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SOLIDARITY SESSION: OWNING MY ROLE IN RACIAL HEALING

Dear Friends,

We are excited to announce that the YWCA Kalamazoo’s Community Solidarity Sessions are returning in the new year! K College’s Center for Civic Engagement, ERACCE, YWCA Kalamazoo, and the Michigan Transformation Collective are pleased to invite you to join us at the Arcus Center for the first Community Solidarity Session of 2026:

Owning My Role in Racial Healing

Hosted on the National Day of Racial Healing, this Community Solidarity Session will challenge us to look inward – “the work” of social justice. We can identify the changes we hope to see, but how do we inspire that change to happen? How do we identify and mitigate our own oppressive strategies in the name of social justice? This session aims to center our own personal agency in creating a healing community.

SOLIDARITY SESSION:
“OWNING MY ROLE IN RACIAL HEALING”

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • 4:30pm – 7:00pm
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
205 Monroe St. Kalamazoo, 49006

Dinner served from 4:30pm to 5:00pm.
Limited childcare available.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND: REGISTRATION LINK

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Jan 20 2026
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4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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205 Monroe St
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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.