Come together with Chaplain Ron Pettigrew from the WIU Veteran’s Resource Center, people from the Macomb Community, WIU students, faculty, and staff as we talk about how to heal from events happening in the world, our nation, our state, and our community.
Join us as Dr. Guiyou Huang, PhD, President of Western Illinois University and Michael J. Inman, Mayor of Macomb present proclamations commemorating the National Day of Racial Healing.
Macrame Activity: Braiding Our Stories, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
A day of activities from 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., including: a movement workshop, somatic abolitionism workshop, performance, reception, mental health support space
Events at WSU-Tri-Cities, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., including: Zen Den to focus on mindfulness, breathing and other stress-relieving techniques, Coug Circle: Racial Healing for Everyone, mental health support services, reflective writing workshop, art for healing workshop
Coalition for the Common Good The Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Centers of Antioch University and Otterbein University are collaborating to honor the National Day of Racial Healing on January 16, 2024. From morning until evening and from coast to coast, our teams of train facilitators will co-facilitate Racial Healing Circles.
Join us in-person for a powerful healing circle event dedicated to fostering unity and understanding. One event in Prestonsburg and one in Pikeville.
The BW TRHT Campus Center will hold "Jacket Circles" (Racial Healing Circles) in honor of the day. On Tuesday January 16th, the opportunity will focus on students. On Friday January 19th, an opportunity will be open for faculty and staff. BW's Celebration is also partnered with our Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Celebration and will support the selected theme: "It Starts with Me: The Quest for Peace and Justice 60 Years Later". Reflecting on a speech Dr. King gave when accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, our hope is to focus on how we all can wage peace in our individual and collective spheres of influence. For Students Only.
A full day of campus events at Washington State University, including panel discussions, arts, writing and movement workshops, recreation, a Zen Den, mental health support, racial healing circles and a somatic healing performance.
Luther College will host Dream Week from Jan. 10-19, including events, activities and community outreach, including:
Jan. 10 – The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness, opening exhibition reception.
Jan. 15 – Insurgent Black Study: A Brief History of the Present, a lecture by Dr. Keona K. Ervin, professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at Bowdoin College.
Jan. 16 – A Conversation on Racial Healing for students, faculty, staff and community members
Jan. 17 – Service remembering MLK
Jan. 18 – Luther community members will read books to area elementary school students
Jan. 19 – Service lamenting racism