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SUMMARY:Classic Meets Cool: a Concert by Barron Ryan
DESCRIPTION:“Classic Meets Cool” when Barron Ryan meets a piano. With a concert repertoire that glides flawlessly from Debussy to Joplin\, The Jackson 5 to Frederic Chopin\, Ryan’s impressive talent and appeal are quickly amassing a national following. It is our good fortune that he is passing thru NC and Durham music lovers can now add their own endorsement.\n\nThis concert is presented by and to benefit RCWMS and the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice. Spend the evening with friends\, hear fabulous music\, and support your favorite nonprofits. More about Barron Ryan: barronryan.com.\n\nLocation: Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church\, 927 Trinity Avenue\, Durham\, NC. (Church is fully accessible.)\nSuggested donation: $25\, to benefit RCWMS and the Pauli Murray Center\nQuestions: RCWMS\, 919-683-1236\, info@rcwms.org
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LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doing Our Own Work: An Anti Racism Workshop for White People
DESCRIPTION:Part 1: March 28-31\, 2019 – Durham\, NC\, Durham\, NC \nPart 2: April 25-28\, 2019\, Durham\, NC \n7-9 pm Thurs. evening\, 9-5 on Friday\, 9-5 on Saturday\, and 1-5 Sunday afternoon \nParticipation in all sessions is required. \nAt this time in our nation\, we are witnessing an alarming resurgence of white supremacy and state sanctioned violence. It is imperative that white people do the deep work required to claim and embody an anti-racist identity\, understand the privilege they carry\, and interrupt racism where they live\, work\, study\, and volunteer. Doing Our Own Work helps white people move through places where they often get stuck\, so that they can step up with courage\, humility\, and compassion to participate in movements led by people of color and help move other white people to greater anti-racist awareness and action. Enrollment is limited to 20 people to facilitate in-depth reflection\, dialogue\, and community.  \nDoing Our Own Work is designed as a supplement to\, not a substitute for\, contexts where people of diverse races discuss and strategize together how racism can be challenged and dismantled.  \nAnti-racist action and reflection form the heart of Doing Our Own Work. Each participant is invited to identify a “sphere of influence” that serves as the focus of action and reflection. Utilizing input from the leaders\, reading assignments\, videos\, group discussion\, and structured exercises\, we will explore the following topics and issues: \n\nThe four realms of racism and change: personal\, interpersonal\, institutional\, and cultural\nHistorical roots of racism in the U.S.\nMovements for racial justice in the U.S.\nWhite privilege and unearned advantage\nClaiming and shaping an anti-racist identity\nPracticing the skills of interrupting racism\nStrategies for institutional change\nDeveloping networks of support and accountability\n\nThe facilitators are committed to working with the participants to create a respectful and truth-telling environment where we may bring our whole selves to this vitally important work. For additional history and rationale\, see “Why an Anti-Racism Seminar for White People?“ \nThis event is gender inclusive. \nLeaders: Melanie S. Morrison\, Ph.D.\, is founder and executive director of Allies for Change\, a national network of anti-oppression educators. As an anti-racism educator\, activist\, and author\, she has 30 years experience designing and facilitating transformational group process. In 1994\, she founded Doing Our Own Work\, an intensive anti-racism seminar for white people that has attracted hundreds of participants throughout the United States and Canada. Passionate about writing\, her latest book\, Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham\, was published by Duke University Press in March. Melanie believes it is possible to grow ever more aware of the depth and complexity of injustice without surrendering our capacity for compassion\, joy\, and hope. Jax Lee Gardner (they/them/theirs) is the Center Manager of the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in Kalamazoo\, Michigan. Jax has spent the last twenty-plus years working in social justice movements\, both personally and professionally. Originally from Washington\, DC\, Jax holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Western Michigan University\, a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Charleston\, and is a professional Birth Doula. They previously held an ACSJL Staff Fellowship (2015) examining doula care as a vehicle for community-based anti-racist activism. Jax’s social justice trajectory has closely followed issues of health and economic justice for women and children (particularly as they intersect with queerness and racial justice). Jax also founded the St. Luke’s Diaper Bank to help combat diaper need in the City of Kalamazoo. When they’re not busy fighting the good fight\, Jax relishes in spending quality time with their partner and two children.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/doing-our-own-work-an-anti-racism-workshop-for-white-people/
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SUMMARY:Dust Bunnies & Sparrows: A Reading and Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sparrows bathe in dust to absorb the oil that would collect on their wings and keep them from flying. This is a reminder\, from nature\, that healing and wholeness can be found even in the most unlikely places. Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is a 20+ year survivor/victim of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Her book\, Dust Bunnies and Sparrows: A Poetic Declaration of Liberation from/through Domestic Violence\, is how she has chosen to tell her story to break the silence and shame of a truth that has impacted her life in challenging ways\, but she has not permitted it to keep her from soaring.  Come witness this survivor’s/victim’s declaration of liberation\, through poetry and storytelling. The writing workshop portion of our time together will provide tools for writing/telling your story and opportunities to share. The book will be available for purchase for $10\, or you can order it on Amazon for $15. \nLeader: Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is an intentional lover of humanity and actively lives the self-care life about which she teaches and advocates. Her personal philosophy of interpersonal interaction is\, “If I’ve not positively influenced someone everywhere I’ve gone\, I’ve not walked in my purpose.”
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/dust-bunnies-sparrows-a-reading-and-and-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:RCWMS Office\, 1202 Watts St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Women's Preaching Festival
DESCRIPTION:From an opening reception\, to vibrant worship\, to insightful workshops\, to intentional conversations\, this year’s Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival will live into the theme “Her Voice Through the Generations” as we honor the voices of the generations of women that began at the empty tomb and continue through today. Our featured preachers and presenters include Rev. Yvonne Delk\, the first African-American woman ordained in the United Church of Christ\, and Rev. Jerusha Neal\, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School\, and others. \nWhile we aren’t really about big names\, fancy titles\, or “experts\,” we are about academic study\, the creative arts\, diversity\, intentional relationships\, and preaching. Mostly\, we are about YOU! The gifts and wisdom\, joys and challenges\, you bring to this festive learning community for two days are the heart of who we are. We hope you will plan to join us! \nClick here for the complete festival schedule
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/7th-annual-womens-preaching-festival/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doing Our Own Work: An Anti-Racism Seminar for White People
DESCRIPTION:Part 1: September 6\, 7\, 8\, 9 – Pilgrim United Church of Christ\, Durham\, NC \nPart 2: October 11\, 12\, 13\, 14 – Trinity Ave. Presbyterian Church\, Durham\, NC \n7-9 pm Thurs. evening\, 9-5 on Friday\, 9-5 on Saturday\, and 1-5 Sunday afternoon \nParticipation in all sessions is required. \nAt this time in our nation\, we are witnessing an alarming resurgence of white supremacy and state sanctioned violence. It is imperative that white people do the deep work required to claim and embody an anti-racist identity\, understand the privilege they carry\, and interrupt racism where they live\, work\, study\, and volunteer. Doing Our Own Work helps white people move through places where they often get stuck\, so that they can step up with courage\, humility\, and compassion to participate in movements led by people of color and help move other white people to greater anti-racist awareness and action. Enrollment is limited to 20 people to facilitate in-depth reflection\, dialogue\, and community.  \nDoing Our Own Work is designed as a supplement to\, not a substitute for\, contexts where people of diverse races discuss and strategize together how racism can be challenged and dismantled.  \nAnti-racist action and reflection form the heart of Doing Our Own Work. Each participant is invited to identify a “sphere of influence” that serves as the focus of action and reflection. Utilizing input from the leaders\, reading assignments\, videos\, group discussion\, and structured exercises\, we will explore the following topics and issues: \n\nThe four realms of racism and change: personal\, interpersonal\, institutional\, and cultural\nHistorical roots of racism in the U.S.\nMovements for racial justice in the U.S.\nWhite privilege and unearned advantage\nClaiming and shaping an anti-racist identity\nPracticing the skills of interrupting racism\nStrategies for institutional change\nDeveloping networks of support and accountability\n\nThe facilitator is committed to working with the participants to create a respectful and truth-telling environment where we may bring our whole selves to this vitally important work. For additional history and rationale\, see “Why an Anti-Racism Seminar for White People?“ \nThis event is gender inclusive.Leader: Melanie S. Morrison\, Ph.D.\, is founder and executive director of Allies for Change\, a national network of anti-oppression educators. As an anti-racism educator\, activist\, and author\, she has 30 years experience designing and facilitating transformational group process. In 1994\, she founded Doing Our Own Work\, an intensive anti-racism seminar for white people that has attracted hundreds of participants throughout the United States and Canada. Passionate about writing\, her latest book\, Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham\, was published by Duke University Press in March. Melanie believes it is possible to grow ever more aware of the depth and complexity of injustice without surrendering our capacity for compassion\, joy\, and hope.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/doing-our-own-work-an-anti-racism-seminar-for-white-people/
LOCATION:Pilgrim United Church of Christ\, 3011 Academy Rd\, Durham\, NC\, 27707\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Art of the Condolence Note with Carol Henderson
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we will discuss the history of condolence notes and their value for both the recipient and the writer. Carol will demonstrate what makes a note successful and show examples of do’s and don’ts. Each participant will practice writing a note and leave knowing how to tackle this difficult task. \nLeader: Carol Henderson is a writer\, editor\, and workshop leader who has taught in the US\, Europe\, and the Middle East. She is the author of Losing Malcolm\, and Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers\, and edited\, among other titles\, Wide Open Spaces: Call Stories. Learn more about Carol at www.carolhenderson.com.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/the-art-of-the-condolence-note-with-carol-henderson/
LOCATION:RCWMS Office\, 1202 Watts St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Never-Quite Ending War: A WWII GI Daughter's Stories by Nancy Corson Carter
DESCRIPTION:FREE READING \nThe stories of this book stretch from the ’40s & ’50s to the present. Reflecting on her family\, especially her father\, and the war\, Nancy Corson Carter’s stories seek peace and healing in personal as well as in wider worlds.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/the-never-quite-ending-war-a-wwii-gi-daughters-stories-by-nancy-corson-carter/
LOCATION:RCWMS Office\, 1202 Watts St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading
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