[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_image=”655″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][image_with_animation image_url=”1169″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”60″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/6″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”60px”][vc_column_text]Mother’s Quest began in 2016 to create space for authentic, brave conversation, to build community across differences, and to inspire mothers to make an impact beyond their families on issues that matter.
The first Mothers Quest Impact Circle – the beginning of an ongoing series of in-person, intimate gatherings, bringing together mothers around a particular topic/cause to learn together, share together and take action together – is scheduled for May 1st in San Francisco. And the first call to action will be to fight against Police Brutality for Anti-Racism and Police Accountability.
The Impact Circle represents the fulfillment of a commitment Julie Neale made in 2017 toward Anti-Racism and Police Brutality. Sparked initially by a conversation with Julie’s friend Jenjii Hysten about her trauma (as the mother of black boys and wife of a black husband fearing for their safety when they walk out the door,) and then pushed by video of Philando Castille’s death and the events in Charlottesville, Julie set out to inform herself with a series of podcast episodes, a Giving Tuesday fundraiser for Mothers Against Police Brutality, and a commitment to assemble a small group of mothers locally for dialogue and action.
For a while the date for this in-person event kept getting pushed out, but with the recent tragic shooting of Stephon Clark, it became clear the time is now. As Collette Flanagan, founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality says, “an insult to one mother is an insult to all mothers.” It’s time for more of us to circle together, and then rise up in our own unique ways and make a difference for Anti-Racism and Police Accountability.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1522952028272{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]
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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Date: May 1st, 2018
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Hosts: Julie Neale (Founder of Mother’s Quest), Divya Silbermann (Founder of Brave Coaching & Founding Circle Member of Mothers Quest) and Chandra Brooks (Founder of SocialPreneur and author of Black, Brown & Political)
Location: San Francisco. TBA once your registration is confirmed
Speakers: Nicole Lee & Kate Schatz will share their expertise. Scroll below for more about them![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1522952060226{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]
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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Come ready to be in “circle” together…to connect with other like-minded women, to learn from the speakers, to share personally, to engage in open, facilitated dialogue, and to make personal commitments for action.
Light lunch and refreshments will be provided. This event is *free*. However, we ask all who come to make a contribution, in an amount meaningful to you, to the non-profit organization Mothers Against Police Brutality.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1522952076265{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]
this is for you if:
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- You feel called to contribute and to act to advocate for Police Accountability, but need space and support to determine how.
- You have untapped potential to make a difference.
- You have been haunted by what is happening
- You will no longer tolerate feeling devastated while reading an article and then move on
If yes, register your request to join by TUESDAY, APRIL 24th here. You’ll be notified ASAP if your attendance is confirmed.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40px”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/6″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#423066″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/6″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”60″][vc_row_inner text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″][image_with_animation image_url=”1140″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”60″][vc_row_inner text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Nicole Lee
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Nicole Lee is a diversity, equity and inclusion expert, leadership coach, and nationally recognized speaker and strategist who regularly consults with non profits, schools and businesses to improve their organizational climate for their workforce and all those that they serve. Nicole is a prolific speaker and commentator who has regularly appeared on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and BBC. She has been recognized for her outstanding contributions in the private and public sectors through numerous awards, including Congressional Black Caucus, Running Starts “Women to Watch”, Black Women’s Roundtable TrailBlazer and Global Leadership and the National Newspapers Publishers Association’s Press Champion Award.
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Nicole is also an attorney and nonprofit leader, having formerly served as the first female President of TransAfrica, the nation’s premier African American foreign affairs organization. She, along with civil and labor rights icon Bill Lucy, was the coordinator of the the Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela, a six month national celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela and his US Memorial Service at the National Cathedral. She is a founder of the BMLP, a legal organization affiliated with the Movement for Black Lives.
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Kate Schatz
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Kate is a feminist writer, activist, and educator. She is the creator of the Rad Women book series, along with illustrator Miriam Klein Stahl. Her children’s book, Rad American Women A-Z, was published by City Lights/Sister Spit in Spring 2015 and spent a combined 11 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The follow-up book, Rad Women Worldwide, was published in September 2016, and debuted at #8 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Rad Girls Can will be published by Ten Speed Press on July 17th, 2018.
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She is a co-founder and organizer of Solidarity Sundays, a nationwide network of community-based feminist activist organizations. She is a co-founder of The Encyclopedia Project, and is the former Chair of the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts. Kate received her MFA in Fiction Writing from Brown, and a double BA in Women’s Studies/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz.
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Additional Material:
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Courageous Conversations about Race with Nicole Lee
Brave Spaces and Solidarity with “Rad Women” Autor Kate Schatz
Generations Rising for Gun Safety with Gloria Pan
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