If community members are interested in making a household supply, school supply, 8 to 16 gigabyte USB flash drive, nonperishable food or gift card donation, a dropoff station will be set up at Arcata City Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Sept. 10.
equity arcata hosting Sunday’s Home Away From Home student food & supply giveaway
equity arcata ARCATA – equity arcata’s Home Away From Home working group will host its next meal and “free stuff” distribution for local college students on Sunday, March 14. During the COVID-19 pandemic, equity arcata volunteers have supported college students safely by hosting physically-distant meal and free stuff distributions, with the working group’s distributions in…
Arcata’s State of the City 2021 a snapshot of adaptation
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Always a work in progress, Arcata has undergone accelerated transformation over the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week’s annual Arcata Chamber of Commerce State of the City event – held online rather than at the Minor Theatre as in previous years – offered a…
equity arcata offers engagement opportunities, ‘Whiteness Accountability Space’
Members of the community who identify as white are invited to participate in equity arcata’s virtual Whiteness Accountability Space held every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. The purpose of holding this space is to mitigate harm caused to BIPOC community members when white people participate in conversations on these topics in diverse spaces. Attendees will have the opportunity to critically reflect, process and ask questions while pushing back on the white tendency to intellectualize.
Help equity arcata offer ‘Home Away From Home’ assistance
EQUITY ARCATA’S HOME AWAY FROM HOME WORKING GROUP TO HOST WINTER “FREE MEAL AND FREE STUFF” DISTRIBUTION Arcata, CA, December 6, 2020 – equity arcata’s Home Away From Home working group will be hosting a meal and “free stuff” distribution for local college students on Saturday, December 12. In previous years, Home Away From Home…
There’s still so much to learn and assimilate about white privilege
When many hear the term “white supremacy,” we have been taught to think of extremist groups like the KKK, but in addition to these overt harmful and sometimes deadly acts of hatred that endanger BIPOC community members, “white supremacy” also plays out in our daily lives in subtle ways that are tremendously harmful.
UPDATE: Equity Arcata’s Home Away From Home is Sunday at D Street Center
Note: see below for an important update from Home Away From Home co-organizer Wes Chesbro. – Ed. Equity Arcata HUMBOLDT – Equity Arcata’s first Home Away from Home Potluck of the new school year takes place this Sunday, Sept. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the D Street Neighborhood Center located at 1301 D…
Home Away from Home Potluck at D Street Neighborhood Center this Sunday
Equity Arcata ARCATA – Equity Arcata is excited to announce that our next Home Away from Home Potluck will take place on Sunday, March 31 in celebration of National Caesar Chavez Day. In the spirit of camaraderie and goodwill, our Home Away From Home Potluck is a community-building event created to act as a bridge…
Equity Arcata to offer overview of activities to HSU Senate
Equity Arcata ARCATA – Equity Arcata is excited to announce an informative presentation at the upcoming Humboldt State University (HSU) Senate meeting on Tuesday, April 2. Equity Arcata members will share an overview of the organization and four of our seven equity working groups will be presenting their current work. Meeting attendees will have the…
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