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Racial Justice
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program or service.
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YWCA Bristol was presented the handcrafted sculpture made
of pewter, silver and gold titled “Diversity” at its 2006 Racial Justice
Awards Dinner, the premiere event of the 2006 YWCA USA Annual Meeting.
A proven pioneer in the push to eliminate racism, the YWCA
Bristol has demonstrated a commitment to racial justice throughout its
63-year history. The association has developed significant racial
justice programs, such as an anti-bias curriculum at its YW Children’s
Center and Wellmont Child Development Center, the Bristol Youth
Leadership annual Racism/Classism/Sexism training, the Leadership
Registry and Anti-Racism Resource Directory, Study Circles, and Black
History Month activities. |
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Week Without
Violence -
The YWCA's Week Without Violence campaign
is an international campaign to raise awareness about non-violent
alternatives. Each day of the week focuses attention on practical,
sustainable non-violent alternatives and challenges. |
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Study Circles -
A study circle is a group of
8-to-12 people from different backgrounds and viewpoints who meet
several times to talk about an issue. In a study circle, everyone has an
equal voice. One goal is that people try to understand each
other’s views, but they do not have to agree with each other. The idea is to
share concerns and look for ways to make things better. |
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Black History
- YWCA Celebrates Black History Month
Celebrate
Black History Month in February
as well as all year long with the YW Youth Development
video check out
series for elementary, middle and high school age students.
All the videos are accompanied with a curriculum for teachers
that follow the standards of learning in History, English and
Social Studies. This is an ideal way to educate youth on
tolerance and acceptance in the classroom, after school program
and church youth groups. Elementary series has George Washington
Carver, Harriet Tubman stories. Middle and High school has the
Civil Rights Movement, Children’s March, the legacy of Rosa
Parks and MORE.
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Children
Anti-Bias -
The YW
Children’s Center and WCDC both are intended to have a direct impact
on racial justice. Both programs use the
“Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children”
curriculums in the classrooms. This curriculum was developed in
1989 and is still the most widely used anti-biased curriculum to
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Leadership Registry
To
fulfill the YWCA ‘s mission of
eliminating racism and
empowering women,
a Leadership Registry is available that consists of
women and
people of color
who are interested in serving on boards and commissions to represent all
decision making bodies in the Tri-City communities.
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