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 Solidarity Session 2: National Day of Racial Healing

Tuesday, January 21 from 4:00-7:00 pm: Solidarity Session 2: National Day of Racial Healing.
YWCA Kalamazoo, our partners, and dedicated community members like you are continuing to forge a path forward in the fight for peace, justice, and equity in uncertain times with our ongoing Community Solidarity Sessions.
Join us Tuesday, January 21 from 4:00 to 7:00PM for our second official larger Community Solidarity Session, following our initial meeting in November where over 100 community members came together.
Co-hosted with the Michigan Transformation Collective, this is the next larger Solidarity Session, following the first held in November. As our second official gathering, this session will include time for sharing valuable insights and building connections. In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing, the focus will be on intersectional racial healing circles, providing participants with an opportunity to share experiences and perspectives in a meaningful way. The session will conclude with breaking bread together, fostering community and unity through a shared meal. Join us as we continue to strengthen solidarity, celebrate diversity, and work toward collective healing and understanding.
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Jan 21 2025
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4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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What is Transformation?

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.