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Across this country, we are seeing culture wars affecting our children's
right to a full and honest education by banning books and limiting
conversations about race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. These
topics are incorrectly being labeled as Critical Race Theory (CRT), an
advanced-level school of thought about how race has shaped this
country's policies and systems. Yet, parents are being told that talking
about and learning about our nation's history and all the people who are
a part of it will harm their children, and states are implementing
policies to prevent these honest conversations.
These policies began emerging following moments of racial awakening and
aren't about creating environments conducive to learning, but rather
about limiting multiracial progress by consolidating political power in
the hands of a few.
Join Us This Evening For An Important Conversation!
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To counter these actions, Race Forward initiated Honest Education Action
and Leadership (H.E.A.L.) Together, to help communities organize for
strong schools and a multiracial democracy
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"Regardless of whether you have children in school, the debate around
the accurate teaching of American history and contemporary issues of
gender, race and sex is one that impacts us all," said Glenn Harris,
president of Race Forward.
Register Now
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H.E.A.L. Together is a comprehensive campaign to counter attacks on CRT
and other efforts that undermine a quality education and a strong
democracy. Spearheaded by Race Forward and partners, the campaign will
share tools to help educators, parents and advocates organize their
schools and communities to be more inclusive and equitable.
Facing Race Updates
Early Bird Registration closes Friday, April 1 . Register now to save
15% on your registration cost for both in-person and online
registration.
We Want to Hear From You:
As we prepare to host Facing Race in Phoenix, AZ, and online, we want
your opinion on how to best present this conference to ensure our
attendees have an impactful experience while staying safe. Take the
Survey before it closes on April 1 and be entered into a raffle to
receive 1 of 5 E-gift cards from Race Forward, valued at $25.00 each.
Complete Survey
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Want to Get Involved at Facing Race?
Check out these deadlines!
April 1 - Proposal to host a Breakout Session
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April 4 - Submit you Race Flick film
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May 1 - Volunteer to help us onsite
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Visit Facing Race.raceforward.org
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for the latest updates!
Save the Date for Upcoming April Events
Coming Soon!
#RaceAnd Femicide - April 14
Gendered and racialized violence can have deadly consequences for women
of color, from the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous and Black
women, to targeted attacks against Asian women, to ongoing violence
against trans and gender non-conforming people, to the trafficking of
immigrant women.
Join us to explore steps we can take as a collective society to find
transformative solutions that do not perpetuate violence and further
criminalize people, but rather get to the root causes of femicide and
how we can combat it.
Governing for Racial Equity - April 28
We are pleased to announce the newest entry to our Racial Equity
Training. Governing for Racial Equity is a training for those working in
government and provides an introduction to the role, responsibilities
and opportunities for government to advance racial equity. Participants
will focus on normalizing racial equity as a core value with clear
definitions of key terminology, operationalizing racial equity via new
policies and institutional practice, and organizing, both internally and
in partnership with other institutions and the community.
Other Training This Month
Building Racial Equity - emphasize how to challenge and change
institutional racial inequities.
April 7
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April 12
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April 14
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Decision-Making for Racial Equity - engages and guides participants
through building an organization-wide racial equity decision-making
practice and culture that centers Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian
American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander staff and communities.
April 26
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Staff Pick
During these trying times, it's important to share the things that keep
us going. In this edition, we hear from our Manager, H.E.A.L. , Maria
Dautruche.
"I like to visit the PURPLE Universe
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. Researched and developed by SLMDances – a New York City-based
dance-theater collective that works in communities to organize for
gender and racial justice through experiential dance performance –
PURPLE is a multi-project universe that illuminates the power of "deep
sisterhood for social change" through storytelling and movement.
Honestly, the best way to understand PURPLE is to experience PURPLE. I
invite others to start with this podcast
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and explore the zines
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In solidarity,
Team Race Forward
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