[WAsummit] Fwd: Please Forward : Open Letter to Movement Men

[Sharon Martinas]

Hi to all,
	An amazing  white anti-racist organizer I have the privilege to know  
named Ari has been visiting and in correspondence with anti-racist,  
anti-imperialist political prisoner named David Gilbert.
	David sent this message to Ari, in honor of Int'l Women's month, and  
Ari has asked me to forward it to my anti-racist networks, so I am  
doing this in honor of Ari and all of you who are committed to  
nurturing the next generation of freedom fighters.

	Please pass it on to your networks, especially to the male and male  
identified comrades.
	In solidarity, sharon

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ari*el <a_clemenzi at yahoo.com>
> Date: March 13, 2010 10:17:17 AM PST
> To: sharon martines <cws at igc.org>
> Subject: Please Forward : Open Letter to Movement Men
>
> David Gilbert (SDS, Weather Underground) did extensive childcare, as  
> part of his Men Against Sexism group, in the days before he went  
> underground.
>
> February 17, 2010
> An Open Letter to Movement Men
>
> To My Brothers in the Movement,
>             This open letter is a call, made both passionately and  
> emphatically, for movement men to get fully involved in childcare.  
> Childcare is one of the most demanding and most rewarding jobs in  
> the world and is essential to advancing the struggle. I’ve been  
> surprised to learn that in this day and age that responsibility  
> still falls overwhelmingly on women. Men’s failure in this regard is  
> not only unfair but also hurts our movement since it is a major  
> impediment to women’s participation, to the full range of  
> contribution they can make. But even more, if truth be told, this  
> aloofness damages men the most because we cut ourselves off from the  
> regular interactions that can enrich our lives in many ways.  
> Children ask the questions that make us think more deeply about  
> everything, exude the energy that buoys our spirits, embody the  
> potential that gives us hope for the future.
>             It’s for the children that we fight to make a better  
> world. Brothers, it is way past due to get fully involved in  
> childcare.
>
> David Gilbert
> (anti-imperialist political prisoner)
> ______________________________________________________________________
> To get involved with childcare check out:
> Bay Area: www.bayareachildcarecollective.net
> NYC: http://childcarenyc.mayfirst.org/
> Montreal: http://www.childcarecollective.blogspot.com/
> Philly: http://phillychildcarecollective.org/
> DC: http://dcchildcarecollective.org/
> If you aren't in any of these locations check in with your local  
> racial & economic justice organizations to see what their childcare  
> needs are.
>

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