ROAR with COAR

Frustrated at racism and the audacity of whiteness? Need to vent but don’t know where or who you can turn to?

Well COAR is here! We call on all anti-racist advocates to Roar with COAR in our monthly discussion group!

In these meetings we will discuss the issues we believe are paramount to address in anti-racist spaces. Roar with COAR will follow a book club format where you are welcome to engage with our resources we have curated in our Anti-Racist Syllabus or you can simply join the conversation on the day.

This learning environment will follow COAR’s principled space guidelines. This is a supportive space that holds people accountable as we learn and grow in our understanding of the monthly topics we will discuss over the year.

Our space is BIPOC-centred, but those outside of the community are welcome to come and listen to the conversation.

Read COAR’s Principled Space Guidelines here: https://tinyurl.com/yckcr5kk

We will add the Anti-Racist Syllabus to the discussion tab throughout the month - so click interested or going to stay up to date on the resources we have curated for this month  [stack of books emoji]

In the month of MARCH we will be roaring through Racism and The Patriarchy: Intersectionality is hard.

We meet at the Civic Library in Civic Square, London Circuit (out the front of the Canberra Theatre) at 3:50pm so enter the library through the front doors and take the stairs or lift to the Mezzanine Room! This room is accessible via elevators. 

Bring yourself and friends along to expand your knowledge on anti-racism and be a part of COAR’s community of passionate individuals coming together to grow in our anti-racist journeys.

If you have any concerns or are interested in talking through anything more please feel free to reach out us on COAR’s social media or email us at coar.cbr@gmail.com

COAR acknowledges that our discussions will take place on the stolen lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Sovereignty was never ceded.

COAR commits to standing with First Nations People.

RESOURCES:

Podcast episode: Here’s The Thing Tho with Soaliha - “How (not) to Talk About Ethnic Misogyny Without Validating White Saviours”

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xa38u1VGqxdrt2imLN6jI?si=c40f361aba0e4a1a

(COAR’s) Podcast episode: No More Wahalah, Inshallah - “Episode 7: Criticisms, Silences, and the White Supremacist Agenda”

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4y3Pw3SzvNiTpbB437PPJa

Song: Nemahsis - i'm not gonna kill you https://tinyurl.com/ycy4zw9u

Youtube video: Femininity and the Intersection of Race and Class | Shanspeare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jiw_AxFy1w

Article: “I lost my mum to domestic violence but I won't let fear or racists keep me silent” by Amani Haydar

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-07/muslim-women-are-speaking-about-domestic-violence/10207234

Article: “Dear White Women In International Development” by Lazenya Weekes-Richemond

https://medium.com/amplify/dear-white-women-in-international-development-4164f5f219a0

Article: “Dear White Women Cheering Iranian Women” by Mona Eltahawy - Any of Mona’s work is great to look into - a fantastic genuine intersectional feminist!

https://www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-dear-white-women-cheering-iranian

Article: “Meet six change-making groups this International Women’s Day” by Riann Phillip

https://gal-dem.com/international-womens-day-spotify/

Report: “Culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women in leadership” by Diversity Council Australia

https://www.dca.org.au/research/project/culturally-and-racially-marginalised-carm-women-leadership. An important examination of BIPOC women in the workforce, with the added bonus of moving away from the frustrating term “culturally and linguistically diverse!”

Organisation: Women of Colour Australia

https://womenofcolour.org.au/