YWCA GLENDALE INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FIRST 21 DAY RACIAL EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGE

What is the 21 Day Challenge?
The 21-Day Challenge was created to help people better understand how racial inequity and social injustice impacts our community. The challenge is designed to provide participants daily tasks via email that include activities such as reading an article, listening to a podcast, and reflecting on personal experiences. By addressing issues of race, power, privilege and leadership we can connect with others to identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

What is Racial Equity?
It is both an outcome and a process. As a process, we apply racial equity to policies, systems, structures and institutions by analyzing data so we can identify, uncover and remove barriers that produce disparate (unfavorable) outcomes based on race. As an outcome, racial equity is the condition that would be achieved if one's racial identity no longer predicted, in a statistical sense, how one fares in society.
Why the Challenge?
It is said that it takes 21 days to form a habit. By taking small actions and participating in a conversation about racism and social justice, we can create momentum and unity in order to build new and positive habits to change our communities and ourselves. Education is an essential part of organizing for change. Therefore, students from Saybrook University (a graduate university based in Pasadena that focuses on educating humanistic leaders who transform their fields and communities), will support this challenge by providing location specific educational content on Glendale and surrounding communities, as well as a study to measure the Challenge's impact.

We invite you to sign up to receive the challenge e-mails over the course of 21 days. We look forward to embarking on this learning journey with you.
BECOME A CHALLENGE SPONSOR OR A COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR

Why become a Challenge Sponsor?
The 21-Day Challenge provides a framework for meaningful action for foundation, nonprofit and business leadership to offer employees the power and platform to take action for racial justice. The psychological impact of public events regarding racial violence and racist threats carries over into the workplace. How organizations respond can either help employees feel psychologically safe or contribute to feelings of isolation, fear and sadness. Leaders seeking to create an inclusive environment for employees can help to address these topics by being a part of the challenge. Click below to view sponsor opportunities starting at $500.
Why become a Community Ambassador?
  • Your organization, business, or group is committed to building a more just and equitable society where everyone can thrive.
  • Your organization wants to join YWCA Glendale in the work to create safe and inclusive environments by sharing challenge content and inviting your community to join the challenge.
  • Your organization, business or group wants to support its staff and constituents in building anti-racist knowledge, behaviors, and skills.
BREWYARD BEER COMPANY LAUNCHES BEAUTIFUL SKIN TO BENEFIT YWCA GLENDALE'S RACIAL JUSTICE WORK

Tomorrow, Brewyard Beer Company will release Beautiful Skin, a deep brown Imperial Lager brewed with a variety of darker grains to create complex layers of roast, caramel and chocolate. The Imperial nature of this brown gives it a fuller malty body with a lightly nutty finish. A portion of sales will benefit YWCA Glendale's racial justice work. 

This beer launch is a collaboration with Illustrator Jacqui C. Smith, community leaders, Black in Glendale, and women of color owned businesses, whose companies and products will be featured on Brewyard Beer Company's website. You can shop online and add their products to your beer order - a great way to shop local for the holidays! Orders can be placed online for delivery within a ten-mile radius or picked up from Brewyard Beer Company at 906 Western Ave, Glendale, CA 91201. 
735 East Lexington Drive
Glendale, CA 91206
Phone: 1-(818) 242-4155
Support YWCA Glendale's mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.