How can we repair the damage caused by racism to heal together? This virtual panel on the National Day of Racial Healing will bring together Nebraska community members to discuss restoring individuals and communities to wholeness, repairing the damage caused by historic and ongoing harm, facilitating trust, and more. Audiences are invited to join in the conversation following panelist discussion.
VIRTUAL: The Zoom link will be provided in your confirmation email.
"What is your emotional work in pursuit of humanity-centered healing?"
In January, YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s Equity Institute will present Racial Healing Week – a week-long commemoration that can bring people together and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.
On Wednesday, January 17, Esther A. Armah—acclaimed author of 'Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Healing'—will walk participants through her racial healing roadmap. Participants will learn about Emotional Justice, its global origins and how it can shape one's world and work. Together we will explore the question: what is your emotional work to do in pursuit of humanity-centered healing and justice?
The event will open with a poem from Chicago-area based artist and author, Atena O. Danner.
This event is funded with support from Healing Illinois, a grant from the IL Dept of Human Services.
QUESTIONS…? CONTACT:
Heather Sweeney
Hsweeney@ywca-ens.org
(847) 864-8445 x 2132
On Wednesday, January 17th, 6-7:30pm, join our virtual Rx Community Building Circle, providing an opportunity to foster the Beloved Community and envision true peace collectively. Only together can we cultivate compassion and embrace the unity in our shared humanity.
Join us on Tuesday, January 16th, 12-1:30pm, for "Healing Resistance: Trauma Healing and Social Change in an Era of Global Rupture" with author Kazu Haga. Explore how resistance movements can address collective trauma in these extreme times marked by a surge in social movements for justice and equality. As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, we'll reflect on the relevance of his teachings to today’s world.
Are you looking for ways to strengthen and deepen your relationships? Would you like to enhance your communication skills and promote successful outcomes in diverse settings? Join our transformative workshop, where you'll learn VISIONS Guidelines for Effective Cross-Cultural Dialogue.
Develop practical communication skills that you can apply every day, both at work and in your personal life.
Strengthen your ability to communicate with people from different backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Cultivate the ability to navigate disagreements constructively, including conflicts arising from cultural differences.
Foster a culture of inclusivity and respect within your organization.
Earn continuing education credit as you further your professional development.
VISIONS has been teaching these guidelines to individuals, groups, and organizations for over 40 years. They have been instrumental in transforming organizations into inclusive, welcoming environments and are also powerful skills for cultivating rich, enduring relationships between individuals.
Workshop Details:
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time: 4-5:15 pm ET / 1-2:15 pm PT
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Cost: Pay what you can, min $20 for CE credit
This workshop will be led by experienced VISIONS consultants, who have been supporting individuals, organizations, and groups work effectively across difference for nearly 40 years.
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your cross-cultural communication skills and promote unity in diversity. Join us in this engaging and practical workshop to navigate differences with grace and foster a more inclusive world.
To remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and continue the much-needed conversations around Faith and Justice, Campbell AME Church of Media, PA and the Campbell Community Center will be hosting its first virtual service. Immediately following the service, we will share about the monthly opportunities to continue in this work towards Racial Reconciliation we have been fortunate to receive funding to implement. Campbell AME Church of Media, PA was founded in 1827 and is the oldest Black church in Delaware County, PA.
Learn the importance of storm water management in a eastside Detroit community.
The National Community Action Partnership celebrates this day as we host virtual healing circles and bring a call to action for the racial healing of all people. By hosting circles, for our Community Action Network Friends and Family, we take participants into the heart space by inviting us to tell our own stories, to listen deeply to the stories of others, to find common ground and to embrace our common humanity when we see ourselves in the perceived other. When this occurs, we build a trust that is necessary for courageous dialogue and the transformation of hearts and minds that show up in what we say and do. Racial Healing Circles have proven to be a useful tool for having difficult conversations about life experiences, perceived differences and creating opportunities for diverse groups of peoples to connect deeply.
Please join the Northeastern Illinois University Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the annual MLK Day Lecture featuring Dr. Barbara Ransby. This will be a virtual talk.
Barbara Ransby is the John D. MacArthur Chair and Distinguished Professor of History, Gender and Women’s Studies, and Black Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago where she directs the Social Justice Initiative. She is also the author of three books, Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson, Making All Black Lives Matter: Re-imagining Freedom in the 21st Century and the award winning, Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement. Dr. Ransby is a longtime Black feminist activist, author and scholar, and has received numerous awards for her work including the Angela Y. Davis award from the American Studies Association, Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association and the Freedom Scholars Award from the Marguerite Casey Foundation. She publishes regularly in various scholarly and popular venues and is past president of the National Women's Studies Association (2016-2018). In 2017, Dr. Ransby was honored as “one of the top 25 women in higher education,” by the publication, Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Circle with folks from various ancestries and backgrounds. Together at these Anti-Racism Healing Circles we will reflect and share via somatic mindfulness and presencing about racism, particularly Anti-Indigeneity, Anti-Blackness, Genocide, Anti-Asian racism and beyond in our families, work and communities.
Everyone is welcome.
Co-facilitated by inabel Uytiepo, Liza Njuguna and Carissa Singh.