The Fifth Annual Solidarity Summit on Homelessness is scheduled for Saturday, September 12. Our theme is “This Is What Organizing Looks Like.”
This all-day event provides a space for the movement to gather, network, and strategize about organizing – focusing on the right to housing, stability, and health in all its dimensions.
It is sponsored by Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee (SHOC), Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign (PPC), and the Black Parallel School (BPSB), as well as many other community organizations.
Our morning program will include “tabletops” of community organizations who will brainstorm and report on the Solidarity Summit’s theme. Our afternoon program will include showers and haircuts.
Safe Ground Sacramento, the Sacramento Valley Tenants Union, Hope Cooperative, Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign/Black Hygiene and Hair Project, and Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) are now being confirmed as “tabletop” participants! We will be sending information on registration and how we can support attendees. For more info, email: sacshoc1@gmail.com
Please Join Us on September 12!
We will stand against the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the war against Iran, and with oppressed people all over the world who bear the brunt of US militarism and aggression, as in the Sudan, Congo, and Haiti.
The 5th Annual Solidarity Summit on Homelessness Program – 10 am- 4pm
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
Welcome & Introductions: Cathleen Williams, Jessica Perkins, and Kyla Xiong
Music & Poetry: M’ister. Music – Montre’ Smith
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Flo Cofer, Community Epidemiologist
Who’s In the House? Community Resource Tables/Vendors
Wood Street speaker
Tabletop Discussions & Report Back: Safe Ground, Community Lead Advocacy Program (CLAP), Wood Street Oakland, Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) entrepreneurial in action, Sacramento Valley Tenants Union, Hope Cooperative, and Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign/SHOC Black Hair & Black Hygiene (BHBH) Project
Lunch & Breaking Bread Together: Announcements, Raffles & Who’s In the House (community resource tables) & music by Montre’ Smith
Self Care – 12:30-3:30 PM: Showers, haircuts, braiders
Report Back and Reflections: Jessica Perkins, Kyla Xiong & Faye Wilson Kennedy
Unity Circle and Group photo: Everyone
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