Racial Reconciliation and Justice Opportunities 2016-2017

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Racial Reconciliation and Justice Opportunities 2016-2017 October Leading on Opportunity: Race and Economic Opportunity (10/17/16 5:30-8:00pm) Where: Wood Fellow Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 200 West Trade Street, Charlotte NC Description: Please join the Robinson Center for Civic Leadership at Foundation For The Carolinas and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Force for an authentic discussion around race and economic opportunity featuring: Dr. John A Powell, Professor of Law, African-American Studies and Ethic Studies at UC Berkeley. He is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties and a wide range of issues including race, structural racism, ethnicity, housing, poverty, and democracy. Dr. powell is the Executive Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and was recently the Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University. He has worked and lived in Africa, where he was a consultant to the governments of Mozambique and South Africa. He is also one of the co-founders of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the board of several national organizations. His resume continues with a long list of accomplishments and explanation for his expertise in this field. 5:30-6:15 Reception; 6:15-8:00 Speaker Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leading-on-opportunity-race-and-economic-opportunitytickets-27584077719?aff=efbnreg Racism and Whiteness (10/17/16 6:30-8:30) Where: Caldwell Presbyterian Church 1609 E. 5th Street, Charlotte, NC 28204 Description: Part of a series (every Monday thru 10/17) exploring racism and whiteness. No registration required. Race Matters: A Look at the National and Local Data (10/19/16 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Led by Dr. Susan McCarter and Derrik Anderson. Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. Seeing the Face of God in Each Other (10/22/16 9am-4:30pm) Where: Church of the Holy Comforter, 2701 Park Road Charlotte, NC Description: As people of faith, we have the ability and responsibility to serve as models for inclusion and justice making, to commit ourselves to being multiculturally competent persons resisting racism. Attending the anti-racism seminar, "Seeing the Face of God in Each Other," is a significant step in learning the skills and acquiring the tools to dismantle systemic and institutional racism. The seminar provides an opportunity for honest and open communication, an opportunity for personal growth, understanding and healing. $15 fee; registration required: http://dionc.org/digital_faith/events/3171381

November How Charlotte Got Segregated... and Pathways Forward (11/10/16 6-7:30pm) Where: YWCA Central Carolinas 3420 park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209 Description: A panel discussion featuring Dr. Tom Hanchett, Community Historian, Author, "From Segregation to Salad-Bowl Suburbs," Courtney Morton, Mecklenburg County Community Support Services and Justin Perry, HopeWay Foundation.

Registration required: https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/Register.asp?ievent=1166881&en=clLNK3OLLbIWJdMOIaITK9NYI mKRJbOYIpI5JdOXLmJUKbOYLrI3IhMZIoL0IjOaE History of Structural Exclusion (11/16/16 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Led by Elisa Chinn Gary (Meck Clerk of Superior Courts,) with Bob Simmons, Nikkeia Wiler, and Rev. Jason Williams. In partnership with Race Matters for Juvenile Justice. Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. Dismantling Racism (11/15/16-11/16/16 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199

December Dismantling Racism (12/5/16-12/6/16 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199 Faith and Race (12/14/16 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Led by Rev. Ben Boswell (Pastor at MPBC) and Rev. Dr. Peter Wheery (Senior Minister at Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church). Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. January Dismantling Racism (1/5/17-1/6/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199 Dismantling Racism (1/11/17-1/12/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199

Implicit Bias (1/18/17 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Discover differences between explicit and implicit biases with conversations about biology, psychology and neuroscience. In partnership with Race Matters for Juvenile Justice. Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. February Dismantling Racism (2/15/17-2/16/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199 Environmental Racism (2/15/17 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Led by Hannah Mitchell (Organizer with Greenpeace, USA) and Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler. Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. March Dismantling Racism (3/15/17-3/16/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199 Becoming White (3/15/17 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Led by Rev. Jason Williams, Bob Simmons, Anne Van Newkirk and Nikkeia Wiler. Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. Dismantling Racism (3/22/17-3/23/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199 April Dismantling Racism (4/12/17-4/13/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199

From Charitable to Equitable (4/19/17 6:30pm-8:00pm) Where: Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 Description: Led by Rev. Jason Williams and Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler. Part of a special series called “Awakening to Racial Injustice.” No registration required. Dismantling Racism (4/25/17-4/26/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199 May Dismantling Racism (5/8/17-5/9/17 9:00am-5:00pm) Where: Hope Haven, 3815 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206 Description: Dismantling Racism is an intensive workshop series designed to assist professionals, organizers and youth in understanding how racial inequities affect our community; and ways to begin eliminating disproportionality and disparities within our society. Registration Required; Fee: $199