1. Plan to attend the Rochester City School District’s Racial Equity Advocacy Leadership (REAL) team program regarding the importance of a common anti-racist language in education and beyond. The program is November 17, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Central Church of Christ, 101 South Plymouth Ave. See the information below. Please share widely this poignant and succinct explanation of the Black struggle in America.
2. Save the date for Action for a Better Communities’ “Signature Event” (Virtual) Thursday, January 16 and 19 plus in-person Awards Breakfast, January 26. See attached flyer. More information will follow.
3. Dan Drmacich shares this poignant and succinct explanation of the Black struggle in America. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRxN5N3E/
4. Richard Glaser shares this article from the NY Times
5. There were 4 articles published by the D&C this past week. We list them in order of appearance:
a. New calculator tackles inequality in missing persons stories
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=264050b73_13486d7
b. Talk to focus on teaching Native cultures
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=0c5c04d63_13486d7
c. Bail reform is roiling contests across NY
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=164050b73_13486d7
d. Report: Racial slurs on Twitter soar since Elon Musk takeover
https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=2839cb652_13486dc
6. Need your help! We have begun the recruitment process for the January 2023 ERG Cohorts. Do you have someone in mind that you would recommend for this program? Talk to them about the program to determine if there is an interest, refer them to our website “exploringracism.org” and send me their name and email address. Thank you in advance for your support!
Please send items you would like to share to Tom Mitchell at “tcmitch1951@gmail”.
Have a great week!