Catalyst to Coalition

FACING A CHALLENGE WITHIN:

A Progressive Scholars' and Activists'

Conference on Anti-Semitism* & The Left, East Coast

Catalyst to Coalition is a newly formed organization dedicated to strengthening social change theory and activism by: 1) supporting new thought on important yet little analyzed aspects of oppression and resisting oppression, and 2) creating new connections within the large community of those who care about and act to achieve social justice. Catalyst to Coalition is an independent organization that is not aligned with any existing organization and is not affiliated with any specific part of the activist, progressive movement.

ADVISORY BOARD

Terri Elkin
	Terri Elkin is a public school teacher dedicated to educational models to promote responsible, critical thinking citizens. She is a Jewish Lesbian Feminist, and a member of a group of progressive women working on issues dealing with anti-Semitism
Alexis Johnson-Calvo
	Alexis attends Mills College in Oakland, California. She advocates equal access for African Americans and other People of Color, particularly those of low income; Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual rights, and the rights of Disabled People (including those with non-apparent disabilities.) She is disturbed by the political influence of the religious right.
Judy Freespirit
	Judy Freespirit was born and raised Jewish and now practices spirituality at the Unitarian Church in Oakland, California. She identifies primarily as Lesbian Feminist. The focus of much of her work over the last 30 years has been at the intersection where Fat Politics, Disability Rights and Lesbian/Gay Rights merge
Sarita Johnson
	Sarita is a public school teacher and visual artist in Oakland, California who believes in finding connections between the oppressed that will make a supportive net. She feels the world will be changed by "people who can sit in themselves longer than 2 seconds."
Conference Co-ordinator Judy Andreas
	Judy Andreas is a lifelong grassroots activist. As a working class Lesbian of Christian heritage, she has survived and helped other survive through alliances. She is director and founder of Catalyst to Coalition. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Western Institute for Social Research in Berkeley, CA.