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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL DISCUSSION: Race\, Racism\, and Belonging in the Stillwater Community
DESCRIPTION:RECORDING of Zoom Presentation\n\nDorie's PowerPoint presentation\n\n\n\nBe the Bridge for Racial Unity: Learn more HERE! \n\n\n\nRecommended Resources:\n\nBooks:\n\nA Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota\, edited by Sun Yung Shin\n\nHow to be An Anti-Racist by Ibram Kendi\n\nWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngelo\n\nWaking Up White\, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving\n\nThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain\, Mind\, and Body in the Healing of Trauma\, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (this book is not explicitly about race\, but understanding trauma is helpful for understanding how experiencing racism can impact health)\n\n\n\nListen - Opening to the Question of Belonging with john a. powell: On Being with Krista Tippett \n\nWatch/listen to Robin DiAngelo talk about her book\, White Fragility\n\nLearn - White supremacy culture: Tema Okun. \n\nReflect the Amy Cooper incident. The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it: Bryan Massingale\, National Catholic Reporter. \n\n \n\n\n \nPlease JOIN US on Thursday\, August 13th at Noon for this Virtual Discussion: \n\n\n\nRace\, Racism\, and Belonging in the Stillwater Community\, Presented by Dorothy Bliss.\n\n\n\nRecent events have highlighted the impact of America's racially charged culture on the well-being of Black Americans and other marginalized peoples in our communities. Discussions of race and racism can be very difficult\, especially for white people who are unaccustomed or uncomfortable with these conversations.\n\n\n\nDorothy Bliss will introduce us to the frame of "belonging" as a way to structure conversations about race\, racism\, and other challenging issues in Stillwater. Using her background in public health\, Dorothy will share data and pose questions to help us identify what "belonging" means in our own community\, and to start asking what we can do to create change.\n\n\n\nOPEN to all Chamber and community businesses to attend!\n\nPlease RSVP and we will send you the LINK prior to start time.\n\n\nDorothy Bliss has over 25 years' experience in the field of public health. She recently retired from her position as a senior planner\, research analyst\, and writer in the Community Health division of the Minnesota Department of Health.\n\nDorothy was the primary author and coordinator for the 2017 Minnesota Statewide Health Assessment and the Healthy Minnesota 2022: Statewide Health Improvement Framework\, work done in collaboration with the Healthy Minnesota Partnership\, a statewide partnership of leaders from a wide range of organizations. Dorothy helped develop and co-led training sessions on using narrative to advance health equity and gives presentations on health equity to a wide range of audiences. Dorothy has a master's degree in sociology from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in systematic theology from St. John's University in Collegeville\, Minnesota.\n\n \nBrought to you by the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
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\nRECORDING \;of Zoom Presentation
\nDorie'\;s \;PowerPoint presentation
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\nBe the Bridge for Racial Unity: \;Learn more HERE! \;
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\nRecommended Resources:
\nBooks:
\nA Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota\, edited by Sun Yung Shin
\nHow to be An Anti-Racist \;by Ibram Kendi
\nWhite Fragility \;by Robin DiAngelo
\nWaking Up White\, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race \;by Debby Irving
\nThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain\, Mind\, and Body in the Healing of Trauma\, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (this book is not explicitly about race\, but understanding trauma is helpful for understanding how experiencing racism can impact health)
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\nListen \;- \;Opening to the Question of Belonging with john a. powell: On Being with Krista Tippett \;
\nWatch/listen \;to Robin DiAngelo talk about her book\, \;White Fragility
\nLearn \;- \;White supremacy culture: Tema Okun. \;
\nReflect \;&ndash\; the Amy Cooper incident. \;The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it: \;Bryan Massingale\, National Catholic Reporter. \; \; \;
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Please JOIN US on Thursday\, August 13th at Noon \;for this Virtual Discussion: \;
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\nRace\, Racism\, and Belonging in the Stillwater Community\, \;Presented by Dorothy \;Bliss.\n\n\n
Recent events have highlighted the impact of America'\;s racially charged culture on the well-being of Black Americans and other marginalized peoples in our communities. Discussions of race and racism can be very difficult\, especially for white people who are unaccustomed or uncomfortable with these conversations.
\n
\nDorothy Bliss will introduce us to the frame of "\;belonging"\; as a way to structure conversations about race\, racism\, and other challenging issues in Stillwater. Using her background in public health\, Dorothy will share data and pose questions to help us identify what &ldquo\;belonging&rdquo\; means in our own community\, and to start asking what we can do to create change.\n
\n
OPEN to all Chamber and community businesses to attend!\n
Please RSVP \;and we will send you the LINK prior to start time.\n
Dorothy Bliss has over 25 years'\; \;experience in the field of public health. She recently retired from her position as a senior planner\, research analyst\, and writer in the Community Health division of the Minnesota Department of Health.
\nDorothy was the primary author and coordinator for the \;2017 Minnesota Statewide Health Assessment \;and the \;Healthy Minnesota 2022: Statewide Health Improvement Framework\, work done in collaboration with the Healthy Minnesota Partnership\, a statewide partnership of leaders from a wide range of organizations. Dorothy helped develop and co-led training sessions on using narrative to advance health equity and gives presentations on health equity to a wide range of audiences. Dorothy has a master'\;s degree in sociology from the University of Minnesota and a master'\;s degree in systematic theology from St. John'\;s University in Collegeville\, Minnesota.\n \;\n
Brought to you by the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce\n
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