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Kalamazoo's Summit On Racism
Summit on Racism Preamble (PDF 45KB)
Summit on Racism History: 2004-2008 (PDF 68KB)
Kalamazoo’s Summit on Racism is aimed at dismantling institutional racism in the Kalamazoo area. It gives the community an opportunity to address racial justice issues and come together for a common purpose. Participants seek to raise the community’s racial and ethnic awareness and improve race relations. The Summit operates with the understanding that racism is a national problem. This acknowledgment of racism and its affects allows the city to have an open dialogue regarding race, and to work on creating solutions. This willingness to challenge racism on behalf of the city and its citizens contributes to the Summit on Racism’s success. The Summit is both an annual day-long event and the year-long efforts of three Initiatives, Employment, Housing and Education, which work on creating ways to reduce or eliminate racism in their subject area.
2009 Summit on Racism
Annual Community Conference
Date: Thursday, September 10th, 8:30 am- 4:30 pm
Location: Fetzer Auditorium on the campus of Western Michigan University
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, President of Spelman College
 Dr. Tatum is a scholar, teacher, author, administrator and race relations expert. She has toured extensively, leading workshops on racial identity development and its impact in the classroom. In her critically acclaimed book, “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”, she applies her expertise on race to argue that straight talk about racial identity is essential. Dr. Tatum is also the author of “Assimilation Blues: Black Families in a White Community” and has published numerous articles, including her classic 1992 Harvard Education Review article, “Talking About Race, Learning About Racism: An Application of Racial Identity Development Theory in the Classroom.”
And more!
• Education, Employment and Housing Initiative Reports
• 2009-2010 Work Plan
Questions? Contact Ellen Cynar at (269) 345-5595 or ekcynar@ywcakalamazoo.org for more information and to RSVP.
***Kalamazoo’s Summit on Racism is FREE OF CHARGE!***
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