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The first Lynching Memorial in Maryland was unveiled in Anne Arundel County this month at Whitmore Park. Thank you to the Racial Justice Huddle and Connecting the Dots for partnering with the Equal Justice Initiative for this Remembrance and Reconciliation project. The memorial remembers the… Continue Reading “Maryland Lynching Memorial Unveiled”
Who You Gonna Call? Workshop on Community Safety and Policing Hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (SURJ 3A) Sunday July 14, 2019 1:00-4:00 p.m. 1701 Belle Drive, Annapolis, MD Who you gonna call? At this interactive workshop, we… Continue Reading “SURJ Announces: Workshop on Community Safety and Policing Sunday July 14, 2019 1:00-4:00 p.m.”
COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JULY 1 AT 7:00 PM Arundel Center – Council Chambers44 Calvert StreetAnnapolis, MD 21401 Councilwoman Sarah Lacey has introduced a bill on fair housing and it needs our support. Can you attend and provide testimony on why you think fair… Continue Reading “Can you attend and provide testimony this Monday at the County Council meeting about why you think fair housing is important for Anne Arundel County?”
ANNE ARUNDEL CONNECTING TOGETHER an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation Take ACTion THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 7-8:30PM Asbury United Methodist Church 87 West St. Annapolis FREE CHILDCARE FREE PARKING In Whitmore Garage, 37 Clay St. (with validation) We are taking action to… Continue Reading “Tonight: Take ACTion -Housing, Gun Violence, Zoning”
RACIAL JUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST The Equal Justice Initiative in partnership with the Connecting the Dots: Remembrance and Reconciliation Project is pleased to announce a scholarship contest open to 9th – 12th grade students attending high school in Anne Arundel County, where prizes totaling at… Continue Reading “Connecting the Dots: Remembrance and Reconciliation Project and EJI announce a scholarship essay contest for 2018-2019 AACPS 9th-12th graders”
This is an excellent opportunity! More information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/290561771844855/?ti=icl
As part of an ongoing effort to continue the dialogue and work toward creating climates free of hate and bigotry, Anne Arundel County Public Schools will host its second community meeting at Central Middle School later this month. As was the case at the… Continue Reading “SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HOST SECOND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION”
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1713766622102376/?ti=icl Following Rally, there will be a workshop from 1-2. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/919005778456686/?ti=icl
Link to more info and tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/2277073629021205/?ti=icl
Arming school teachers is a disastrous and terrifying proposal, and we know it would create and even more dangerous environment for children of color. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, explains in her article in Time that “Children as young… Continue Reading “Black Children Will Be the Victims of Armed Teachers”