Good day!
Fourteen (14) items shared below:
1. The online registration is open at www.tryupliftingouryouth.org for UJIMA’s A Time for Healing, Educating and Rebuilding Conference: “Exploring Trauma of Community Violence, Strategies for Healing”. Note the new date (October 28 & 29) and location (Frederick Douglas Family Initiative, 140 East Main St.). Sponsor application form is attached.
2. Our friend, Nanette Massey has pulled together an outstanding event with Robin D’Angelo on Saturday, November 5 at Canisius College titled “Real Conversation about Race”. See the attached flyer.
3. The Urban League has assumed responsibility for executing the recommendations of the Racial and Structural Equity (RASE) commission report. See the list of recommendations and learn how you can be involved. https://rocrase.com/get-involved
4. Black Agenda; ERG participants should be aware of and consider endorsing the Rochester Black Agenda Group Declaration: “Racism is a Public Health Crisis”.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddsHA40lVULue5wlXDferezB8rdHKr1IXHxd1ADkvm9SldXg/viewform
5. Have you taken the Common Ground Health’s 2022 survey? This year they are trying to capture the impact COVID has had on residents in the region and to better understand the health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.
https://redcapjnfvq5amx4znm.azurewebsites.net/surveys/?s=NJ7AP97MW9FKTXWF
6. The Rochester Business Journal will publish the “2022 Best Places to Work for DEI” in the September 30 issue. Kudos to ERG’s Dr. Gina Cuyler (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) and Brett Garwood (Home Leasing), their companies made the list of 6.
7. Bill Wynne shares a mediatation by Richard Rohr: https://newslettercollector.com/newsletter/richard-rohr-daily-meditation-i-ask-for-peace/
8. A report appearing in the Beacon on racial mental health disparties:
9. The following X items are from the D&C this past week listed in the order of appearance:
a. 100 years after compact, Colorado River faces crisis (this article is included to point the lack of standing of Indigenous people) https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=4955e10be_134861b
b. Cape Cod migrant crisis emulates past political ployshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=2e69df6f8_134861c
c. Excessive heat hampers educationhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=0c929bea1_134861e
d, House Dems reach deal on policing bills ahead of midtermshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=1af8a83d6_134861e
e. Autopsy amended in McClain casehttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=023bd630c_1348620
No ERG Sharing next weekend, will resume 10/9.
Have a great week!