Join Us for a Community Breakfast in Celebration of the National Day of Racial Healing
The Douglass Community Association and ISAAC families invite you to a special community breakfast on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM at 1000 W Paterson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
This complimentary event is a welcoming space to recognize and share our common humanity, connect with one another, and reflect on #HowWeHeal as a community.
Through a shared meal, and interactive dialogue led by the leaders of both organizations – we will explore ways to foster understanding, build stronger relationships, and take actionable steps toward collective healing. Together, let’s celebrate the power of connection and the journey toward a more unified and equitable community.
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Time: 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Location: 1000 W Paterson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Racial healing is at the heart of racial equity. Racial healing is about:
the people work that leads to the transformation of systems;
the telling of hard truths about past wrongs and present consequences;
repairing the harm of racism;
replacing the deeply held system that fuels racism with one that sees the inherent value of all people;
authentic relationship-building across real and perceived differences.
Without racial healing and building trust, changes in policies or practices are short-lived. Through healing and relationship-building, we can collectively develop new values that affect our everyday decisions in areas of policy making, hiring, education and housing – to name just a few.
What is Civic Health?
Racial healing is at the heart of racial equity. Racial healing is about:
the people work that leads to the transformation of systems;
the telling of hard truths about past wrongs and present consequences;
repairing the harm of racism;
replacing the deeply held system that fuels racism with one that sees the inherent value of all people;
authentic relationship-building across real and perceived differences.
Without racial healing and building trust, changes in policies or practices are short-lived. Through healing and relationship-building, we can collectively develop new values that affect our everyday decisions in areas of policy making, hiring, education and housing – to name just a few.
What is Racial Healing?
Racial healing refers to the process of addressing and repairing the harm caused by racial injustice, discrimination, and systemic oppression.
It involves acknowledging historical and present-day injustices, fostering understanding and empathy across racial divides, and promoting reconciliation, healing, and solidarity among individuals and communities.
Racial healing recognizes the deep-seated trauma and intergenerational impact of racism on individuals, families, and society as a whole, and seeks to create spaces for healing, dialogue, and transformative change.
It encompasses personal, interpersonal, and systemic dimensions, and involves both individual reflection and collective action to address the root causes of racial inequity and promote equity, justice, and belonging for all.
Racial healing is a proactive and ongoing process that requires commitment, compassion, and collaboration from individuals, communities, institutions, and society at large.
