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FUNDRAISING PROGRESS REPORT

Hello reader

Donations off 44% with less than 48 hours left!

Thank you faithful supporters who have checked in. And thank you members who have given us a donation for the first time. We're encourged by your help.

Truth be told, though, it feels like we did something wrong. Donations are down by 44% from last year's final total. Some regular supporters have not appeared, and the total number of members making donations is off as well.

There's still time. We need to raise $690 to make our goal, but even if we can raise another $200, it will greatly encourage us--not to mention pay the bills. If you've been waiting, now is a great time to share a little love with a gesture of tangible support.

Our fundraiser ends tomorrow, Friday, midnight Eastern time. Date your check on December 31, 2007 and you can deduct it from your 2008 taxes.

We need your help. But regardless of how it turns out, WACAN will continue our web-based programming, conference presence and on-the-ground organizing, and of course, another season of the WACANupdate this spring.

Jeff Hitchcock

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Thank you Catalyst Project

Guest dialogue ends with the new year

We wish Catalyst Project the best with the start of the new year.

HOT ITEM

Request from Peggy McIntosh

Please support the efforts of Aislinn Dewey, a film student at NYU, who has entered a 2 and 1/2 minute animation on white privilege in a film contest at WGBH. The contest is basically a popularity contest among viewers who are invited to comment on it and give it a grade, from 1 to 5. The winning selection may appear on WGBH TV or on their website, but the piece was specifically designed for the small screen -- youtube, ipod, and other mobile devices.

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p.s. Walk with Us will be offered as a premium item during our annual fundraiser in December.

EVENTS

How to submit an event
CLICK	January 9, 2008	Seattle, Washington	"Being an Anti-Racist White Ally"	Workshop	Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites
CLICK	January 18, 2008	Seattle, Washington	"Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible" with Dr. Shakti Butler	Presentation	The Bush School
CLICK	January 31, 2008	Princeton, NJ	"The Princeton Prize in Race Relations"	Application deadline	Alumni Council - Princeton University
CLICK	March 1, 2008	San Francisco, CA	"The Purpose Prize"	Application deadline	Civic Ventures
CLICK	April 2-5, 2008	Springfield, MA	"WPC9: Ninth White Privilege Conference"	Annual conference	The White Privilege Conference
CLICK	April 4-5, 2008	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Examining Whiteness: An academic conference on white privilege and racism in America	Conference	Allegheny College

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We have raised $1310 toward our goal of $2000 for our 2007 Annual Appeal.

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