oin us for an inspiring evening as we dive into practical strategies for building safer, more vibrant communities. This event will spotlight community-driven approaches to reducing violence and fostering long-term change at the local and state levels.
Hear from policymakers, grassroots organizers, nonprofit leaders, and credible messengers with lived experience in the criminal justice system. Together, they'll share actionable insights and success stories that demonstrate the power of community-led solutions.
📅 Date: Monday, February 3, 2025
🕖 Time: 6:00 PM CST
📍 Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
Don't miss this chance to connect, learn, and be part of the movement toward stronger, safer communities. We look forward to seeing you there!
This new community-driven initiative bridges the gap between opportunity neighborhoods and essential resources. Its two-part launch commences with a community fair filled with action and connection, offering free healthcare, education resources, employment assistance and youth-focused events, all designed to eliminate barriers and create pathways for success.
Join the next meeting in Ashé’s Building Community Power series, which focuses on equity and liberation for Black New Orleanians. Through radical imagination, policy reform and grassroots strategies, the Criminal Justice gathering empowers participants to reimagine a justice system that heals and serves all communities.
Join us for a powerful racial healing town hall, where Ashé and New Orleans National Vodou Day (NONVD) share how they transformed a challenging start into a collaborative partnership through vulnerability and uncomfortable but intentional conversations. Moderated by Taproot Earth, with insights from Plessy v. Ferguson, this event invites New Orleans to explore how we can foster healing and equity together.
We invite you to join us for the National Day of Racial Healing: Towards Equity and Racial Justice in Health
Join the DC Department of Health for a Creative Coffeehouse event grounding and honoring the National Day of Racial Healing. This day is a time for us to reflect on our shared values, history, and culture. Let’s work together to create the canvas for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. It's an opportunity to unite, share stories, and inspire collective action to build common ground for a more just and equitable world.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 2201 Shannon Place SE,7th Floor, Washington, DC, 20020
What to Expect:
Community Building: Connect with others dedicated to racial healing and justice.
Engage in Conversation: Share your or your organization's interests or experiences in advancing equity and racial justice in health.
Presentation: DC Health will announce our four key racial equity commitments for 2025, that will guide our efforts toward a more equitable health system.
This event is held in recognition of the National Day of Racial Healing, which calls on colleges and universities across the country to engage in activities, events or strategies that promote healing and foster engagement around the issues of racism, bias, inequity and injustice in our society. Students, faculty, staff and community members will discuss how to create a more just and equitable world.
The University Libraries are hosting a conversation with Dr. DeWayne Mays. In celebration of the National Day of Racial Healing, Dr. Mays will lead us through a discussion on Truth and Reconciliation work in Lincoln. Dr. Mays will share about the Roots of Justice project and other works in Lincoln to promote racial healing. The conversation will focus on restoration and aim to facilitate trust and relationship-building through dialogue on the impact of racism. During the event, attendees will learn, reflect, and discuss to build awareness and understanding of racism, racial healing, and related efforts in our community.
For the conversation, please bring and be prepared to share about something that represents you, your family, and/or your culture.
Event Agenda:
• Welcome
• Roots of Justice and other works of racial healing
• Work in Lincoln and how you can help
• Additional resources for ways to release stress and/or acknowledge your role
For questions or accommodations to participate in this event, please reach out to Jannah Vanie, Employee Development & Inclusion Specialist., University Libraries, at jvanie2@unl.edu.
Please RSVP to attend this event by completing this form: https://forms.office.com/r/Qtezg4JAuV
Details:
• Date: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
• Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
• Location: In-Person, Love Library South, 1318 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588, Peterson Room 221
Co-hosted by the Michigan Transformation Collective and YWCA Kalamazoo, this Solidarity Session will feature brief community updates, racial healing circles, and dinner together.
The event is free and childcare is available. We hope to see you there!
The University of Olivet's Hiram Archer Student Success Academy (HASSA) and the Comets Activity Board (CAB) are pleased to announce the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon. We are privileged to have Supreme Court Justice Kyra Bolden as our keynote speaker, who will deliver inspiring remarks. The event will feature performances by the University of Olivet Choir, recording artist Robert Kyle III, and musical accompaniment by MJ and the Band.
This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty and includes a buffet-style lunch. Please note that seating is limited to 100 individuals. For additional information, please contact our Dean of Student Life, Joshua Gillespie, at JGillespie@uolivet.edu.
Join us for an evening of reflection, connection, and conversation at The Guild Cinema on Tuesday, January 21, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We’ll watch Trails, a documentary by filmmaker Iman Shervington, and a Telemundo special broadcast on racial healing, followed by meaningful dialogue on the themes of the show, the film, and racial healing.
After the event, we’ll continue the conversation over small bites at M'tucci’s.
This event is free and open to all, with live Spanish translation available. Registration is required to attend.
Hosted by Explora Science Center and Children's Museum and X Studio, this event is made possible through the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact jmonge@explora.us.
We look forward to seeing you there!