DEI Updates: Week of 01.17.22
Upcoming: LGBT 101 LIVE Training
We still have open slots for the upcoming LGBT 101 training with Inside Out Youth Services on January 25. Sign up and encourage other volunteers to register. For staff, you will need your personal email that’s on file in Salesforce to register through the gsEvents link above. If you don’t remember your membership account password, you can click “forgot password” to reset your login credentials.
Monthly Equity Talks: Environmental Justice & Outdoor Education
If you missed the first session of our Monthly Equity Talks, hereis a link to the recording. The viewing passcode is: GSCOMETS
Call to Action
Spirit of the Sun Food Share Volunteers
Sign up to sort or deliver food to Indigenous community members with Spirit of the Sun. There are multiple days and shifts available. Click hereto register.
Passing: A Film Discussion with Director/Writer Rebecca Hall and Actresses Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga
On Thursday, the National Museum of African American History & Culture hosted a virtual discussion with Netflix film Passingscreenwriter and director Rebecca Hall, alongside actresses Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. The discussion explored racial identity, gender, class, the responsibilities of motherhood and the performance of femininity from the perspective of two Black women who choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York. Click here for the discussion recording.
Upcoming Opportunities
MLK Marade
Monday, January 17 is MLK Marade (March & Parade) at City Park and Civic Center Park. Click herefor more details.
MLK Jr.: The Last Five Years
Monday, January 17 at 11am. Honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with living history interpreter John W. McCaskill as he chronicles the last five years of King’s life and shares other stories of the individuals who fought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Watch the livestream here.
MLK Day Event: The Security of Justice
Monday, January 17th, 4:00 – 5:30 PM MST at The Newman Center, Denver. Join University of Denver’s Inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrating the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. They will have Representative Leslie Herod join as a speaker for this event. Alongside conversation, there will also be a myriad of performances; including DU’s Multicultural Choir. In collaboration with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, this event will promote a community service component that will include a book donation drive. The books will be distributed to unhoused children in the local Denver community. Sign up here.
To Disrupt & Dismantle Racism – Active Work is Required
Soul 2 Soul Sisters is offering a three-part event series for alumni and guests to think deeply as they deconstruct and reconstruct real life encounters (situations/conversations) that left us feeling challenged or ineffective as an anti-racist. This is an opportunity for to deepen awareness and understanding of the ways white supremacy culture and anti-Black racism emerge in everyday situations to maintain some groups in positions of advantage and disadvantage others. Sessions will focus on the personal and collective actions needed to disrupt racist attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, practices, and policies we encounter within our family, community, workplace, and congregations. Click hereto sign up. The work sessions will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on the following Tuesdays:
Work Session 1: January 18, 2022
Work Session 2: February 15, 2022
Work Session 3: March 15, 2022
Addressing Mental Health & Wellness with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities during Transition to Adulthood
Tuesday, January 25 at 12:00pm MST. This presentation will focus on the assessment of mental health in youth who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities during the transition to adulthood years (12-26). Sign up here.
Brown Girl Dreaming: Exploring Identity & Belonging with Jacqueline Woodson
Wednesday, February 2. Please join Facing History for a special virtual presentation from New York Timesbestselling author Jacqueline Woodson. In her acclaimed memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming, Ms. Woodson uses verse to tell her family story, recount her experience growing up amid the remnants of Jim Crow and the growing Civil Rights movement, and reflect on the joy of finding her voice through writing. Ms. Woodson will discuss her experiences and her writing, followed by a Q&A with questions from Facing History students. Reserve your spot here.
Decolonizing Restorative Justice
Tuesday, February 22 from 7:00-8:30pm MST. Join this virtual panel with the authors of “Colorizing Restorative Justice” who will discuss decolonizing restorative justice and acknowledging the harms of slavery and genocide. Click hereto sign up.
Joyful Fridays: The Black Panthers
Friday, February 4 at 9am. Kick off Black History Month with your little ones during this lesson on how the Black Panther Party contributed to the health and wellness of their communities. Then, paint a panther inspired by objects in the NMAAHC collection! This event is designed for children ages 4 and up. All Black History Month Joyful Fridays’ programs are held via Zoom webinar and led by NMAAHC Kids educators. ASL Interpretation will be provided. Sign up here.