I'm very much afraid of this 'Foundation Complex.' We're getting praise from places that worry me. - Ella Baker, June 1963
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded
Oct. 26, 7:00-9:00pm
Community Service Society (105 E 22nd street)
$5-10 (no one turned away)
Join us for an important discussion on the rise of 'The Non-Profit Industrial Complex' and its implications for autonomous social movements here in the U.S. and around the world.
Come celebrate the release of the new issue of Left Turn Magazine and help support two radical grass roots projects here in New York City.
Speakers include:
Paula Rojas, from INCITE! & Sista ii Sista
Eric Tang, a long time community organizer & teacher in NYC
Priscilla Torres, Sista ii Sista Collective Member
Ije Ude, Sista ii Sista Collective member
All funds raised from the event will go directly to Sista ii Sista & Left Turn magazine, for more info on these organizations please check out:
www.sistaiisista.org
www.leftturn.org
In May of 2004 the radical feminist organization INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, organized an historic conference titled The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond The Non-Profit Industrial Complex. The conference addressed issues related to funding within the radical movement, specifically the role that large foundations were playing in re-structuring grassroots organizations to fit within a corporate model.
What has been the cost of the proliferation of this Non-Profit Industrial Complex? Why have we seen this shift from volunteer based activism to staff driven advocacy work? How has the field of social change become so professionalized that one often needs multiple college degrees just to qualify for a job? What can movements in the U.S. learn from the relationships between large NGOs and grass roots activists in places like Chiapas and Palestine?
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