Partners in Racial Justice

Fireside Chat Series with Van Glimmer
2023-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Van will explore the challenges of race and community in identifying the true “self”. Who am I?

Spirit of Blackness: Being the Change We Seek
2023-06-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Change is an inevitable condition of living. Like the caterpillar physically changing its condition completely into a being, it could not have imagined it would become from its current state; we also can change completely from one state of being to another spiritually. Unlike the butterfly, while doing so, we influence others around us to change until we all become a community, unlike what it was at the beginning.

Please join us as we discuss the spiritual transformation we are meant to achieve.

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If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by email to suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join”.

Oneness Chat Series: Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism
2023-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Special Guest: Siti Brannen and Amber Lee
“When one is released from the prison of self, that is indeed freedom, for self is the greater prison.”
Behavioral changes can occur Through mindfulness, self-compassion, and common humanity. For the incarcerated, they reduce recidivism, and a shift in consciousness emerges for humanity.

Spirit of Blackness: Black and Family Culture
2023-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
For as long as history can record, we’ve developed bonds with others anchored in the belief that blood has never been a prerequisite for family. Join us in this episode as we explore the power of this inclusionary aspect of the Black family and culture as a contribution toward bringing humanity together.
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If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by email to suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join.

Oneness Chat Series: Parenting Journey of the Young
2023-07-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Through their talents (poetry, hip-hop, art, spoken word), young artists share challenges and strength-building techniques to create a “new” self-image in 2023.

Fireside Chat Series: I am tired, but I can't rest.
2023-07-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
A young adult review on current social issues. How are they responding and building personal capacities to change their lives while reshaping the future?

Black and Indigenous Led Prayer Circle and Meditation
2023-07-19 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
An uplifting devotional space created and led by Black and Indigenous individuals. The Baha’i Writings proclaim special spiritual designations for each of these unique populations. Through cultural meditative expressions in art and philosophy followed by a united prayer circle, join us in celebration of the vision of the oneness of mankind.

Spirit of Blackness: The Power of Storytelling in the Black Community
2023-07-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Since the beginning of time, storytelling has been an important event in the African and African American communities. Through storytelling, questions were answered, history was conveyed, and lifelong lessons were taught and learned. Join us as we explore the benefits of storytelling in our own healing and in becoming strong spiritual advocates for the healing of humanity.

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If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by email to suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join.

Fireside Chat Series: Our Spiritual Growth and The Oneness of Humanity: An ADJ Approach
2023-07-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The call for “spiritual growth” and “oneness” is loud, but what are the daily practices? How do you measure progress? Come, let’s explore the process!

Oneness Chat Series: Use What You Have and Make What You Want Part 1
2023-08-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
With a focus on “what you want” and “what you already have”, join Melany in an interactive, creative conversation to understand: how to connect and use the emotions, attachments, addictions, stories and frustrations as tools from God/Infinite Intelligence/Source to create with purpose.

Fireside Chat Series: Deep River The Black Imagination and The Classical Muse
2023-08-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Black musicians have always charted new vistas in the areas of composition and performance across many genres, and classical music is no different. Join Eric Dozier for an intimate conversation on the African American contribution to symphonic music and opera and explore how black musicians brought their intimate knowledge of the spiritual, blues, and jazz, as well as their hope and dreams for a just world to bear on Western classical traditions.

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2023-08-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 530 Lystra Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Join us in person as we explore together our shared identity…
Featuring an artistic tribute to Martin Luther King. A light lunch will be served.

Spirit of Blackness: The power of telling our own story.
2023-08-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Black cultural experience is as different from the White dominant culture as it can get. We must tell our own stories for White people will never know the souls of Black folk. If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by email to suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Black and Indigenous Led Prayer Circle
2023-08-16 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
Experience highlights of a three-year sustained partnership between youths and adults in DC and NJ. This partnership started over Zoom at the beginning of the pandemic and has taken many shapes: from teaching, game design, and website development (designing for equity), to indigenous language revitalization initiatives, youth cultural exchanges, and more recently, in-person STEM support. This session will explore how both groups have learned and grown from working more closely with each other.

Oneness Chat Series: Use What You Have and Make What You Want Part 2
2023-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
With a focus on “what you want” and “what you already have, ” join Melany in an interactive, creative conversation to understand: how to connect and use the emotions, attachments, addictions, stories, and frustrations as tools from God/Infinite Intelligence/Source to create with purpose.

Fireside Chat Series: Removing Barriers - Creating Unity
2023-08-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Living in a society steeped in Materialism and Competition, what is the individual and collective responsibility to bring about change? Each person has a role to play.

Spirit of Blackness: Pupil of the eye, Qualities of the heart.
2023-08-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
African Americans have a unique contribution to make in America, fulfilling a destiny to lead the world spiritually… If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by email to suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If you registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Fireside Chat Series: Family Pilgrimage 2023
2023-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Please join us for an interactive discussion about our experiences traveling with our four children and our niece to Israel and Türkive this summer.
We will share pictures and stories from this life-changing trip, including our experiences traveling overseas as a large African-American family, reflections on the many holy sites we visited, and life-changing memories.

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2023-09-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax) | Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 530 Lystra Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Join us as we explore together our shared identity…

Spirit of Blackness: Black Worship in White Space
2023-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax)
Being a Black body in a predominantly white worship space often means being treated like you are invisible in plain sight. Also, it feels like the majority doesn’t want to hear what it feels like to be Black.
If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by emailing suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Oneness Chat Series: The role of the Church in creating oneness, Part 1
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Pastor Larry Neal and Pastor Andrew Taylor-Troutman lead a reflective dialogue on the role of the church in raising spiritual consciousness to address UNITY; all within the mandate to “Build the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven”

Black and Indigenous Led Prayer and Meditation: Walton Children's Theatre
2023-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Learn about Walltown Children’s Theatre (WCT) programs and their impact on the lives of the students and the community. WCT inspires positive social change by empowering and reconnecting young people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, creating a new expression of community, and enriching their lives and those of their families and communities through exemplary performing arts ​instruction and youth development programming.

Fireside Chat Series: Global Influence of Black & Brown People: Rebuilding the World Community
2023-09-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Based on her international living experiences and global travels, Joany will share personal stories of advances that she has witnessed in Black and brown countries. Several of these countries are at the forefront of learning in meeting the needs of their people in the fields of education, agriculture, the environment, health, and community development. Their newfound prototypes are based on a spiritual model called “One Planet – One People.”

Spirit of Blackness: Black Community, Mixed Community, White Community
2023-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The conventional wisdom on racial integration in the United States is that there are three kinds of neighborhoods: The all-white, the all-black, and the exceedingly rare, highly unstable, racially mixed community. But is there more to this story to be revealed?
If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by emailing suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If you registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Oneness Chat Series: The role of the Church in creating oneness, Part 2
2023-09-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Pastor Larry Neal, and Pastor Andrew Taylor – Troutman lead a reflective dialogue on the role of the church in raising spiritual consciousness to address UNITY; all within the mandate to “Build the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven”

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2023-10-08 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 530 Lystra Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Join us as we explore together our shared identity. This program will include an arts-based devotional.
A light lunch will be served.

Spirit of Blackness: Building Spiritually-Based Community
2023-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The idea behind these is to forge ties of genuine friendship — based on a common understanding of our lives – among participants of diverse backgrounds. The social barriers that often divide people are broken down by sharing meaningful conversations on spiritual issues.
If you are a person of African descent and have not registered before, please register by emailing suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If you registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Oneness Chat Series: Black and White Worship: What Do We Need To Know
2023-10-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join us as we explore issues that arise when Blacks and Whites share the same worship space.

Fireside Chat Series: Black & Indigenous People: Recovering From Oppression Together
2023-10-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The history of these two people intertwine. Their sufferings, and intrinsic gifts have prepared them to take the lead in rebuilding the world community – TOGETHER.
