Healing Racism: A Community Dialogue
Source: WGBY
Published: February 28, 2017
Public media journalist Tina Martin (WBGH’s Greater Boston and Basic Black) hosts a live panel discussion and social media forum on the subject of institutional and interpersonal racism. Join PBS station WGBY and its partner, the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, for a thoughtful and provoking look at race relations here in Western New England.
Following a brief introduction to the work of the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, Martin will welcome the contributing panelists before a live studio audience. Panelists include:
- Lisa Bakowski, Principal of Boland Elementary School in Springfield, Mass
- Heshimi Moja, Co-Faciltator, Healing Racism Institute Pioneer Valley
- Bishop Talbert Swan, President of the Springfield, Mass. NAACP
- David Woods, Founder of Leadership Pioneer Valley
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HRI is seeking organizational partners by transferring stewardship of its programs to ensure the mission is carried forward with strength and sustainability.
On June 24, the institute will hold a two-hour community dialogue at the University of Massachusetts Henry M. Thomas III campus in Springfield. The agenda: discuss how to fight and heal from racism, especially in the current political environment.
