Inspired by Portland Oregon's Brown Hope
[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/us/reparations-happy-hour-portland.html] event
- AUSTIN'S REPARATIONS HAPPY HOUR IS A MONTHLY PROGRAM OF LOCAL
NONPROFIT, Counter Balance ATX [http://counterbalanxeatx.org], and is
an intentional space for Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.The idea
is simple:
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Show up! Black, Brown, and Indigenous people, this event is
specifically for you.
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Be nourished! Food and drinks will be provided by Counter Balance and
the business sponsor.
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Get ten! Receive $10 in cash as reparations**, paid for in part by
white folks.
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Build power! Every Power Hour will feature a 45 minute discussion
about a local and relevant policy topic for us to collectively to
weigh in on.
This event is for white people, too. (But don’t show up physically!
Instructions are below.)
White people can show up and support by GIVING reparations. Instead of
physically attending, your presence will be felt through your active
financial support for healing, leadership, and community building
within Portland’s black, brown, and indigenous community.
$10 will support REPARATIONS FOR ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER, and you are
strongly encouraged to donate for more than one participant. Monthly
donations are very much needed to sustain the REPARATIONS HAPPY HOURS
AND THE PROGRAMS OF COUNTER BALANCE. You can make a one-time donation
or recurring contributions online via Paypal
[https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=OMjboVnc4avUenoixgqmGwjfvlr46m7cmXrj7K-1VrGss476mwr1nbn7zZyI-DM2qAesRW&country.x=US&locale.x=].
**You do not have to attend the entire two hour event to receive
REPARATIONS. Able-bodied participants are required to be physically
present to receive their $10. If there are accessibility concerns that
impact your ability to be physically present, please email
info@counterbalanceatx.org and we will work with you to ensure your
eligibility for reparations.
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FAQS
Because of course - there are all kinds of questions! :-)
— IS THIS A JOKE?
It’s real. It is a happy hour. It is reparations.
— SO, WHITE PEOPLE BUY "DRINKS" FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR?
No.
Black, Brown, and Indigenous attendees will receive $10 in cash and
are able to use that money FOR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO. They can of
course purchase alcohol at the event - or they can use the money for
gas, buy a meal, or give to a firend.
— THIS IS REVERSE RACISM! I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE EXCLUDING WHITE
PEOPLE.
White people ARE included in this event. They are invited to
contribute financially and to take positive action to support
community building between Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.
Living in AUSTIN, one the whitest major cities in the UNITED STATES,
it is impossible to go through a day without interacting with
whiteness. Hosting an event that takes place for two hours a month
does not separate us from white people. Black, Brown, and Indigenous
people face racism daily in society and in our relationships.
REPARATIONS HAPPY HOUR AIMS TO CREATE A SPACE OF HEALING, a place for
us to feel pain with others who feel our pain. The perpetrators of our
pain are not invited.
If it helps - think of it like a support group — you wouldn’t host
an Alcoholic’s Anonymous group and then invite Tequila manufacturer
in the room.
— ARE WHITE PEOPLE GOING TO BE OFF THE HOOK FOR SLAVERY BECAUSE THEY
GAVE $10?
Bishop Bullwinkle said it best. [https://youtu.be/8QxIIz1yEsA].
Counter Balance ATX is committed to elevating the conversation about
Reparations, because action is sorely needed on a national and global
level. We are joining other organizations across America and taking
initiative. While we wait for Congress to do something, we call on
folks to imagine what reparations in their own communities could look
like.
— IS THIS A PARTY?
Absolutely. It is a party with a purpose! In addition to being an
opportunity gather and network - the Reparations Happy Hour is a
community building event. This is a rare time for Black, Brown, and
Indigenous people to come together and create stronger connections
with each other.
Every Happy Hour features a 45 minute discussion and calls to action
about a local and relevant topic to elevate diverse leadership.
— CALLING IT A HAPPY HOUR DIMINISHES THE GRAVITY AND SERIOUSNESS OF
REPARATIONS.
REPARATIONS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. We
believe we can hold space for the importance of REPARATIONS, while at
the same time raising the importance of of HAPPY HOURS AND SIMILAR
SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
Historically, Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities have been most
prosperous when they built community: close, caring, and courageous
communities that could come together and provide solutions. Living in
one of the whitest major cities in the UNITED STATES, our communities
have been displaced and divided. Events like the REPARATIONS HAPPY
HOUR ARE CRUCIAL TO BUILDING COMMUNITY AND CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY TO
PROSPERITY.
— ARE ASIAN PEOPLE INVITED TO THE EVENT?
Yes.
Racism and colorism have a complex historical relationship. Some
communities who identify as “brown” have benefitted from light
skin privilege, and as a racial demographic, are better off than the
average Black family. However, Asian Americans have been the targets
of racial exclusion, repression and exploitation throughout US
history. So yes - they deserve reparations, too.
— ARE WHITE PASSING, MULTIRACIAL PEOPLE WELCOME TO THE EVENT?
This event is open to anyone who identifies as Black, Brown,
Indigenous, and/or Multiracial. As long as someone does not identify
as White in their daily lives, they are invited to participate in the
event.
We are putting our trust in our attendees to use their discernment and
expect that they honor the spirit of why we're doing the Reparations
Happy Hours.
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