About me: Our Mission:
The Childcare Collective was formed both in response to the very real need for childcare among social justice organizations and as part of a long-term effort to build a multi-generational movement with parents, women and children at its center. The Childcare Collective hopes to play a part in building a movement that recognizes and prioritizes the voices and political agendas of women and mothers, especially women of color, low-income women, and immigrants. The needs of parents have traditionally not been recognized, and parents' access to quality childcare is sporadic at best.
We are committed to provide grassroots organizations and movements composed of and led by immigrant women, low-income women, and women of color with trained, competent, patient and politicized childcare providers for one-time events or ongoing meetings. We are committed to taking leadership from the organizations we partner with, and we aim to help organizations take steps to organize self-sufficient, sustainable childcare if they identify that as an institutional need. We see childcare as a political act. To that end, we put the utmost emphasis on accountability, both to the organizations we partner with, and to the children and parents we work with.
In order for any movement to succeed, its ideas must be passed on from generation to generation. The Childcare Collective works to make sure that children are enjoying themselves and are informed about the work that the parents are doing. We hope to help children realize themselves as valuable and important members of a community and a movement.
Who I'd like to meet: To learn more about the work we do please come to a new member orientation:
New member orientations are the last Sunday of every month:
jan 25 sunday 2-4pm hermystics co-op (duboce park, sf)
feb. 22 sunday 2-4pm station 40 (16th and mission, sf)
march 29 sunday 2-4pm hermystics co-op (duboce park, sf)
For more info (like exact address) or to RSVP contact: Courtney at
courtney.nougat@gmail.com
We're looking for volunteers who: speak some Spanish, are available during evening and weekends, and/or have previous childcare experience
The SF Youth Commission wants you invite you to come to a FREE Youth Concert called Youth Fest. The event will be held on the 18th of July (Saturday) at Civic Center Plaza, 355 McAllister From 12:00pm to 6:00pm.
We have a list of performers coming…
Big Rich, San Quinn, Young Bari, Ise Lyfe, Brwn Bflo, Mystic, Never Stop Learning Crew, Better Better Boys, The Giants, Hung Dynasty, La Kausa, and a few more.We got DJ Casanova keeping the music flowwing. We will have different cultural performers. There will be food vendors, different community based organizations will be tabling as a resource fair, Live Graffiti Art. We will be giving out Youth Warrior Awards to highlight youth in San Francisco who have made improvements in there life as well as helping out the community and a lot more...Its FREE TO ATTEND!
SISTER SPIT IS COMING TO YOUR TOWN! One vanload of queer female artists + writers + bon vivants coming to your town for one awesome night of shameless literary hijinks. Featuring Michelle Tea, Texta Queen, Chelsea Starr, Meliza Banales, Tara Jepsen, Dexter Flowers, and Kat Marie Yoas. Check out www.sisterspitnextgen.com for more info! Spread the word!
OCTOBER 24 Minneapolis, MN Pi Bar 8:30pm 25 Milwaukee, WI University of Wisc-Milwaukee, Greene Hall 7pm 26 Chicago, IL Women and Children First Books 9pm 27 Bloomington, IN Boxcar Books 8pm 28 Ann Arbor, MI Aut Bar two shows- 6pm and 8pm 29 Columbus, OH Scully's 8pm 30 New York, NY Rapture Cafe 8pm NOVEMBER 1 Brooklyn, NY Cattyshack 7:30 2 Middletown, CT Wesleyan College 3 Northampton, MA Smith College 4 Boston, MA Spontaneous Celebrations 5 Chester NH Chester College 6 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery 7 Washington, DC Phase 1 8 Williamsburg, VA College of William and Mary 9 Bronxville, NY Sarah Lawrence College 10 TBA 11 TBA
