on the call presented data (that I don't have in front of me) that argued that supporting this work is one of the most cost effective ways of influencing the election, because it is much cheaper than door-to-door campaigning and VPC/CVI have gotten good at creating mail strategies that get folks to respond and register. Turns out it's very hard and very expensive to get folks to change their mind <https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/campaigns-direct-mail-…> about who they're going to vote for, but it's much easier to just get more people who are likely to vote your way to the polls. Campaigns burn through huge pots of money on persuasion ads on TV that have very little impact, whereas VPC/CVI can blast thousands of potential Democratic voters with registration forms for the same cost as a 30 second ad. Anyway, I was sold and made a donation. Would encourage folks who are making donations in the electoral arena to consider them as well. And if you don't need the tax deduction, give to CVI as they have a harder time raising money as a c4. Cheers, Gene

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leveler
by Igor Serebryany 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

just saw that the bmorg is using this tool to contribute to members of the community who normally make a lot of their income from burning man each year: https://www.leveler.info/ the burning man "micro-community" is here: https://burners.leveler.info/ looks like a pretty cool tool, reminds me of the chrysalis community fund but with giving instead of loans. --igor

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trip report: tech equity on california budget
by Igor Serebryany 21 Jun '20

21 Jun '20

i'm a member of the tech equity collaborative: https://techequitycollaborative.org/ (aside: i recommend folks join this organization) today, they had a conversation with chris hoene from the california budget and policy institute re: the upcoming california budget: https://calbudgetcenter.org/ https://techequitycollaborative.org/event/how-covid-19-gutted-californias-b… some interesting things from my notes: * california is facing a $54b budget shortfall over the original 2020/21 budget proposed in january * the governor's revised proposal cuts about $14b in spending to help cover the gap * cuts in spending are about 1/2 from education, which has a mandated formula in the state constitution due to prop 98 * additional cuts in higher education ($2b) healthcare for low-income families ($1.5b) and other services * (special to me) almost the entire environmental protection budget is cut, from $723M to $42M (a 95% reduction) * the governor and the legislature are disagreeing about how to account for potential federal aid to the states. the governor wants to cut spending now to balance the budget, while the legislature wants to pass a budget which assumes some level of federal aid, and also pass triggered cuts starting in the fall depending on the level of aid which does materialize * the legislature also wants to protect some education spending, and also increase some spending on healthcare in light of covid in short, it's a pretty grim picture. california has a pretty good budget site: http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/budget/2020-21MR/#/BudgetSummary i recommend reading at least the intro and summary pages. we're covering some of the shortfall through accounting tricks like limiting tax credits, and we're also using about half of our $16b rainy day fund on this year's budget. after discussing the budget, the conversation focused on two main topics: prop13 and the "schools and communities first" act which will be on the ballot in november, and on the defund-the-police movement. re: defund the police -- california spends about $48b on law enforcement, but most of that spent by cities and counties. the state spends $13b, mostly on state prisons and on the CHP, and this number has been flat in recent years. the remainder is coming from counties. one thing to take away from the defund movement is that timing is relevant here. the california budget must be passed by july 1st, and there's not a lot of room for either cuts or negotiations. local governments usually also have to pass their budgets by july 1st, and again the timing is pretty tight to ask for major budget revisions like defunding the police. the prop 13 conversation is relevant, because prop 13 affects county local government revenue. counties mostly spend money on two categories: * human services * public safety with some counties having smaller additional expenses, like transportation or parks&rec. most of local/county revenue comes from property taxes, which have been limited due to prop 13. tech equity is pushing for a bill in november called the "schools and communities first": https://www.schoolsandcommunitiesfirst.org/ which will change how commercial real-estate is taxed to provide some additional local money for schools. this will relieve some pressure on the state government to fund local schools. i found this site helpful: https://ed100.org/lessons/whopays <3, --igor

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Collecting Funds for Affected Communities in South Minneapolis
by Gene Goldstein-Plesser 13 Jun '20

13 Jun '20

Hey folks - Dunno if this is the idea for this mailing list, but figured you'll correct me if it's not... :) See below for an opportunity to give $$ directly to a friend-of-a-friend community organizer in South Minneapolis helping folks recover from the violence there. ------ *Hi there! * *I am reaching out with an ask for support for my community right now. As I’m sure you’ve seen in the news, South Minneapolis has become a temporary food desert, as well as pharmacy and community center desert for many people. More than 100 buildings burned in South Minneapolis, where I live & where I grew up, last weekend. The destruction done to local businesses and establishments that serve the vital needs of a largely BIPOC & working-class community disappeared overnight incited largely (we now know) by violence from the police & white nationalists in response to our local uprising fighting for Justice for George Floyd and rebelling against the police state. * *Right now, the reality here is that many people are struggling to feed their families — our grocery stores are either burned down or boarded up, buses are running limited schedules, and the closest open grocery stores are far away in the suburbs. People are not only running out of food, but also hygiene & sanitation supplies, and many families don’t have fire hydrants, which is scary given that local buildings keep going up in flames. We’re providing direct support right now to fill the needs of our community, providing food, hygiene & sanitation supplies, and safety equipment to neighborhoods in South Minneapolis that have been hit the hardest, and we will as long as we can until we can rebuild our community. * *We’re collecting donations on Venmo (@alettabrady) and PayPal (clairealettabrady(a)gmail.com <clairealettabrady(a)gmail.com>). This is a concrete way to provide direct support to our community as we respond to the myriad of crises right now. So far we’ve raised almost $7,000 & have been able to serve hundreds of families here. After one of my food drops, my childhood best friend texted me that she was able to collect food saying, “Just finished bringing my grandma food!!! Thank you so much. She should be good on food for a while now ❤.” This is the type of direct impact we’re having as a community showing up for one another right now. * *Bless those of you who have already supported us these past couple weeks!! * *Love, power, and solidarity to y’all ! * *- Aletta Brady * *#BlackLivesMatter #AbolishThePolice #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd*

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what are you doing for BLM?
by Igor Serebryany 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

hi folks, chrysalis is in the middle of a discussion about the safety of protest attendance -- more data should be available next week. in the meantime, we're trying to figure out what else we can do to help. you've probably seen the excellent write-up that topher and anna did for the chrysalis donation match project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hgm7HEhzsKm-BRAUe8H9Han_8BqDonCY5x6wzbl… i'm curious what other actions folks are taking/what other organizations folks are donating to at this time. ---- resources i'm aware of outside the writeup: * the #8cantwait list from campaign zero: https://8cantwait.org/ * surj bay area - i went to a town hall organized by our california assembly representative buffy wicks, hoping to learn about additional organizations, and surj was the main one that stood out during the call we've also been trying to get more involved in local/berkeley politics. one of our housemates went to a call with a city council representative (ben bartlett) and he empathized showing up at (virtual) meetings and asking for the policy changes we're interested in (defunding the police! it's gone mainstream!) if you also live in berkeley, there's a town hall opportunity tonight: https://twitter.com/DefundBPD/status/1271178422182572033 <3, --igor

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next thursday: bay area housing update
by Igor Serebryany 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

i'm going to this event. get your ticket if you're interested! let me know if you're coming and maybe we can go together! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/housing-update-with-east-bay-electeds-tickets-… ----- Forwarded message from German Calderon <info(a)techequitycollaborative.org> ----- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 10:01:22 -0500 From: German Calderon <info(a)techequitycollaborative.org> To: Igor Serebryany <igor47(a)moomers.org> Subject: Housing Town Hall with East Bay Electeds X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.9 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_50,HTML_MESSAGE, MIME_HTML_ONLY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 <!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <meta charset="UTF-8" />  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://techequitycollaborative.salsalabs.org/public/styles/sli-emails.css" />  <style type="text/css">@media screen and (max-width:415px) { .sli-small-12 { max-width: 100% !important; width: 100% 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presidential primary, our elected state officials have quietly been working on legislation that has the potential to drastically improve California’s housing crisis. </p> <p style="clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> Next Thursday, March 12th, TechEquity and East Bay For Everyone are hosting a housing update with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and Assemblymember Rob Bonta! </p> <p style="clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> The discussion, moderated by East Bay For Everyone’s Ernest Brown, will reveal the Assemblymembers’ legislative housing priorities in the 2020 session and will open up the discussion to the audience. </p></td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> <tr class="sli-email-element sli-image" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#222222;border-width:0;padding:0;"> <td id="id_526bf2f6-eed8-4e99-ab10-173929e5b59a" align="center" 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Fwd: Save the date! Feb 26 grassroots electoral organizing 101 + fundraiser
by Lindley Mease 21 Feb '20

21 Feb '20

Hey friends! Some of you might be interested in the event I'm hosting below - would love to see some of y'alls faces. <3 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lindley Mease <lindleymease(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 5:09 PM Subject: Save the date! Feb 26 grassroots electoral organizing 101 + fundraiser To: Dear community, tldr; hosting a night on Feb 26th to learn about grassroots, electoral, power-building efforts in communities of color nationally, and invest in those groups via Movement Voter Project <https://movement.vote/>. RSVP HERE <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grassroots-electoral-organizing-is-the-way-to-…> (pw: movement). When I think of elections, I think of *power-building, *an opportunity to *re-imagine *our governance to actually listen to and act for all, and an invitation to *transcend us vs. them* narratives. I have learned so much from canvassing this week- in particular how motivated people are for change, and how that change happens through relationship. I know I can multiply my impact by investing in long-term organizing efforts, not one-off campaigns, that will also hold leaders accountable once they've been elected. And I know that the most effective groups are those that already have relationships with low-turnout voters and are working to empower voters (not candidates). This is precisely what Movement Voter Project enables. >From MVP: "Record-breaking billions of dollars are already being spent pushing a dangerous, hate-filled agenda that includes gutting our education system, tearing families apart, ending environmental protections, and massive increases in for-profit prison systems. Meanwhile, the local grassroots organizations that are working to improve their communities and turn out voters are seriously underfunded. They need our help to win. MVP has identified hundreds of local organizations that can increase voter turnout and build long-term grassroots power to transform our country. In 2018, MVP helped donors move $14 million to 354 local groups in 42 states, and 100% of funds raised went directly to these groups. For 2020, we want to raise $100 million." This night is for you if you want a primer on smart electoral strategy, want inroads to support powerful organizing, and/or want to help yourself or others move money. *February 26th, 6:30pm* *POTLUCK: Bring a dish or beverage you love, and a friend :)* *564 El Dorado Ave, Oakland* *Hosted by Blue Heart <http://www.blueheartaction.org> & Movement Voter Project <http://movement.vote>* *RSVP here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grassroots-electoral-organizing-is-the-way-to-…> *(pw: movement)*. * With love and agitation, Lindley -- Lindley Mease 206-482-6104 she/her Walls turned sideways are bridges. - Angela Davis -- Lindley Mease 206-482-6104 she/her Walls turned sideways are bridges. - Angela Davis

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Fwd: Supporting recruitment of clean energy candidates to local utility boards
by Corinna Kester 06 Jan '20

06 Jan '20

Hi friends - Here’s a cool project (run by an awesome and effective changemaker friend) to flip the elected boards of public utilities so that they’ll switch to clean energy. Seems like a really important initiative to fight climate change, and they’re seeking some bridge funding, so I wanted to pass it on. : ) She’s cc’ed, and is happy to answer any questions that y’all might have. warmly, Corinna > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Daisy Pistey-Lyhne <daisypl(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Supporting recruitment of clean energy candidates to local utility boards > Date: January 3, 2020 at 8:47:56 PM PST > To: Corinna Kester <corinna.kester(a)gmail.com> > > Hi Corinna- > > Responding to your comment on FB about wanting to know more about clean energy champion recruitment, thanks for being interested in supporting this project! > > A little bit more below about the project I'm leading at Resistance Labs called the Climate Utility Transition (CUT Carbon) project. If you'd like to make a donation, you can do so here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cut-carbon <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cut-carbon> > (though link below for donations over $500 if you'd like it to be tax-deductible) > > Basically, we're looking to disrupt the entrenched politics in the ~3000 public utilities across the country (municipal utilities and rural electric co-ops) where 28% of our energy is being generated/used, and where a significant proportion of the remaining coal fleet resides. Most energy regulation and most clean energy campaigns in the last decade have been focused on IOUs. Therefore these public utilities now have 40-250% more coal than your average IOU, and often still have policies that block the entry of renewables. > > When we look at the composition of the Boards of these utilities (click for one example), <https://www.pvrea.coop/board-directors> it's not hard to understand why: Board members have been around for a long time usually with no challengers running against them, they often support fossil energy, and they don't work to bring forward new information that would support clean energy. We want to change this by identifying important and winnable utility Board races, and recruiting and electing clean energy champions to these Boards. We will focus on utilities where an opportunity for a transition to clean energy is ripe, in order to see near-term impact. Many times these races are decided by a handful of votes, in a total population of 500-7000 voters. New Board members will bring new ideas about energy resources, and open up new opportunities for clean, renewable energy to gain ground in these markets. > > We have already successfully engaged in a couple elections, and have built strong momentum for the project with local, regional and national groups across the country such as Sierra Club, LCV and their state level affiliates in many states, EDF Action Fund, Advanced Energy Economy, the Western Organization of Resource Councils, the Rural Electric Co-operative Elections Toolkit (RECET), the Southern Renewable Energy Association, Sunrise Movement, Solar United Neighbors, and many other small and large solar companies, and state/local climate & energy organizations in Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Minnesota, California, Montana and more. > > A number of large foundations have indicated that they are likely to give significant sums in the new year, but we need to extend our runway in order to put a bow on those conversations and get the dollars in the door. We need to raise $25,000 by January 15th in order to keep our important research and outreach operation going. Can you help support this work? If you can make a donation of $200, that would help significantly with keeping us going. > > Much of our work (including all co-op work) is 501c3 eligible, if you need to make a tax-deductible gift. However, 501c4 money is easier to use. So we can accept either. Information on how to give is here <https://contesteveryrace.com/cut-carbon-501c3/>. > > Thanks for what you're able to offer to help move forward this clean energy transition! > Daisy > > > P.S. For more information on the upheaval possible in smaller utilities and in rural America, and the need for a shake-up of these long-standing power structures, this is a good article <https://www.cpr.org/2019/12/20/rural-utilities-are-looking-for-their-own-pi…>about the dynamics at play in the Tri-State G&T area in CO & NM. > > <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cut-carbon> > > -- > -- > Daisy Pistey-Lyhne > 707.591.1524

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Fwd: Seeking Reactions/Feedback: Miracle Fund
by Stacey Svetlichnaya 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

Sharing this interesting discussion/info more widely as folks might be looking into year-end donations. Maybe start with the second email first. (apologies if you've seen this on the other list--felt relevant to discuss it in this space) happy holidays <3 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Allen Ratliff <allenratliff(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 1:37 PM Subject: ⭐ Re: Seeking Reactions/Feedback: StarBarf Miracle Fund I wrote Phil an essay on homelessness and seasonal giving that I sent to him separately, but I can share a TLDR here: I believe that giving to local, front-line organizations is the best way to provide care and support for people who need it, especially people experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty. As a person with extensive experience in homelessness, basic needs insecurity, and social services (I've experienced homelessness as an adolescent and adult, I worked with people experiencing homelessness for a decade as a clinical social worker, and I am a social welfare/public health researcher studying violence and youth homelessness), I have been on multiple sides of service delivery and I believe the best way for individual/small-group donors to address homelessness is to give cash/unrestricted donations to local non-profits doing the work. I recommend Daily Bread, Berkeley Food Network <https://berkeleyfoodnetwork.org/>, the Berkeley Food and Housing Project and the Berkeley Food Pantry. If you don't want to give just cash, ask them what they need. Do they need socks, underwear, blankets, sleeping bags, jackets, tampons, etc.? Do they have or know of a fund to donate toward paying for healthcare costs or medications? Are there specific projects that are in-progress that need donations? You can make a big impact on long-term services by targeting your donation to maximize service delivery. Another best way to address homelessness is donate your time! Volunteer regularly! I'd love to see a Starbarf weekly dinner event that involves buying/making and serving food at a shelter or soup kitchen or with an organization that brings food to encampments. Or team up with encampment collectives and ask them what they need and how they need it! Love to all the love! Allen On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 11:20 AM Phil Narodick <phil.narodick(a)gmail.com> wrote: > TLDR: Homeless person has spray painted "I NEED A MIRACLE" on their tent. > What if we raised money to just straight up gave this person a miracle this > Christmas? Is that a problematic idea? > > [image: miracle (4).jpg] > > Every day my bike commute brings me past a homeless encampment here. > <https://goo.gl/maps/AcKisk9Kh4c5PMBUA> It has steadily been filling up > because it is on caltrans land, which means that the city of Berkeley can't > clear the camp as easily. > > I don't know much about the camp itself, other than they seem to be > engaged in their struggle, they started the WHERE DO WE GO? > <https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/11/1891652/-An-Intersecting-Tale-B…> > in Berkeley, which has been gaining a lot of notoriety. > > As the weather has gotten cold (it was 39 degrees on my ride this morning, > someone spray painted "I NEED A MIRACLE" on their tent. I don't know this > person, I don't know how to evaluate whether someone is a "good recipient" > for this miracle or how to evaluate that. > > What I know is that the homelessness crisis occupies a lot of my > brain-space and feels totally intractable. It feels like it would be cool > to have a direct connection to someone we are helping get back on their > feet with a sizeable nestegg, as opposed to donating to a larger org. > > I'm open to critical feedback here - I can't tell if I'm being a white > savior here (they don't need to know who donated?) or whether my money is > better donated to people out on the front lines doing the work every day. > > We are part of a community that has a lot of extra money and probably > isn't donating as much as we should (🙋) because opportunities havent been > in front of our faces. What do we feel about creating a Starbarf++ Miracle > Fund, trying to raise a substantial about of money in the next few days, > and straight up going to the camp and giving this person a Christmas > miracle? > > Let me know your thoughts. > Phil > > > > -- > --------------------------- > Phil Narodick > 3211 King St > Berkeley, CA 94703 > cell: 206.295.1550 > > In the long term, economic sustainability > depends on ecological sustainability. > > > > -- Allen Ratliff Pronouns: He/Him/His (US) 402.981.9540 allenratliff(a)gmail.com

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