Dear Friend, 

Race Forward is excited to announce Facing Race: A National Conference will be hosted both in-person in Phoenix, Arizona, and online, November 17- 19!

The largest multiracial, inter-generational gathering for organizers, educators, creatives, and other leaders, Facing Race is a one-of-a-kind collaborative space for racial justice movement making. For over 15 years, Race Forward has presented this incredible conference experience that has hosted over 4,000 attendees to convene, organize and mobilize for a more equitable future. 

Coming just weeks after the 2022 midterm election, a very critical election for the future of what America now calls democracy and for the true multicultural democracy we envision and work toward, Facing Race 2022 will provide a unique collaborative space for discussions and strategies to continue advancing racial justice. 

With so much at stake, we invite your participation at Facing Race to help chart the path for the future of the racial justice movement. Like those who came before us, we must strive and we must organize to create and build the society we want and deserve. It is a decisive moment in our movement, a time to press forward in solidarity as a coalition of movement makers.

Watch and share the Facing Race 2022 Conference Announcement

More ways for you to participate: 

• Proposals for Breakout Sessions Submit your proposal that will inspire Facing Race attendees to work towards dismantling systemic racism in their own communities. Propose a session >>

• Apply for a scholarship Fill out the online application and you may be selected for a scholarship to attend Facing Race 2022! Apply Today >>

• Sponsor Facing Race Shine a light on your commitment to racial justice and tell the world that you support the movement for a just, multi-racial democracy. Become a sponsor >>
• Submit to Race Flicks We want to see your film! The Race Flicks track showcases a collection of films/ filmmaking related to advancing racial justice. Submit your film >>
• Job Opportunities For Arizona residents, we have part time positions available leading up to the conference. Apply for these opportunities >>
• Volunteer Opportunities We’ve opened our call for Facing Race volunteers! Volunteer with us >>

Register today to join us in your preferred way this November. And for the latest updates on Facing Race, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, subscribe to our newsletter, and listen to all the latest episodes of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast.

Check out our latest below!

Reflections — A NEW Race Forward Podcast Series

Race Forward is proud to announce Reflections: A Race Forward Podcast Series which will house an ongoing number of unique miniseries focusing on timely issues and conversations critical to the racial justice movement. 

The first limited miniseries, Immigrant Rights Movement features interviews with eight dynamic immigrant rights leaders/activists that speak to the urgency of the moment working with a new presidential administration, the invisibility of immigrant communities, anti-blackness in immigration policy, and the necessity to keep folks within the movement motivated. 

Reflections: Immigrant Rights Movement – A Race Forward Limited Podcast Series is available on all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Simplecast –– and will run until April 30th. 

[Register] 2022 Racial Equity Trainings

This year join us to build, organize for, and institutionalize racial equity to ensure policies and decisions that center people of color. 

Building Racial Equity - This foundational training emphasizes how to identify and understand systemic racism and its impacts on society.  

Organizing for Racial Equity -  In this training participants will build on and strengthen racial equity practices for themselves and their organizations and networks. Prerequisite: Building Racial Equity.

Decision-making for Racial Equity - This training engages and guides participants through building an organization-wide racial equity decision-making practice and culture that centers people and communities of color. Prerequisites: Building Racial Equity and Organizing for Racial Equity.

Advancing Racial Equity  - This foundational training is similar to our Building Racial Equity training, but is specifically designed for those working in government at all levels.

Staff Picks

During these trying times, it's important to share the things that keep us going. In this edition, we hear from our Policy and Advocacy Manager, Emi Yoko-Young. 

"Last year I became enamored by the work of N.K. Jemisin and sped through the "Inheritance" and the "Broken Earth" series. I was transported into the worlds and realities she created, connected with the characters she developed, and was inspired by the relationships and collective power she portrays in her plots." 

Credit: Hachette Book Group

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In solidarity,

Team Race Forward