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October 2019
NC Justice Center: Come Out for Justice Celebration
Sponsorships and tickets available now! You are invited to a special event on October 13th when we will gather to honor Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara with a NC Justice Center Defenders of Justice Award for her work as the Executive Director of the Campaign for Southern Equality. We hope you will join us as recognize Jasmine for her service to her community and the state of NC. Defenders of Justice Awards are bestowed to individuals who are making a difference in…
Find out more »Existence as Resistance: Expressions of Resilience (AAWNC Conference)
The African Americans in WNC and Southern Appalachia Conference illuminates the African American experience in Southern Appalachia including history, culture, community, and enterprise. Now in its 6th year, the three-day conference seeks to eradicate incomplete and false narratives about African Americans in this region, while creating new possibilities for the future. This year's conference will take place Oct. 17-19, 2019 with the theme of "Existence as Resistance: Expressions of Resilience." Visit aawnc.unca.edu for details and registration (all events are free…
Find out more »CoThinkk Community Awards Night / Shifting the Now: Shaping the Future
2019 ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT SHIFTING THE NOW: SHAPING THE FUTURE ABOUT Please join us in celebrating the 4th Annual CoThinkk Community Awards Night, Shifting the Now: Shaping the Future. The event will be at 7:00pm on October 19th, 2019 at Hi-Wire Big Top Event Space in Downtown Asheville. We are looking forward to announcing this year’s grant recipients and recognizing community leaders in Western North Carolina. Por favor, únase a nosotros en la segunda noche de celebración para la entrega anual de premios…
Find out more »2019 Spirituality Conference, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
2019 Spirituality Conference Lerita Coleman Brown, Ph.D. From Contemplation to Compassionate Social Action: The Creative Encounter of Howard Thurman Saturday, October 26, 2019 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. As a mystic, theologian, and spiritual adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,Howard Thurman (1899-1981) possessed the uncanny and prophetic ability to make a connection between silence and the scrutiny of one’s inner life with social justice work. As the spiritual architect of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Thurman chose to engage in…
Find out more »November 2019
Racial Equity Institute Phase 1 Training
REI’s two-day Phase 1 training is designed to develop the capacity of participants to better understand racism in its institutional and structural forms. Moving away from a focus on personal bigotry and bias, this workshop presents a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism. With shared language and a clearer understanding of how institutions and systems are producing unjust and inequitable outcomes, participants should leave the training better equipped to begin to work for change.
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