Race at the Holiday Table: Strategies for Passing the Cranberries While Interrupting Racism - November 2018 Equity Alliance Roundtable 

The Equity Alliance of the North Coast is excited to continue our public Racial Equity Roundtables with our next offering November 1, conversations about "Race at the Holiday Table: Strategies for Passing the Cranberries While Interrupting Racism". What do you say when along with abundant food and bonding, a racist joke or comment is offered as a pungent side dish at the holiday table?  At the November Roundtable let’s practice “calling in” loved ones (and their guests) as we engage with each other in what to do and say when you’re facing a choice between the good feelings of family acceptance and the values of racial equity you want to encourage.  Our goal is to refine tools for changing hearts and minds, while building our confidence to interrupt harmful language that often goes unquestioned at holiday gatherings. Using videos and discussion we will explore misinformation around the origins of some of our holidays and how to have these conversations without blaming, shaming, or guilt.

All Roundtable sessions include time for personal reflection (including thinking and feeling), small group conversation, and practice talking about race, with an aim of supporting productive dialogue about race and racism both during the session and beyond. Facilitated by Melissa Meiris and Ron White. Register soon as space is limited. Event registration is sliding scale ($5, $10 or $15) and scholarships are available. If you need a scholarship, please choose "Pay at Door" as your payment option while registering and then either email your scholarship request to equitynorthcoast@hafoundation.org or let us know at the door. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Child care will be provided by the Equity Alliance for the duration of the event because of our generous donors. If you would like to bring a teenaged family member to the event, please let us know by emailing equitynorthcoast@hafoundation.org and we will provide a scholarship. Humboldt Area Foundation’s Community Center has a first floor power-assisted entrance and bathrooms that are ADA compliant. Please contact us for additional information on accessibility and accommodations.

*Note: There will be no Racial Equity Roundtable in December, we will resume our offerings on Thursday, January 7, 2019.*

Cancellations: A full refund will be given if your registration is canceled 24 hours prior to the session for which you registered. Any cancellations within that time-frame are non-refundable, with exception for those with emergencies.