We're back in-person and there's a lot going on. It's PRIDE month and we're so happy to be celebrating with you. Juneteenth is right around the corner and so is TRUTH & JOY!
Why Race, Gender, LGBTQIA+ Justice Cannot Be Separated:Watch this Indivisible Presentation with Alicia Garza, Bryanna Jenkins, Russell Robinson, and Ezra Young.
All kinds of PRIDE events this weekend! Find out what's near you and go celebrate. Boston is hosting events throughout the month and Oak Bluffs is celebrating this weekend with their first Pride Weekend.
Juneteenth Jubilee: This three-day celebration includes activities honoring our newest federal holiday -- Juneteenth National Independence Day. Find out more here. And for those in Boston check out the Emancipator's event on June 18th.
Next vigil: We will be in person this Sunday, June12 at 10:30 AM, Chilmark Library. If you can't be there, please join us virtually -- use this Zoom link. Please contact Dana Nunes if you'd like to present at an upcoming vigil.
May 29: Watch the honoring (Part 1and Part 2) of Jorge Cornell by Chelsea Simpson.
Your participation in the Sunday vigil keeps it going. Please sign up to present. See the names of those previously honored here. Details of how to present are included in the document. Use this resource to find stories of Black women who were killed and amplify their stories.
The Emancipator:Bina Venkataraman joined us at our Memorial Day weekend vigil and some folks asked for more details about The Emancipator. This new publication is a collaboration between the Boston Globe and BU's Center for Antiracist Research. Bina shared "the site that the team recently launched (linked above), where you can read what's being published -- all free and in front of the paywall. The editors in chief, the amazing Amber Payne and Deborah Douglas, are actively seeking stories and op-eds of people who are incarcerated and other community voices often not heard."
The Juneteenth event in Roxbury, mentioned above is taking place the day before -- on Saturday June 18 from 5-7pm. It's free and open to the public, but the hosts are asking for RSVPs. The details are here and it should be a lot of fun.
Angst to Action
Let's keep moving Georgia!
Join usfor refreshments and learning on August 7 at the home of Geraldine Brooks. Find out more about America’s most important and effective voting rights group: the New Georgia Project Action Fund founded by Stacey Abrams, and now led by special guest, Nse Ufot. In exchange for an individual contribution of $500 (speak with Dana about scholarships) we will gather to hear from Nse about the New Georgia Project Action Fund’s groundbreaking work. Find out more about its plans for 2022, 2024, and for promoting voting rights and voter participation in Georgia and other critical battleground states.
The Time Before Whiteness:This piece focuses on D.S. Marriott, a British-Jamaican poet. Included are snippets of his poetry. It will make you want to read more.
Roxbury International Film Festival: Provocative. Entertaining. Fiercely independent. Celebrating people of color around the world. June 23 - July 2. Find out more and buy tickets here.
Building Black Wealth: What to do about the stubbornly entrenched wealth gap. Panelists offer ideas on Monday, June 13 at noon. Find out more and register here.
On The Table -- Seitu Ken Jones: For the second iteration of this virtual event on June 29th, On The Table, artist, advocate and maker Seitu Ken Jones invites participants to join in a "Dessert Menu for Peace." Find out more and register here.
Listen to Shed, a podcast series featuring interviews with islanders working to end systemic racism. Eric Adams leads each discussion using the unique lens of a therapist. Listeners are invited to "shed their old beliefs about race and make room for a new understanding of it's impact and implications."
