<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Community Change, Inc.</font></b></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></b></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-font-kerning: 0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Brown Bag Anti-Racism Discussion Series 2009</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Changing the Public Discourse around Race</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Unraveling the Right-Wing Attacks on Obama</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Obama is the target. Racial fears, economic anxieties, and gender unease are the triggers shooting down progressive policies that seek equality and fairness.</font></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">While keeping our eyes on the prize of universal quality healthcare, we must also prevent right-wing populism as a social movement from spinning out of control</font></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Since centrist Democrats are selling us out, </font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">it is time for labor and community organizers to turn up the heat. </font></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">We should defend Obama against the vicious and racist attacks from the reactionary political right; vigorous social movements pull political movements and politicians in their direction—not the other way around. We need to raise some hell in the streets and in the suites.</font></span></span></b></span></p> <div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">October 7, 2009</font></span></span></div> <div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">12 noon – 1:30 pm</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></div> <div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Community Change Library on Racism</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></div> <div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">14 Beacon Street, Room 605</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></div> <div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Boston MA 02108</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></b></span></div> <div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b></b></font></span></span></b></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Presenter: </font></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-font-kerning:0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">CHIP BERLET, senior analyst at Political Research Associates in Somerville and co-author of </font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort</font></i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning: 0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">. He recently was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air by Terry Gross and on Democracy Now by Amy Goodman. Chip will base his talk on his new report: </font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Toxic to Democracy: Conspiracy Theories, Demonization, & Scapegoating.</font></i></span></span></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Please bring your lunch. Beverages will be provided. $5 contribution requested. </font><b><u><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!</font></u></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><u><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></u><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">RSVP (617-523-0555 or </font><a href="mailto:janet@communitychangeinc.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">janet@communitychangeinc.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">.)</font></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Community Change, Inc. 617-523-0555 </font><a href="http://www.communitychangeinc.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">www.communitychangeinc.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><u><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></font></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->
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