Encinitas4Equality

12/21/2021

Image: A monochrome image of Selma Burke, sculptor, creating the portrait in stone.

Text over portrait: "Freedom from want. Freedom from fear. Freedom of worship. Freedom of speech."

"Selma Burke never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which was later featured on the US dime.

"Another Hidden Figure."

07/14/2021

Encinitas4Equality’s Equity in Education group is excited to announce our Summer Education Series facilitated by Dhalia Balmir of Balmir Inclusive. Dhalia is a warm, gifted facilitator with a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise. Each workshop and circle group she has created is an opportunity for learning and dialogue aimed at parents, educators, and community members who are just beginning the work of exploring themes of race and racism. If you are interested in an introduction to identity, implicit bias, microagression and other uncomfortable but essential topics, we invite you to join one or even all of our events. If you are already well versed in these topics or well on your journey of learning, consider sharing with friends, family, and colleagues you feel may benefit.

Both formats are in-person and will include interaction and dialogue. The workshops will include more instruction while the circle groups will consist primarily of discussion. Spots are limited to allow for a maximum of engagement.

Click link in comments for more information and to register. Please let us know if you have any questions.

03/30/2021

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-03-28/the-color-of-authority-san-diego-police-sheriffs-deputies-disproportionately-target-minorities-data-show

Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans bear brunt of racial biases in local policing

01/18/2021

Be sure to watch the Celebrating America program on Wednesday featuring the talented - She is the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. Born in Los Angeles and a recent graduate of university, she’s always had a way with written words. Like Joe Biden, she has struggled with a speech impediment. This challenged her to perform her poetry and try to overcome her fears. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism and race. Amanda is the founder of a non-profit organization called One Pen One Page, which runs a youth writing and leadership program. She currently working on a children’s book and after Wednesday, will be the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration. You will not want to miss this historic event!

01/16/2021

According to The Hollywood Reporter, best-selling author (How to Be An Antiracist) and academic Dr. Ibram X. Kendi has signed a deal with Netflix to develop projects based on three of his books on …

01/16/2021

As we look back at the events at the Capital last week, the absolutely obvious display of White supremacy, we have the opportunity to recommit to who we want to be. Not just as Americans, but more importantly as humans. At E4E we strive to be humans who will loudly call out White Supremacy when see it, acknowledge within our own lives how our whiteness and a system built to keep White power in existence has benefited us, at the oppression of Black lives. And we need to constantly recommit to the work of being an anti-racist. Let us both claim our households ask being centered around love and equality, and our community being one that welcomes diversity. Yard signs are available for sale on our E4E website or you can message us directly for Venmo payment and pickup location.

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01/16/2021

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood that racial justice was not attainable without economic justice—and that fight was about equity, dignity, and a brighter future for all of our children.

As we celebrate his birth on this day in 1929, it’s on us to carry out his work.