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Free Anti-Racist Community Training Workshop

August 24 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Free Anti-Racist Community Training Workshop in New Rochelle August 23-25

Learn about racism and how to organize communities to fight it!

New Rochelle Against Racism (New RoAR), in collaboration with the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, will be sponsoring a free 2-1/2 day anti-racist community training workshop on August 23-25, 2024 for New Rochelle residents interested in learning about racism and how to organize communities to fight it.

 

Participants in the workshop will:

  • Develop a common definition of racism and an understanding of its different forms
  • Understand the role of systems and institutions in maintaining racism and who institutions have been designed to serve
  • Learn how everyone is adversely impacted by racism
  • Understand the role of community organizing and building effective multiracial coalitions

The workshop will be held at the Remington Boys and Girls Club, 1 Remington Place, at the following times:

  • Friday, August 23  – 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Saturday, August 24  – 11:00am – 6:00pm
  • Sunday, August 25  – 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Participants should plan to attend all three sessions.  Advance registration is required.  For further information and to register for the workshop, email [email protected].

The workshop is sponsored by a broad coalition of organizations and individuals, including:

  • New Rochelle Against Racism (New RoAR)
  • Energy Justice Law and Policy Center
  • Gathering of Men
  • The New Rochelle Community Justice Center
  • Remington Men’s Club
  • F. Willa Davis Women’s Club, Inc.
  • The Carrington Arms Tenants Council
  • Lincoln Attendance Zone PTSA
  • New Rochelle Branch NAACP
  • Hope Community Services
  • Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle
  • United Community Center of Westchester
  • Professor James Small
  • The African American Advisory Committee (AAAC)

Details

Date:
August 24
Time:
11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Venue

Remington Boys and Girls Club
116 Guion Pl
Mount Vernon, NY 10801 United States
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Organizers

New Rochelle Against Racism (New RoAR)
People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB)