Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Meeting
Christ Lutheran Church 69 Mill Street, Athens, OH, United StatesA new southeast Ohio chapter of the national organization, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) will hold its first meeting on February 28th from 7-9pm at the Christ Lutheran Church on Mill St. in Athens. During the meeting, attendees will learn about SURJ’s mission and strategies and how to become engaged in issues of racial... Read More
Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Meeting
Christ Lutheran Church 69 Mill Street, Athens, OH, United StatesYou are invited to Showing Up for Racial Justice of SEO's monthly general meeting on Tuesday, December 12, from 7-9 pm at Christ Lutheran Church basement, 69 Mill St.in Athens. Please join us for our monthly general meeting. This month, we will watch and discuss Whose Streets. Whose Streets is a documentary told by activists... Read More
Showing Up for Racial Justice October General Meeting
Athens Public Library 30 Home St, Athens, OH, United StatesShowing Up for Racial Justice of Southeast Ohio will hold its October General Meeting Monday, October 22, 6:30-8:30pm, in the Meeting Room of the Athens Public Library. The meeting will feature a Racial Justice Roundtable group conversation with representatives of organizations that support the efforts and interests of local people and communities of color. Childcare... Read More
Don’t Call the Cops: Imagining Alternatives to calling the police
This past year there have been multiple stories of white people calling the police on African Americans that they thought were dangerous or threatening to their location, from Starbucks to Athens County, from a person knocking on a door to someone acting strangely (from a diabetic reaction.) Why does this happen? What can be the... Read More