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CATALYST PROJECT DEMANDS AN OAKLAND ARMS EMBARGO! SIGN THE PETITION: armsembargonow.com ENDORSE THE CAMPAIGN: armsembargonow.com/endorse As the genocide in Gaza rages on for two years now, Oakland has played an integral role in ensuring that it continues with ease. Since January 2025, Oakland has quietly sent at least 280 military cargo shipments to Israel carrying deadly F-35 fighter jet components. This genocide would not be possible without Oakland, and if we don’t stop this now, it will only get worse. We call on the City of Oakland, our elected officials, and the Port Authority to immediately cease all military cargo shipments from the Oakland Airport to Israel. We demand the city of Oakland continue its legacy of standing with struggles for justice, and end its complicity in genocide immediately. KILLER CARGO OUT OF OAK! OAKLAND, ARMS EMBARGO NOW!

We're releasing an updated version of "A Troublemakers' Guide: Principles for Activists & Organizers in the Face of Political Repression" 🔗 View the full guide for free: bit.ly/10Principles2025 (case sensitive) It is also available in the bio of @_catalystproject_ ✨ SHARE & USE THIS GUIDE! Please share this post far and wide, study the guide, and make a plan with your community of how you will respond to state repression. As the current regime unleashes its attacks on the left and so many of our communities, we need to fortify ourselves to resist the political repression we see intensifying by the day. It’s a moment that requires integrity and courage – and collectivity. One of the strongest ways for us to protect our movements and each other is to develop a strong culture of resistance based on solidarity and connection. In this spirit, we're releasing the updated guide to contribute to building a culture that will help us stay strong, resilient, and focused with our eyes on the world we are hungry for. History teaches us that political repression is aimed most violently at organizers and communities of color. We also know that white people have often had the least developed practices around security. We all have a responsibility to protect all our movements by strengthening our security practices. The storms are here and more are coming. 🔗 View the full guide for free: bit.ly/10Principles2025 (case sensitive) Graphics by Emily Terrana @starbelliedstitches ! Art credits: Fists, Kelley Simons, slide 1. "We Have Everything We Need," Mary Tremonte, slide 3. Cultivate Resistance plant, Luke Thomas, slide 4. "Repair," Molly Costello, slide 5. "Build a wall of resistance," Terry Forman of Fireworks Graphics Collective, slide 7. Watermelon art, Saj Issa, slide 9. "All We Have is Each Other," Kim Dinh, slide 10. "Our passion," the Amor y Resistencia Collective, slide 14. "Medicine series," Kill Joy, slide 15.

📩 Join our email list at the link in our bio! In these times we want to be connected for the fights that are here and the fights ahead. We want to both build broadly as well as connect more deeply, as we organize for collective liberation. Please join our email list to get updates from us directly. In our few emails a month, we send out upcoming webinars, newsletters, action alerts, fundraising appeals, and political analysis. We share information about our annual Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program. We share resources such as "A Troublemaker's Guide: 10 Principles for Activists & Organizers in the Face of State Repression." 💌

Is digital security one of those things that you know is important but you don’t get around to it? Or maybe you’re overwhelmed by how much there is to do to get your digital footprint tidied up? We’ve been there too - and we know that having a co-working space can be very helpful for getting things done! That's why we are hosting a monthly Digital Security Happy Hour on zoom! This first session is May 4th at 4pm PT/7pm ET. Register at bit.ly/DigiSecHappyHourMay (link in bio) We’ll bring checklists shared by digital security experts, and offer peer support where we can. For the May session, we'll offer a brief orientation to increasing the security of your Signal account. Of course, you’re welcome to work on whatever’s most helpful for you during the coworking time. Will you join us?

✍️ Sign the pledge to commit to no work, no school, no shopping with the link in our bio or comment “May Day” to get the link sent directly to your DMs Millions of us will hit the streets on May Day this year to turn up the heat on this administration to demand: 💸 TAX THE RICH 🧊 ICE OUT 🕊️ NO WAR 🗳️ FREE and FAIR ELECTIONS

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SUDAN: Confront Empire Together It’s finally here. Comrades Education and Decolonize Sudan have teamed up to launch a six-session online political education series situating the genocide in Sudan within the broader global system of imperialism and racial capitalism. Across six sessions, organizers, scholars, artists, and legal advocates will explore the political economy of genocide, the revolutionary legacy of the Sudanese people, women’s resistance, borders as tools of empire, diaspora responsibility, and the power of transnational solidarity. This series features an incredible lineup of voices including Noura Erakat, Alaa Salah, Mutasim Ali, Ahmed Kaballo, Mastoria Bakhiet, Sara Louis-Ayo, Aaron Maté and more. Hosted by Comrades Education and Decolonize Sudan Co-sponsored by Adalah Justice Project, MSA National, Rise Up for Sudan, and the International Human Rights Law Institute REGISTER NOW: rades.education/sudan-confront-empire-together-course 🔗 Link in Decolonize Sudan bio To attend all sessions live, we encourage participants to register by April 4. Registration will remain open for the duration of the course (through May 24). All sessions will be recorded, and participants will have access to the full course materials regardless of when they join. Registration is sliding scale, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Join us as we learn, reflect, organize and CONFRONT EMPIRE TOGETHER. #Sudan #DecolonizeSudan #Imperialism #Colonialism #PoliticalEducation

White “race traitors”, white defectors, people who are breaking ranks with the whiteness that the people in power expect you to be loyal to: come on in, we’ll put you to work. Join us at SURJ.org to take action in the streets talking to neighbors, on calls talking to people across the country, and taking direct action in our communities against the profiteers of this system. ✍️ To join our phone bank this Sunday, March 1, from 3-6pm EST to talk to white voters about ICE, comment “break rank” in the comments below to get the link sent directly to your DMs or click the link in our bio^

January 18th: Building Anti-racist Resistance in Florida Anti-Racist Organizing Panel Event of The 2025-2026 Florida Anne Braden Program Join Catalyst Project for the final public session in the Anti-Racist Organizing Series of the 2025 Florida Anne Braden Program. In this webinar we will hear from Anne Braden program alumni who are building white anti-racist power in Florida. You’ll get insight from current program facilitators to hear about the impacts of the leadership development happening in Florida and why we need to invest in white anti-racist leadership in the South. This virtual panel will feature Rachel Bass, Glitter Felten, and Chris Furino. Bios to come. ASL, Spanish language interpretation, and live captioning will be available. Why attend? ✅ Shift from fear to action. Hear stories of white people taking principled risks in Florida to support multiracial movements and BIPOC leaders ✅ Stand on an important legacy. Trace the through-line of white anti-racist organizing to today’s frontline anti-racist organizers. ✅ Build a true “broad front” against fascism. Be inspired and activated to support the ongoing work of white anti-racism in Florida. This event continues our commitment to deep political education and resourcing grassroots movements confronting racism, capitalism, and empire. 📅 Date & Time: January 18th, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 - 2:00 PM Pacific 📍 Register here: https://bit.ly/ABP-Panel3-FL Don’t miss this urgent and inspiring conversation!

January 18th: Building Anti-racist Resistance in Florida Anti-Racist Organizing Panel Event of The 2025-2026 Florida Anne Braden Program Join Catalyst Project for the final public session in the Anti-Racist Organizing Series of the 2025 Florida Anne Braden Program. In this webinar we will hear from Anne Braden program alumni who are building white anti-racist power in Florida. You’ll get insight from current program facilitators to hear about the impacts of the leadership development happening in Florida and why we need to invest in white anti-racist leadership in the South. This virtual panel will feature Rachel Bass, Glitter Felton, and Chris Furino. Bios to come. ASL, Spanish language interpretation, and live captioning will be available. Why attend? ✅ Shift from fear to action. Hear stories of white people taking principled risks in Florida to support multiracial movements and BIPOC leaders ✅ Stand on an important legacy. Trace the through-line of white anti-racist organizing to today’s frontline anti-racist organizers. ✅ Build a true “broad front” against fascism. Be inspired and activated to support the ongoing work of white anti-racism in Florida. This event continues our commitment to deep political education and resourcing grassroots movements confronting racism, capitalism, and empire. 📅 Date & Time: January 18th, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 - 2:00 PM Pacific 📍 Register here: https://bit.ly/ABP-Panel3-FL Don’t miss this urgent and inspiring conversation!

Catalyst Project and the Florida Anne Braden program are pleased to announce that we have added a third panelist to Thursday’s “Black Resistance to Rising Fascist” panel. We now have three incredible speakers who are all engaged in grassroots work for labor, healing, and food justice in Florida. This conversation is going to be great! register at bit.ly/abppanel25. Jonathan Alingu of Central Florida Jobs With Justice will be joining Ruth Ifakemi Efungbemi Jeannoel, founder and director of Fanm Saj, Inc, and Katherine Franco, founder of Neighborhood Fridge. Jonathan currently serves as Co-Director to Central Florida Jobs with Justice and has been involved in social justice organizing work for the last 17 years. See below for more details, and don’t forget to register! On December 4th, join Catalyst Project for the second session in the Anti-Racist Organizing Series of the 2025 Florida Anne Braden Program. This webinar brings together potent perspectives from Black leaders advancing community-led healing and food justice initiatives as acts of resistance against rising fascism. This virtual panel will include panelists Ruth Ifakemi Efungbemi Jeannoel, author of Restorative Justice Practices Circle Keeping for Community Healing and founder and director of Fanm Saj, Inc, Katherine Franco, founder of Neighborhood Fridge, a decentralized mutual aid network in Central Florida, and Jonathan Alingu, Co-Director to Central Florida Jobs with Justice, a coalition of labor, community, student groups, and faith-based groups fighting for justice alongside workers and their communities. Why attend? ✅ Learn from frontline Black organizers resisting state violence. ✅ Connect Black liberation to global movements for justice and freedom. ✅ Take action to support Black-led strategies for collective safety and systemic transformation. This event is part of a larger series designed to deepen anti-racist political education, uplift critical resistance work, and move resources to grassroots movements challenging the far-right agenda. 📅 Date & Time: December 4th, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Pacific / 6:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern 📍 Register at bit.ly/abppanel25

Catalyst Project’s commitment to building up fierce, brave and accountable leaders has been a cornerstone of their work over the past quarter of a century. This #GivingTuesday, I'm asking you to support our ever-growing network of powerful leaders and invest in the future of our movements 🔗 bit.ly/SupportCatalystProject [Link in bio] As an Anne Braden Program Alum, I know firsthand the lasting impact that Catalyst Project has had on our movements and on anti-racist organizers around the country. Over their 25 years of operation, Catalyst Project has invested in the leadership of over 500 anti-racist white organizers from around Turtle Island and beyond; building up a cohort of powerful leaders ready and willing to tackle the generational struggles alongside organizers and movements of color for justice and liberation for all. Over the past 25 years, Catalyst alumni have organized alongside BIPOC movements in profound and lasting ways. Since 2018, participants in the Anne Braden Program have raised more than $1 million in grassroots donations to support BIPOC-led organizations in their home communities. Catalyst’s commitment to grassroots fundraising supports our movements’ ability to be flexible, durable and bound together in ways that have shifted our movement landscape for the long haul.  From the beginning Catalyst has advanced a culture that believes in the potential of white people to be powerful leaders in movements for racial and economic justice. For me, Catalyst Project’s commitment to the leadership of poor and working class white people has created endless portals of possibility. Being rooted in my shared stake in ending white supremacy as a working-class, Rust Belt queer woman means that I can show up to my local fights with integrity, authenticity and a vision that includes all of us in our struggles for collective liberation. This political moment we're in is calling for each of us to be brave, but also to hold onto one another to carry us through. Our strength is in our people. Our strength is in our audacity to believe in and organize for futures of collective liberation, and we must do that together. Support our movement building! ~Emily