Register Now!
Overcoming Racism:
Recognizing & Challenging the Legacies That Oppress Us
October 29 & 30, 2010
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul, MN
- NEW! We have confirmed very exciting keynote speakers!!
- Spread the word! Download and share the 'Save The Dates' flyer
- Register for the conference online: Preregistration costs $120 for both days/$75 for a single day. Scholarships are available, so don't let the cost keep you away. Preregistration will be limited to 350 people each day and we expect to sell out so register NOW!
- Be part of the planning and organizing of the conference: Next meeting Friday, September 17, 9-11 am, Cherokee Park Church
Other Opportunities: Read and share our summer 2010 quarterly e-news, full of upcoming opportunities! Fall e-news coming soon.
The YWCA of Minneapolis is recruiting talented people who have a passion for improving race relations in our community to facilitate dialogues on issues of racial justice. If you possess strength in the areas of listening, connecting people, and approaching difficult topics, please consider this unique opportunity. Racial Justice Facilitators will:
- experience at least six hours of facilitation training
- facilitate at the annual It’s Time to Talk Forums on Race event
- four hour commitment from 10am-2pm on October 20, 2010
- volunteer to facilitate additional dialogues throughout the year as your schedule allows
Or visit: http://www.ywcampls.org/community-programs/racial-justice/itt/facilitate.asp
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Put these dates on your calendar too:
- Nonprofit State Fair: MCN Annual Conference, October 7-8, 2010
- Minnesota OUT Campus Conference, Uniting for Justice: A Deeper Look at Race, Economics and Immigration in GLBTQ Communities, November 12-14, 2010
- MMEP’s Frontiers In Racial Equity Conference: Defining Educational Policy and Practice, November 18, 2010
- The White Privilege Conference Is Coming To Town! April 13-16, 2011
2009 Overcoming Racism: Why IS It So Hard? conference archives
