New Lens for Howard County: An Invitation to Get Involved

Program Type:

Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

New Lens for Howard County: An Invitation to Get Involved

Summary: Everyone can do something to dismantle racism. This seminar will help you discover how you can break cycles of inaction and get involved to make a difference.

Description: Participate in a broad-stroke review of structural racism and bias and a series of reflective activities to answer the question, “What can I do?” New Lens is your formal invitation to get involved and make a meaningful difference through everyday activism.

Please register for one session. An email address is required to receive the link to join the seminar.

  • Seats in this interactive, virtual seminar are available on a first come, first served basis. 
  • Login instructions will be emailed to registered participants a few days prior to the event.
  • Please share this opportunity with community members from your network with interest in racial equity training, and whose increased education in these topics would benefit the community. You can also register for the seminar using the link here. https://NewLensforHowardCounty.eventbrite.com
  • Please note: We are working to build inclusive rooms of diverse individuals who are intentional about the learning. We are not sharing this opportunity via social media and thank you for refraining from that as well.
  • Each of us play a critical role in supporting and strengthening our community. We are so pleased to support your leadership and service with this high quality, free opportunity. We appreciate your commitment to building better community and look forward to your participation.

Facilitator: Suzanne Haley

Suzanne Haley works to inspire soul-care and human solidarity through compassionate truth sharing, awakening empathy, and activating courageous citizenship. She is the Founder & CEO of S. Haley & Associates, and Co-founder of Changing the Lens, a community-building movement created to dismantle internalized and systemic racism. She participates with task forces, alliances, committees, and diverse collaborative efforts to inspire, educate, request, and demand both equity and justice. She also works with local, regional, national, and international faith-based organizations to inspire collective alliances for racial justice and healing through community building. She hopes to stimulate inside-out change that will bridge the gap of indifference and make a difference in the larger worlds of work, faith, community, and society.

Guest Presenter: Justin Morgan

Justin W. Morgan is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Health Policy Research Scholar with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His research interests include participatory research and the role of power and politics in shaping health equity. He has worked previously as a research associate in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute, and received his B.S. in Public Health from American University. Prior to university, Justin was raised in Ellicott City, and attended Mount Hebron High School.

Contact us: If you need any assistance, or would like to let us know you are not available at these times but interested in future opportunities, please reach out to us at racialequity@hclibrary.org.