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Community Care Is Equity Work: 
​How local NAACP Is redefining local advocacy

Kirstyne Lange​
These are lessons from NAACP Santa Rosa-Sonoma’s Turkey Giveaway.
Equity is a practice – and community care is one of its strongest tools.

    In a year marked by widening inequities and growing community needs, the NAACP Santa Rosa-Sonoma County’s Inaugural Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway served as a living example of what equity-driven action looks like in practice. What unfolded at the H.I.V.E. – the branch’s new Home of Intentional Vision for Equity – was more than a distribution event. It was a demonstration of collective care, dignity and intentional service.
     More than 100 families from across Sonoma County arrived seeking not only meals, but connection. Volunteers welcomed parents, elders and young people into a space created to support them year-round. Many first-time visitors toured the facility, learned about available programs, and saw firsthand a community infrastructure built with their wellbeing in mind.
    The Turkey Giveaway affirmed that real equity work extends beyond statements or policy positions. It requires showing up, meeting needs directly, and cultivating long-term relationships. In this way, the NAACP branch continues to bridge systemic advocacy with on-the-ground support – a dual strategy essential to advancing racial and social justice locally...

​ ... Read the full article  (This article is shared in partnership with the Peace Press Collective as a preview of their next edition.)

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RADIO RESISTANCE    Hosted by Rebel Fagin
Stream our latest show  - Interview with Kamran Nayeri ([email protected]) on communism, workers revolution, his life as a young man in Iran and his most recent book, Between Dreams and Reality: Essays on Revolution and Socialism.   Local Band: Copper Wimmin
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Provides a way for people to respond to fear and anxiety in our community as a result of the increase in immigration enforcement, ICE raids and other attacks against our communities. The network provides a 24-hour hotline to immigrants facing a raid by federal immigration agents & more. Visit our website


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