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“Facing Our Racism: Becoming Conscious Partners” workshops on ZOOM

October 27, 2020 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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One event on October 29, 2020 at 7:00 pm

One event on November 8, 2020 at 12:00 pm

The killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor galvanized White people to become “conscious partners” with our Black sisters and brothers to end racism. Crucial to this new understanding and awareness is the formation of genuine, open, truthful relationships between Black and White community members. You are invited to take part in a “Facing Our Racism: Becoming Conscious Partners” workshop which analyzes the systemic, institutional, policy, and power-driven persecution and discrimination against Black Americans since the very beginning of slavery.

Two separate workshops are offered:

1) To register for the workshop offered Tuesday and Thursday, October 27 & 29 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, please click here: https://facingraceoct2020.eventbrite.com

2) For the workshop on Sunday, November 8, 12 noon to 5 pm, please register here: https://facingracenov2020.eventbrite.com.

Conducted by Dr. Connie Holmes and Ms. Dolores Moorehead, MS, APCC. Sponsored by Grace Church in Newton, St. Mary’s Church in Dorchester, the Charles River Deanery, Temple Shalom in Newton,Temple Beth Zion in Brookline, ten other congregations, and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (CMM), the greater Boston area’s oldest interfaith organization that has been fighting racism since 1966. Suggested donation is $35 but your donation of any size is welcome. For more information, please click here: http://www.coopmet.org

About the Presenters:

  • Dr. Connie Holmes is a retired psychologist who counseled cancer patients and their families for 28 years in Boston and in the San Francisco Bay area. She conducts these workshops throughout the United States. Her great-grandfather perished in Theresienstadt, a World War II concentration camp. Her exposure to the horrors of the Final Solution has motivated her to join the struggle for racial justice in the United States.
  • Dolores Moorehead, MS, APCC is the Lead Navigator/ Multi-Cultural Client Support Clinician at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center in Berkeley with over 30 years of experience that includes the American Cancer Society.
    She has worked with diverse populations including LGBTQIA+, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Pacific Islanders. She is committed to improving communication between doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals about the medical needs and access to care of diverse populations.

Venue

Online Event
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Boston, MA 02120 United States

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