Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley to launch hybrid programming as a result of COVID

12/22/2020 - Vanessa Otero is the interim director of Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican)

Vanessa Otero is the interim director of Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley.
(Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican)

One of the most impactful aspects of the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley’s programming is the opportunity for people from different socioeconomic levels to come together to address their racial biases.


While the program is traditionally done in person, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way the two-day immersive program will be taught in the future.


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