Tagged With "racial equity"

Healing Together is a new campaign from the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color that engages men, and people of all genders, in the work to build safe and accountable communities by focusing on healing, gender justice, and racial equity—instead of punishment—to end intimate partner violence. The campaign aim to shift away from punitive policies and systems that produce violence and expand community-based approaches that focus on prevention, accountability, and healing for all. Individuals and...

Join The Culture C.O.-O.P. for a preview of a powerful documentary called the The Cost of Darkness. The movie will be screened at Second Baptist Church in Woodland, on October 10th from 6-8:30pm. A light dinner is served at 6pm, and childcare will be provided. The event is free but donations are welcome. Everyone is invited to attend. Please see the attached flyer for more information or visit the Culture Co-op here: http://www.cultureco-op.com/the-cost-of-darkness

Excerpts from a recent episode of On Point on National Public Radio (NPR). Listen to the entire episode here. To listen to the entire episode of On Point radio on National Public Radio (NPR), here.

Employers of frontline talent face an unprecedented opportunity to advance racial equity as a source of competitive advantage. The United States is experiencing dramatic demographic shifts, its workforce is becoming increasingly racially diverse and the nature of work is fundamentally changing due to automation. Approximately nine million of the country’s 24 million frontline employees—entry-level employees who engage closely with customers—are people of color who represent a reservoir of...

So excited to see this in Davis! (I've been going to one in W Sac). I look forward to being there.

People are angry. Angry about institutional racism, angry about racial profiling, angry about police brutality, and angry about so many other displays of inequity that are happening in our country. People of color have always been marginalized in our society and people of all colors are finally saying enough is enough.

ACEs Connection Anti-Racism Resources List : This list is culled from ACEs Connection, Learn4Life, Prevention Institute., Rise Magazine, VA TICN, Vital Village, and 10% Happier. Resources are divided into the following categories: Racial Trauma, Historical Trauma, & Healing Police Brutality & Reform Anti-Racism Work & Talking to Kids about Race & Racism Videos for parents from Positive Parenting in English and Spanish Is Social Bias Learned from Parents? You teach your...

• Proposition 47 and Racial Disparities in California on 7/1 11-12 on Wednesday, July 1 While the COVID-19 pandemic has required changes to law enforcement and correctional policies, widespread protests over the police-involved deaths of African Americans have intensified concern about racial and ethnic disparities in our criminal justice system. In recent years, California has implemented significant reforms that, while not motivated by racial disparities, are narrowing them. Public Policy...

TIME: 12-1pm DATE: Thursday, July 9, 2020 REGISTER: https://cssp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CSK4vy7JS5Ca5jCe99HcXw Current events have heightened issues of systemic racism and racial disparities to the forefront of our national conversation. This long-overdue reckoning with America’s racist past and present has challenged us to consider how we must advance anti-racist policies and practices – whether we are new to this work or have been in the struggle for years. Please join us for a...

1:00-2:30pm Monday, October 26 Join Prevention Institute on October 26 for the APHA 2020 Day of Action, Safer Communities through Racial Justice . In this virtual action, while we tweet storm for safer communities through racial justice, you’ll hear about and be invited to join Get Out The Vote efforts and critical campaigns to invest in schools and communities. We know that this work has to be sustained, so you’ll also learn about longer-term strategies for community-driven, public health...

How Poverty and Trauma Affect Brain Development (recorded) In this presentation to the National Press Foundation, Harvard Center on the Developing Child Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. discusses how leveraging advances in the biology of adversity and resilience can reduce inequalities in life outcomes. Swati Adarkar, president and CEO, Children’s Institute in Portland, Oregon, also presents. October Educational Online Forum: A Trauma Informed Response to Protests on 10/26 1:00 -2:30pm on...

5 Principles for Turning Family Stress into Resilience on 11/10 10:30am on Tuesday, November 10 Come join the Center for Adolescent Studies for a free live webinar focused on strengthening your family’s resilience. In addition to presenting our 5 principles for transforming family stress, we’ll provide you with concrete tips for working as a team with your spouse or partner, creating a sense of stability in the home, negotiating difficult moments with your kids, and more! Lights, cameras,...

Nurturing Resilience & Joy in/among Young BIPOC Children, Part 1. Focus on Parents & Caregivers on 11/16 5:30pm on November 16 Join EmbraceRace for this webinar: US society is too often unkind to Black and Indigenous children and children of color (BIPOC children), raising the risk that these children learn to be unkind to themselves and each other. If we are to raise a generation of BIPOC children who fully recognize their own humanity, and that of their peers within and across...

This opportunity is for Yolo County non-profits working on initiatives that will make a positive impact on gender and racial equality. Grant requests will be accepted up to $3,000. The deadline for submissions is 5:00pm on Friday, February 26, 2021 . Eligibility and criteria are in the attached document. This grant opportunity is provided by the 7th Grade class and their families at Congregation Bet Haverim in Davis, CA.