Update Week of 12/11/2022

Thank you for taking a look at this week’s sharing. In addition to our plea for help in recruiting new ERG classes we have added 3 new events to the list from the weekly email and 12 news articles.

 We still need your help! We are completing the recruitment process for the February 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. Please do so before December 23 (we have moved the start of the Winter program to February). Thank you in advance for your support!

Events:

1. FTP Elders-Allies shared information that the UCLM will host a program on bail reform “Bail Reform Community Discussion” – Dec. 13, 6:30. This is the link for the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1197977254261097

2. Save the date for Action for a Better Communities’ “Signature Event” (Virtual) Thursday, January 12 and 19 plus in-person Awards Breakfast, January 26. See attached flyer. 

3. The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Rochester is hosting a workshop Thursday, January 12 from 9 am to noon on Zoom co-facilitated by Steve Jarose and Laura Robinson on Critical Race Theory +. Here is the link to the registration: https://ncbirochester.org/critical-race-theory-workshop-january/

4. The Community Foundation is sponsoring a virtual program held on The National Day of Racial Healing, January 17, 7:00 – 8:00 PM with the author of the “Sum of Us” , Heather McGee with a program titled “Why Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together”. See the attached information. “https://mailchi.mp/ba6923669c1a/heathermcgee?e=a34ae32e5d“

5. Sandra Johnson shares a program that RIT is offering at the end of January. All are welcome to attend RIT’s Expressions of King’s Legacy on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. in RIT’s Gordon Field House.  Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones will be the keynote speaker.

6. Melanie shares information on a University of Central Florida DEI in the Workplace certificate program. See the information at link below.

Articles & Recordings:

1. Bill Wynne has a post that appeared in this week’s Beacon titled “Learning from reactions to ‘Understanding and Combating Racism'”. See link: https://rochesterbeacon.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=094a5f3ba762c12bc230e5cb2&id=2e44a995b4&e=9c2007cecc

2. Alan Ziegler shares an article from the newsletter Pink that should provoke serious thought and discussion,