“Radical simply means ‘grasping things at the root.’”

― Angela Davis

Policies have the power and potential to shape our conditions, but they’re often not transformative and leave out the most directly-impacted—low-income communities of color. When communities’ desire for change runs into the limitations and compromises of the policy making process, how do we hold a bold, radical vision, and continue to practice and build the world we envision?

#RaceAnd: Radical Policy Making, Lessons From Abolitionists is a three-part series that engages in conversation about what a people-centered policy making process should and can look like, from developing a radical vision for change to the persuasive power of narrative and culture in policy making, to the implementation and accountability necessary for sustainable change.

Join us September 29th at 2PM/ET, 11AM/ PT for the first part, where we will reimagine and redefine policy and hear from abolitionist organizers about the power of a transformative vision and the persistence needed to build toward that vision. 

Leading this discussion will be:

• LéTania Severe PhD (they/them), Organizer, Seattle Solidarity Budget
• Angélica Cházaro, Organizer, Seattle Solidarity Budget
• Dean Spade, Author, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)

This online event is part of our #RaceAnd series, which places race at the forefront by exploring the intersectionality of race and racism with various issue areas and systems of oppression.

In Solidarity,

The Race Forward Team