Hello SSW community!
ARWAG is back for the 2019-2020 school year! Weekly meetings this quarter
will be on Fridays from 12pm-1pm, starting October 18th in room 116.
Meeting locations may change from week to week, so make sure to subscribe
to the listserv by emailing sswarwag@uw.edu
*What is ARWAG?*Anti-Racist White Allyship Group (ARWAG) is an open group
at the School of Social Work for students, staff, and faculty of all
identities, and particularly those who benefit from white privilege. It is
a space for critical self-reflection, dialogue, accountable community,
opportunities for action, and deepening our commitment to racial and social
justice. For more detailed information, check out the group description
attached to this email.
Before our first meeting, be sure to check out this event:
*2019 Seattle Indigenous People’s Day Celebration *
(Facebook event here https://www.facebook.com/events/473046213237813/)
As people who benefit from living on the colonized land of the Duwamish and
Coast Salish peoples, we encourage folks to attend the celebration of
Indigenous People’s Day on October 14th. A group of us will meet at 9:30AM
at the Westlake Starbucks before joining the rally and march to city hall.
*If you’re interested in joining us for the rally and march, please reply to
this email so we can keep an eye out for you!*You can also pay your
respects to the Duwamish by paying Real Rent
<https://www.realrentduwamish.org>! Check out the website to learn more
about this awesome campaign.
We will reserve time during our first ARWAG meeting on Friday, October 18th
(room 116) to reflect on the event and dialogue about our impact living on
colonized land.
Please email sswarwag@uw.edu if you have any questions and/or would like
to subscribe to the listserv to stay informed on weekly meeting locations
and other events.
You can also join the ARWAG Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1040068369423527/?ref=bookmarks for
updates.
We look forward to building community with you this year! Hope to see you
there!
