CIVIL LIBERTIES UNITED 

This website was created by WRITE NOW! SF BAY​

which has been led by Bay Area writers and artists since 2015 to build multicultural solidarity around

• the diverse identities of people of color

• reclamation of culture and history

• civil liberties and social justice

• personal and community well-being

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Write Now! SF Bay brings together established and emerging writers across race, class, age, and other barriers. We are poets, memoirists, fiction writers, essayists and more. Our work reflects the complex realities of Calfiornia's 67% people of color—from the formerly homeless to  educators, healers, activists, and just plain folks working for change. Over 500 writers and artists have participated in our programs which include

• free creative writing workshops

• readings, art exhibtions and creative showcases

• anthologies and mini publications
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CIVIL LIBERTIES TEAM...

Director: Shizue Seigel. writenowsf@gmail.com

Civil Liberties Associates: Lauren Oertel, Chloe Gentile-Montgomery

Production Associates: Benjamin Pease & Rosalie Cavallaro

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EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Andre Le Mont Wilson, poet and advocate for the LGBTQ and disability communities

Tehmina Khan, English professor, City College of San Francisco

Christl Rikka Perkins, writer, teacher, The Academy, San Francisco public high school

Kelechi Ubozoh, mental health consultant, editor, facilitator

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ADVISORS

Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate Emerita

Avotcja, poet, musician, DJ at KPOO and KPFA radio

Thomas Robert Simpson, director, Afro-Solo Theater Company

Nancy Wang, co-director, Eth-Noh-Tec

Sandra Bass, Associate Dean and Director of the Public Service Center, UC Berkeley

Adela Najarro, board of directors, Circulo de Poetas y Writers

Vivian Vargas, organizer, Writers of Color - Santa Cruz County

Grace Morizawa, education consultant, National Japanese American Historical Society

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FUNDERS

Write Now! iSF Bay s fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts. This project was made possible  by the California State Library's California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, California Arts Council, the San Francisco Arts Commission, and Grants for the Arts.