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Partners for a Racism-Free Community Annual Forum:
Friday, March 26, 2010
Location:Kentwood Community Church
1200 60th Street SE, Grand Rapids
Registration/Breakfast: begins at 8:00 a.m.
Program: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Speaker: Victor Lewis
Cost: $25.00
Register today!
www.prfc-gr.org
Victor Lewis is an internationally recognized leader in the field of anti-oppression diversity work and alliance building. As an educator, trainer and activist, he has conducted keynote speeches, seminars, workshops and "train the trainer" programs throughout the U.S. as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Germany. Lewis is currently Co-Director of the Center for Diversity Leadership, a human relations training and consulting firm.
A veteran diversity worker with national recognition, he specializes in teaching, guiding and inspiring individuals and organizations in the creation of communities learning and action to heal and dismantle racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia and the other "isms" that undermine people's ability to live, love and work well together.
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Join us for a special viewing of "The Color of Fear", the award winning race relations documentary!
Where: UICA Theatre
41 Sheldon Blvd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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When: Monday, March 8, 2010 from 7-9 pm
7-7:30 pm: Wine and Cheese Bar
7:30-9 pm: Special Viewing of "The Color of Fear"
Tickets: $10 at the door - all proceeds support the GRACE Racial Justice Institute.
Many thanks to our event sponsor: St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
Everyone is Welcome ~ See You at the Movies!
Healing the Heart of Justice
A Workshop offered by Victor Lewis
Thursday, March 25 from 1:00-5:30 p.m.
at the Dominican Center/Marywood
This workshop will be helpful for persons who have been active in anti-racism work who may be feeling discouraged or burned-out because change has not happened as quickly as desired; participants will learn techniques in freeing emotional blocks and expanding limited beliefs, enabling them to do their work.
Cost: $35.
Registration: Opens February 15, 2010
The Standards Process Continues!
PRFC welcomes ACCESS of West Michigan, The Source and Calvin College as they begin the Standards and Credentialing process. These organizations are committed to creating a racism-free community by evaluating their internal practices, policies, collaborations and leadership engagement in racism-free behaviors. They completed the first step in the process by completing an on-line organizational self-assessment. This assessment will be reviewed by a volunteer assessment team and then the team will make a site visit to the organization. Feedback and improvement criteria will then be provided to these organizations.
It takes all of us working together to eliminate institutional racism in our organizations and making our community a better place to live. We applaud these three organizations for making this a priority. For more information about the Standards and Credentialing process visit Our Standards or call 616-643-0227.
11th Annual Partners for a Racism-Free Community Forum
Event Summary
On the morning of March 27, 2009, over 300 persons gathered at
New Hope Baptist Church in southwest Grand Rapids.
Individuals heard an update from the Standards and Credentialing
Review Committee about the six organizations who went through the
pilot process since the last Forum and received their partnership
status.
Attendees also heard a testimonial from three persons who attended
an Institute for the Healing of Racism and then interacted with
persons at their table about what they will commit to do in their
personal life, within their organization/job, and in the community
to create a racism-free community.
People played a game called 35 where they shared ideas about how
to create a racism-free community and then the top rated ideas were
shared with the audience.
One person shared the following with the planning committee: “I
can say with 100% certainty that our table all agreed this was a
great event. I really had a great group at my table and liked the
fact that we got to interact with one another. It was refreshing
to have a high school student’s youthful energy and point of view
at our table. The energy in the room at the conclusion of the Forum
would have lit up Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon.” Tedd R. Parsons,
West Michigan Strategic Alliance
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