Stand Together Against Racism Launches New Workshop Series

Press release from Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R):

Feb. 2, 2021

Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R) will offer a six-session workshop series titled “Tools for Building an Anti-Racist Community: Awareness, Conversation, and Reparations” beginning on Tuesday, February 16 at 7:30 PM. The cost to attend is $300, and the virtual workshop is limited to 75 participants.

Beginning with historical context for systemic racism and progressing to individual behaviors in modern-day life, each module will begin and end with a full group discussion, with the bulk of the session spent in smaller breakout group conversations. The sessions will be moderated by Chris Dolin and Kevin Gillette of the organization Racial Literacy Groups.

“Education is one of the key pillars of S.T.A.R.,” said founder Fatou Niang. “We believe that the important conversations central to this workshop will help advance racial awareness and promote anti-racist action for participants.”

Key event details:

• Dates: February 16, March 2, 16, 30; April 13, 27 (all Tuesdays)
• Times: All sessions run from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
• Meeting Platform: Zoom
• Cost: $300 for series
• To register: Link TK
• Note: this workshop series is limited to 75 participants.

About Stand Together Against Racism:
Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to is to equip residents of New Canaan, CT and neighboring communities with tools and resources to understand systemic racism—including its history, root causes and the structures that perpetuate it— and to proactively advocate for racial equity and bias elimination. We believe that by working together, we can drive transformative and sustainable social change in our community and beyond.

In the fall of 2020, New Canaan Library, New Canaan Museum & Historical Society, New Canaan Community Foundation, Interfaith Council of New Canaan, Grace Farms Foundation and B Kind, in partnership with local partners (see below) hosted “The Start of Change: Addressing Racism,” a six-part lecture series created to address our community’s understanding of race and racism. As its name suggests, the “Start of Change” lecture series was just the beginning. This initiative will be ongoing, and through these and additional partnerships (see below), our community will be invited to attend public programs designed to bring people together in developing a common understanding of the history, policy, and experiences shaping present-day discussions of race.

S.T.A.R. Local Partners
A Better Chance, Inc. of New Canaan | B Kind | Grace Farms Foundation | Horizons at New Canaan Country School | Interfaith Council of New Canaan | LiveGirl | NCTV New Canaan Television 79 | New Canaan CARES | New Canaan Chamber of Commerce | New Canaan Community Foundation | New Canaan Country School | New Canaan Land Trust | New Canaan Library | New Canaan Moms Group | New Canaan Mounted Troop | New Canaan Museum & Historical Society | New Canaan Nature Center | New Canaan Tourism and Economic Development Advisory Committee | New Canaan YMCA | Summer Theatre of New Canaan

This press release was produced by Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R). The views expressed here are the author's own.