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Today is THE NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING

(at least in the States)

CONNECT. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. BRIDGE DIVIDES.


Created and hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (yes, the breakfast cereal company!) in 2017, this special day is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action from the effects of racism to create a more just and unbiased world.


This annual event builds on the foundation’s work and learnings of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT), a comprehensive, national and community-based process to bring about transformational and sustainable change. Fundamental to this day is a clear understanding that racial healing is at the core of racial equity. This day is observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.


The National Day of Racial Healing is a time for contemplation and collective action on #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. We must #EndtheHate.


The responsibility belongs to all of us to participate in these honest, powerful, and moving experiences, and pursue this journey together. Through racial healing, we can all forge deep, meaningful relationships, lay the groundwork to transform broken systems, and create a world in which, together, we are a new force for positive change. The StompOutBullying website suggests the following:


Engage Your Inner Circle - Friends, Family, Neighbors and Colleagues

  • Are there people in your life with whom you’ve been wanting to discuss race or racism, but haven’t known how? Check out these resources to help you host a conversation or racial healing circle from your home or in a virtual setting. Whenever possible, invite people from different backgrounds and cultures to join your conversation.

  • Watch "Changing The Narrative," a digital series documenting powerful stories from communities across the country where people are working together to create lasting change. Tune in today for a live MSNBC town hall or join a watch party or local event to discuss how the topics relate to your locality.

  • Hang up poster boards with headings like “My Racial Healing Looks Like _____. And ask people to fill in their ideas.

  • Use this conversation guide to create an open, non-adversarial environment.

Spark Conversation Among Friends! Get your school and town talking!

  • Read books and watch movies that affirm the identities and backgrounds of all people. Learn about your own culture and history; and the cultures and histories of other people in your area.

  • Plan a service project that gets people of diverse backgrounds working together.

  • Visit a local museum that features the history of cultural groups in your local community.

  • Look for local and national organizations that help you learn to talk about racism and take action locally.

Check out the TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING & TRANSFORMATION IMPLEMENTATION GUIDEBOOK

This Implementation Guidebook will help individuals, organizations, communities and First Nations in planning, implementing and evaluating the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts.


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