Dolores Street Community Services works to prevent homelessness, create affordable housing, build community, and empower low-income residents of San Francisco. We accomplish this through culturally appropriate neighborhood-based services, education, advocacy, and community organizing. In addition to being a provider of direct services and doing advocacy on behalf of the communities we serve since our beginning in 1982, the organization has expanded its work over the past several years to include community organizing on important neighborhood issues including immigrant rights, land use planning, and improving conditions and empowering tenants in Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels. Find out more at www.dscs.org.
We are seeking a Fundraising Coordinator through the Federal stimulus Jobs Now program. To qualify for the program, you must be a San Francisco resident with an income over the past month that is less than 200% the federal poverty level, and be a parent of at least one child that is younger than 18 years of age. More information on the program can be found at www.sfhsa.org.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Resource Spotlight: Highland Sexual Assault Center
Highland is the equivalent of the Trauma Recovery Center in Alameda County. They have the same services with support groups, 24 hr crisis line, rape kits, etc. Keep them in mind for survivors in the East Bay! :)
Support the Trauma Recovery Center
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Where should victims of violence turn for hope?
Now more than ever,
The Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) is an award-winning, nationally recognized program that has removed barriers to care and has helped victims recover from the devastating aftermath of interpersonal violence. The TRC serves some of
There is no other program in
Without City and County funding, the TRC will be forced to close on
What you can do to help:
1) Please call and e-mail Mayor Newsom and members of the Board of Supervisors. The telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are attached.
Phone calls: A simple phone call message stating: “I am calling to urge the Mayor or Supervisor X to support the
E-Mail messages: Please e-mail the Mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors Budget Committee. It is fine to send one e-mail, addressed to all the Board of Supervisors at once. A simple message like the one above would be helpful.
| Contacts: | Phone: | E-mail: |
| *Mayor Gavin Newsom | 554-6141 | gavin.newsom@sfgov.org |
| *Supervisor John Avalos (Budget Committee) | 554-6975 | john.avalos@sfgov.org |
| *Supervisor Carmen Chu (Budget Committee) | 554-7460 | |
| *Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi (Budget Committee) | 554-7630 | |
| *Supervisor David Chiu (Board President) | 554-7450 | david.chiu@sfgov.org |
| | | |
| Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier | 554-7752 | michela.alioto-pier@sfgov.org |
| Supervisor David Campos | 554-5144 | david.campos@sfgov.org |
| Supervisor Chris Daly | 554-7970 | |
| Supervisor Bevan Dufty | 554-6968 | bevan.dufty@sfgov.org |
| Supervisor Sean Elsbernd | 554-6516 | |
| Supervisor Eric Mar | 554-7410 | Eric.L.Mar@sfgov.org |
| Supervisor Sophie Maxwell | 554-7670 |
2) If you can only make a few phone calls, names with an * are the most important contacts to call.
I know how busy you are, but it should take about 5 minutes to make these calls or to send an email and yet your help will have a huge impact.
For more information, please see the attached TRC Fact Sheet. Thank you for your help and support. It is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Stacey Wiggall, LCSW
(415) 437-3010
Mas Vale Prevenir Que Lamentar
¿Quiere ahorrar su dinero
y/o establecer su crédito?
¡Venga a “Mas Vale Prevenir Que Lamentar”
y aprenda sobre los servicios de
EL FONDO POPULAR DE LA MISSION!
Jueves 21 de Enero
11:00am-12:30pm
En el Salón 301 del
Centro Familiar El Buen Samaritano
1294 Potrero Ave (entre 24 y 25), San Francisco
INFORMESE AL 415-401-4251
Habrán refrescos, bocadillos y cuidado de niños (1-4 ½ años, espacio limitado)
y/o establecer su crédito?
¡Venga a “Mas Vale Prevenir Que Lamentar”
y aprenda sobre los servicios de
EL FONDO POPULAR DE LA MISSION!
Jueves 21 de Enero
11:00am-12:30pm
En el Salón 301 del
Centro Familiar El Buen Samaritano
1294 Potrero Ave (entre 24 y 25), San Francisco
INFORMESE AL 415-401-4251
Habrán refrescos, bocadillos y cuidado de niños (1-4 ½ años, espacio limitado)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Undoing Oppression Through the Body
Undoing Oppression Through the Body
with Victor Lee Lewis and Vanissar Tarakali
Saturday, January 23, 2010 10am-5pm
This embodied workshop for both people of color and white racial justice allies will explore the impact of trauma (personal, intimate, social) on our experiences of oppression, our participation in oppressive systems, and our efforts to free ourselves from both. By employing concrete tools and practices, we’ll work with trauma and shame as they live in the bodymind, helping participants engage consciously with adaptations that keep oppression and privilege in place.
Participants will spend time in both joint sessions and POC/white caucuses. People of color will explore ways to recover resilience in addressing racism and internalized racism. White allies will become conscious of automatic behaviors that interfere with efforts to undo racism and be allies to people of color. People in both groups will become more resourceful in managing feelings of anger, fear, overwhelm, discouragement, “burnout” and stress in themselves and others.
This is a rare opportunity to learn from two pioneers in the field of social justice education. Victor Lewis, best known for his role in the groundbreaking film The Color of Fear, is pioneering new ways to bring together education, bodymind healing, and leadership coaching. Vanissar Tarakali combines intimate and social trauma expertise, anti-oppression education, a Ph.D. in East-West psychology, and a deep understanding of the body's intuitive, energetic, survival and healing mechanisms to design embodied educational programs.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
10am-5pm
Sliding scale: $80-180
First CongregationalChurch of Oakland , 2501 Harrison St. Oakland
Email ntorbett@seminaryofthestreet.org to sign up.
with Victor Lee Lewis and Vanissar Tarakali
Saturday, January 23, 2010 10am-5pm
This embodied workshop for both people of color and white racial justice allies will explore the impact of trauma (personal, intimate, social) on our experiences of oppression, our participation in oppressive systems, and our efforts to free ourselves from both. By employing concrete tools and practices, we’ll work with trauma and shame as they live in the bodymind, helping participants engage consciously with adaptations that keep oppression and privilege in place.
Participants will spend time in both joint sessions and POC/white caucuses. People of color will explore ways to recover resilience in addressing racism and internalized racism. White allies will become conscious of automatic behaviors that interfere with efforts to undo racism and be allies to people of color. People in both groups will become more resourceful in managing feelings of anger, fear, overwhelm, discouragement, “burnout” and stress in themselves and others.
This is a rare opportunity to learn from two pioneers in the field of social justice education. Victor Lewis, best known for his role in the groundbreaking film The Color of Fear, is pioneering new ways to bring together education, bodymind healing, and leadership coaching. Vanissar Tarakali combines intimate and social trauma expertise, anti-oppression education, a Ph.D. in East-West psychology, and a deep understanding of the body's intuitive, energetic, survival and healing mechanisms to design embodied educational programs.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
10am-5pm
Sliding scale: $80-180
First Congregational
Email ntorbett@seminaryofthestreet.org to sign up.