GWC - February Cauldron

🔥🔮 The Cauldron: Speaking the Unspoken — Race, Power, and What Can Be Done

A monthly space for women’s voices abroad.
Speak. Share. Stir the pot.

February is Black History Month. At the same time, conversations about race, racism, and diversity have become increasingly constrained, sometimes outright discouraged, in the U.S. political landscape. Not because these issues have been resolved, but because they remain deeply present, contested, and uncomfortable.

This month’s Cauldron creates space for a frank, open, and supportive conversation about what we’re seeing, what we’re feeling, and what, if anything, we can do about it. No scripts. No slogans. Just honesty, listening, and collective sensemaking.

We’ll talk about power. Silence. Fatigue. Responsibility. And possibility. We’ll name what’s been pushed to the margins and explore how we stay grounded, connected, and engaged when the terrain feels hostile or uncertain.

The conversation will be led by Angela Fobbs, who has worn many hats within Democrats Abroad, including former head of the Global Black Caucus. She will guide us through a courageous, thoughtful discussion designed to hold complexity, not flatten it.

Bring your reflections, your questions, your frustration, your hope. You don’t need the right words. You just need to show up.

This is The Cauldron.
The pot is meant to bubble.

🗓️ Sunday, February 22
🕖 7:00 PM CET
📍 Online gathering for women abroad - RSVP for the Zoom link

Come ready to talk, listen, breathe, and think together.

OPTIONAL RESOURCES
Want to read or listen to something ahead of the Cauldron?
Find something that interests you!

• “Black Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede” (Article, ~10 minutes) by Jordyn Jolman
• “Closing the racial gap in economic and social power” (Podcast, 35 minutes) on Andre Perry’s book “Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It”
• “Racial profiling by ICE will have a marked impact on Latino communities” (Research Article, ~20 minutes) by Gabriel Sanchez and Edward Vargas
• “Prop 50 would give Asians and Latinos in Placer County more voting power. Here are their top issues” (Article, ~10 minutes) from CapRadio
• “1619” (Podcast series, episodes ~42 minutes) hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones 

WHEN

Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 07:00 PM Berlin Time

WHERE

This is a virtual event. See the event description above or RSVP for virtual participation options.

CONTACT

Sally DeSipio
[email protected]

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