The week will begin on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 with a speech by the Mayor and some local performances by Flamenco dancers and other Albuquerque artists.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17th and 18th, Explora will host field trips for local Minority Student Unions. During the entire month of January, the museum exhibits will be embellished with Biographies and pictures of minority scientists who discovered, invented, or re-defined our knowledge of the exhibit in front of us. The entire city will be able to learn about our true shared history, and acknowledge (and thank!) those who have historically been ignored and overlooked in scientific fields. Also at the museum, you'll find local artists and artisans creating and sharing their art in a variety of forms; including protest art, screen-printing, muralism, and storytelling.
On Sunday, January 21st, we will conclude the week with a Teen Summit, where Albuquerque Teens will gather to connect, discuss, and grow together.

This gathering takes advantage of the holiday season to bridge the socio-economic & racial divide between four diverging neighborhoods. Set in a geographic context emblematic of the stronghold of gerrymandering, our goal is to celebrate diversity by demonstrating the deep-seated intersectionality between the “haves” and the “haves (differently).” Please join us!

Rest & Play: A Joyful Path to Healing from Racism

In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Wayne State University campus collaborates every January to host this National Day of Healing from Racism event. We learn how to talk about racism's impact and how to use practices to guide us in healing from racism.

This day-long event is free to attend and open to all from 10 am to 6 pm.

We are planning a school wide event rooted in how music has healed Black folks, folks of color, and different cultures. This event shares about Dr. King, his ministry and his relationship with Mahalia Jackson – the story, the music… and goes on to a more inclusive landing, ending with a school wide/community wide sing-a-long.

Join Yeefah Thurman, Somatic Transformation Life Coach and Racial Healing Practitioner, for a Racial Healing circle on the National Day of Racial Healing.

Are you longing to connect with others in a safe environment to talk about the impact of racism and the need for racial healing? Come together with community members in a safe environment to affirm the inherent value of all people, cultivate a culture of belonging, and deepen our understanding of the differences we face racially and ethnically.

We will hold a racial healing circle to foster dialogue to shed light on the racism, white privilege, oppression, and bias, suffered by multiple groups experiencing marginalization in our community today, and to understand the value of creating solidarity dividends that benefit us all.

We will hold a Racial Healing Circle to acknowledge the native ancestral lands we occupy, Native American Heritage Day to be celebrated on November 24, 2023, and to share the history of marginalization experienced by Native Americans and Alaska Natives, as well as learn about their perspectives and traditions.

We held a Circle on Indigenous People’s Day to acknowledge the ancestral lands we were on, and to discuss marginalization, indigenous perspective, and traditions. We closed with a list, created by attendees, identifying the different groups who continue to be marginalized today.

Imagine 100 years without racism in Battle Creek, Michigan
Share our collective dreams of what our community will look like in 100 years. What does it look like? What does it feel like for your mind/body/soul? What does it sound like? What does it taste like? What does it smell like?

Coffee shop meetup to walk through the WKKF Conversation Guide