Center for Third World Organizing Dinner and Celebration

Center for Third World Organizing Cordially invites you to…

MOVEMENT ACTIVIST APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Graduation Dinner and Celebration

Friday, August 11, 2006
7:00 PM

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1330 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA


JOIN THE FESTIVITIES:
FOOD, MUSIC, AWARDS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE!

Honoring those who Strengthen the Movement for Racial and Social Justice

In honor of our MAAP graduates, CTWO cordially invites you to a special night of tribute to people, organizations, and campaigns that demonstrate dedication, perseverance and success in organizing. CTWO is proud to highlight this year’s MAAP graduates, who have worked this summer to help strengthen communities of color and empower people to command their own destinies. Join us as we bring the community together to celebrate the accomplishments of these dynamic organizers of color and of organizations dedicated to empowering our communities through grassroots organizing.

Please RSVP before July 31, 2006, calling CTWO offices at (510) 533-0923 or via email to rassil [at] ctwo.org. Tickets are $10-$25 sliding scale. For more information, please contact Reem Assil at (510) 533-7583 x21 or rassil [at] ctwo.org.


Featured Organizations for MAAP 2006:
South of the Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN), San Francisco, CA • Low-income Families’ Empowerment Through Education (LIFETIME), Oakland, CA• SEIU Local 715, San Jose, CA• Families United for Racial and Economic Equity (FUREE), Brooklyn, NY• Miami Workers Center (MWC), Miami, Fl• Safe Streets/Strong Communities, New Orleans, LA• Saving OurSelves (S.O.S.), Atlanta, GA and Gulfport, MS• Sabathani Community Center, Minneapolis, MN• West Side Citizens Organization
St. Paul, MN

For more info on MAAP 2006 interns and organizations, please visit our website, http://www.ctwo.org

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The Center for Third World Organizing is a racial-justice organization led for and by people of color, whose mission is to achieve racial and social justice. Through its innovative work in advancing a racial-justice frame in organizing campaigns, CTWO has spearheaded a number of change efforts in communities of color. Over the years, CTWO has supported the creation and advancement of multi-racial, multi-ethnic organizations and campaigns; fearlessly challenged racist policies and practices of the state and other significant institutions; and continuously sought opportunities to build bridges among a wide range of communities and activists of color.