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• August Harriet's Daughter Book Club & Study Group: The Wretched of the Earth: On Violence

  • When
    10 Aug 2025
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    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Microsoft Teams

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  The Harriet's Daughters Study Groups and Book Clubs are monthly virtual meetings led by the African National Women's Organization, where Black women, femmes, and those in solidarity come together to discuss books and other literature that center on African liberation themes. We invite you to join, regardless of whether you have read the book or not. It's always a great discussion.

  August Selection: The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

  The Wretched of the Earth (1961) by Frantz Fanon is a seminal work on decolonization, violence, and revolutionary struggle. The section "On Violence" or "Concerning Violence" lays out Fanon's analysis of the psychological, cultural, and political effects of colonialism on both the colonized and the colonizer. 

  A PDF of the book is included in the registration confirmation. 

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• Mandated Reporter Webinar

  • When
    10 Aug 2025
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    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Are you a mandated reporter, educator, youth worker, or community professional working with children and families?

  This webinar will deepen your understanding of mandated reporting laws while centering compassion, equity, and collaboration.

  Together, we’ll explore:

  • Your legal responsibilities as a mandated reporter in California
  • Recognizing signs of abuse, neglect, and trauma
  • Understanding the impact of systems like CPS, foster care, and juvenile justice.

  Whether you’re new to this work or seeking to sharpen your lens, this training will leave you with practical tools, fresh insight, and a renewed sense of purpose in protecting and partnering with our most vulnerable youth and families

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• ANWO Western Regional Meeting

  • When
    12 Aug 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join the ANWO members in the Western region of the U.S. for updates and comradery.

  This meeting will be most helpful if African women who reside in the Western region of the U.S. participate. The western region is defined by the following states:

  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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• ANWO Midwest Regional Meeting

  • When
    13 Aug 2025
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join the ANWO members in the Midwest region of the U.S. for updates and comradery.

  This meeting will be most helpful if African women who reside in the MidWest region of the U.S. participate.  The Midwest region is defined by the following states:

  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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• August Live Study: Sexual Violence and Colonial Power

  • When
    21 Aug 2025
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    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for a political education discussion on Sexual Violence and Colonial Power  that explores the long history of violence against African women as a fundamental feature of colonial parasitic capitalism. From the plantation to the prison, rape and sexual violence have never been incidental, they are tools of war and domination used to enforce colonial rule and crush African resistance. This session will examine how rape culture functions as part of a broader strategy to control African bodies and disrupt African communities, tracing its roots to the attack on Africa that built and sustains colonial capitalism.

  Zoom registration: tinyurl.com/rndpstudies

  Reading :  GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: ANOTHER SYMPTOM OF THE COLONIAL CAPITALIST SYSTEM

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• The Breakdown: Hood Feminism and the Illusion of Liberation

  • When
    31 Aug 2025
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    3:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us as we break down Hood Feminism and the Illusion of Liberation for African Women, a critical examination of the narratives that claim to empower African women while often leaving us trapped in the same system we seek to escape. We’ll explore how mainstream feminist movements, even those branded as progressive or radical, can still fail to address the unique struggles of African women.

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• September Live Study: Charity vs Self Determination | The Rise of the NGO in the Name of “Helping Women” and children

  • When
    18 Sep 2025
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    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for a political education discussion on the Charity vs. Self-Determination? The Rise of the NGO in the Name of “Helping Women” and Children that exposes how humanitarian aid and charity, especially when directed at African women and children, are often used to mask colonial capitalist interests and undermine genuine self-determination.

  We’ll examine how the rise of NGOs, while claiming to “empower”  frequently operates as a extension of imperialism, maintaining dependency, controlling political agendas, and reinforcing colonial narratives of helplessness. This discussion will challenge the idea that charity is neutral and reveal how true liberation for African people requires organizing for power.

  Zoom registration: tinyurl.com/rndpstudies

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• Black Women Liberation and Wellness Retreat

  • Start
    26 Sep 2025
  • End
    28 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Pulaski, TN

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  The All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project (AAPDEP), in partnership with the African National Women’s Organization (ANWO), will host a transformative 3-day in-person retreat for Black women, focused on political education, healing, and strategic visioning.
  

  This retreat will bring together Black women from across the United States, including but not limited to grassroots organizers, caregivers, educators, healthcare workers, young emerging leaders, and long-standing community members who are actively engaged in or seeking to deepen their roles in building the liberation movement.

  What to Expect:

  • Political education grounded in African Internationalist theory

  • Healing workshops
    

  • Community visioning sessions to reimagine our future

  • Cultural expression, art, music, and celebration

  • Reconnecting and aligning with nature as a tool for grounding and renewal
    

  • Shared meals, rest, and joy in a peaceful setting

  What is required:

  Space is limited.  Please register by June 6, 2025 to confirm your participation.

  Have questions?  Send inquiries to  membership@anwouhuru.org

  Location

  Just one hour outside of Huntsville, Alabama, our retreat will be held in the serene and scenic rolling hills of Pulaski, Tennessee; a peaceful, rural setting that offers the perfect environment for rest, reflection, and reconnection.

  
  

  Surrounded by wide open skies, soft grass underfoot, and quiet wooded paths, this space allows us to truly unplug and ground ourselves in the land.

  We’ll be staying in a black-owned private manor where participants will share sleeping rooms.  Meals will be prepared with care and shared together.
  

  
  

  
  

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