Fruita for Equality News

Fruita for Equality is a collaboration to support equality, inclusivity, and diversity through meaningful conversations and action in the community.

December 2020

Upcoming events

Fruita History: The KKK, Charlie Glass, and the Minter Family

Our next event, via Zoom, will cover some history of Fruita -- specifically Fruita’s history as it pertains to race, equality, and acceptance.

The Ku Klux Klan. The legend of Charlie Glass. The tragic, transformative story of the Minter family. Hear stories about Fruita’s history as our community navigated many of the same questions that we have as a nation, including the re-emergence of the KKK in post-World War I America, and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Fruita for Equality - Fruita History is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, on the online meeting platform Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Please join us!

Upcoming meetings

At the Dec. 14 Fruita for Equality committee meeting, we discussed our previous event about implicit bias. Planning for our next Fruita history event is in process, and we are seeing many early registrations for the event. Please contact fruitaforequality@gmail.com for more information about Fruita for Equality.

Click here to visit Mesa County Libraries' Event Calendar

Fruita for Equality committee meetings

Did you know that Fruita for Equality committee meetings are open to the public? If you’re interested in participating, please feel free to attend our committee meetings. We typically meet one or two times per month.

Please contact fruitaforequality@gmail.com for more information about Fruita for Equality.

Upcoming Committee Meetings

5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, on Zoom

The committee will meet about any final preparations needed for the Fruita history event. In addition, the committee will discuss opportunities to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations.

Join Jan. 4 Zoom meeting

5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, on Zoom

We will discuss the outcomes of the Fruita history event, as well as begin planning for our March event.

Join Jan. 25 Zoom meeting

If you haven’t had a chance to answer the questions from Start the Conversation, our in-person event in September, please do so!

Start the Conversation Questionnaire

Check out this short documentary taken at our first event, Start the Conversation, by filmmaker Michael Crespin.

Click here to watch video

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