Islamophobia/ Racism/ Black Lives Matter Feb. 21st Meeting Action Ideas
- Invite a Republican to speak to our Action group, specifically Mayor Lucy Krakowiak.
- Invite a Muslim speaker- specifically Uplift Dawah youth group from Tukwila.
- Invite a police officer to speak to our Actions group.
- Invite a Black Lives Matter speaker to talk to the Actions group.
- Contact Burien City Council to ask them to host an educational multicultural talk/ cultural day potluck
- Create common misconceptions about Islam fact sheet to share with the group
- Share video from Sunday Feb. 19th Day of Remembrance talk with CAIR, Densho and Pramila Jayapal.
- Share the video of black parents teaching their kids how to interact with police.
- Find a symbol or way to network to offer shelter to those seeking a safe house.
- Contact Highline School District to ask them what they are doing to teach tolerance. Books about refugees, speakers, "The Book Thief" about teenagers in Nazi Germany.
- Find app that tells us how our representatives have voted on issues.
- Set up visit to Redmond mosque (called MAPS), Federal Way mosque, Abu Bakr Tukwila mosque, Sikh Temple, synagogue.
- Resources:
- cairseattle.org Muslim activist group
- notinourtown.org Anti-bullying, anti-hate group
- National Memo, News and Grit Facebook page, NY Times, New Yorker, The Nation, Daily kos, 5calls.org
- Subgroup leader: Theresa Crecelius tcrecel@gmail.com
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