VIRTUAL DISCUSSION: Race, Racism, and Belonging in the Stillwater Community
RECORDING of Zoom Presentation
Dorie's PowerPoint presentation
Be the Bridge for Racial Unity: Learn more HERE!
Recommended Resources:
Books:
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, edited by Sun Yung Shin
How to be An Anti-Racist by Ibram Kendi
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (this book is not explicitly about race, but understanding trauma is helpful for understanding how experiencing racism can impact health)
Listen - Opening to the Question of Belonging with john a. powell: On Being with Krista Tippett
Watch/listen to Robin DiAngelo talk about her book, White Fragility
Learn - White supremacy culture: Tema Okun.
Reflect – the Amy Cooper incident. The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it: Bryan Massingale, National Catholic Reporter.
Please JOIN US on Thursday, August 13th at Noon for this Virtual Discussion:
Race, Racism, and Belonging in the Stillwater Community, Presented by Dorothy Bliss.
Recent events have highlighted the impact of America's racially charged culture on the well-being of Black Americans and other marginalized peoples in our communities. Discussions of race and racism can be very difficult, especially for white people who are unaccustomed or uncomfortable with these conversations.
Dorothy Bliss will introduce us to the frame of "belonging" as a way to structure conversations about race, racism, and other challenging issues in Stillwater. Using her background in public health, Dorothy will share data and pose questions to help us identify what “belonging” means in our own community, and to start asking what we can do to create change.
OPEN to all Chamber and community businesses to attend!
Please RSVP and we will send you the LINK prior to start time.
Dorothy Bliss has over 25 years' experience in the field of public health. She recently retired from her position as a senior planner, research analyst, and writer in the Community Health division of the Minnesota Department of Health.Dorothy was the primary author and coordinator for the 2017 Minnesota Statewide Health Assessment and the Healthy Minnesota 2022: Statewide Health Improvement Framework, work done in collaboration with the Healthy Minnesota Partnership, a statewide partnership of leaders from a wide range of organizations. Dorothy helped develop and co-led training sessions on using narrative to advance health equity and gives presentations on health equity to a wide range of audiences. Dorothy has a master's degree in sociology from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in systematic theology from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Brought to you by the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Location
Join us for this 1-hour virtual presentation!
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