Monday, October 26, 2015

"Plan Local Action Steps against Racism" Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm atThe Jones Library



Join us as our community comes together to plan action steps to help dismantle racism.
 

Plan Local Action Steps Against Racism
Tuesday, October 27, 2015,  7:00PM - 8:45PM

The Jones Library - Woodbury Room
 
This event is co-sponsored by five organizations:
  • ACLU of Massachusetts
  • Amherst Racial Equity/UROC
  • Citizens for Racial Amity Now
  • Coming Together: Understanding Racism, Working for
  • Justice & Building Connections
  • NAACP - Amherst Area Branch
Come share your thinking, hear about opportunities, join others to plan effective action.  We hope to see you there.
"Black Lives Matter" yardsigns are now available from Coming Together.  A donation of $7 or more is requested to cover costs.  We will have some at this meeting, or you can go to the Coming Together website at
www.coming-together.org.
Next in our video series: 

Saturday, November 21 – 2:30 – 4:00PM
“The Story We Tell

is an eye-opening tale of how deep social inequalities came to be rationalized as natural – deflecting attention from the social practices and public policies that benefited whites at the expense of others.  We will look at how this story continues to affect us and our society today.  (This is Episode #2 in  “Race: The Power of an Illusion” from PBS, California Newsreel.)

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