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Western Reel Pride Wednesday presents “Brother Outsider: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin” co-Sponsored by the Office of LBGT Student Services, the Division of Multicultural Affairs (DMA), OUTSpoken, Project Uplift, Saving Out Sisters, Young Black Male Support Network (YBMSN), and You Beautiful Black Women (YBBW). For more information, please visit the Office of LBGT Student Services Facebook page.

Race may be a myth, but racism gives different groups vastly different life chances. Forty years after the Civil Rights Movement, the playing field is still not level and “colorblind” policies only perpetuate inequality. This 50-minute documentary takes a close look at housing segregation throughout the American past and present. Panel discussion will follow the documentary. RSVP here.

This in-depth workshop will help participants to gain a working knowledge of white racial identity development. The intent of this session is to provide space for participants to process their own white racial identity development while gaining an understanding of the developmental path. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. Participants should walk in with an understanding of racism and privilege in order for the workshop to be beneficial. Helpful article: Where White Privilege Came From by Allan G. Johnson. RSVP is REQUIRED. RSVP here.

"Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" is a documentary inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book that introduces women and girls living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable – and fighting bravely to change them. Traveling with intrepid reporter Nicholas Kristof and A-list celebrity advocates America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde, the film reflects viable and sustainable options for empowerment and offers an actionable blueprint for transformation.

With Kalamazoo YWCA & Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. RSVP here. Visit this website for more information.

This in-depth workshop will help participants to gain a working knowledge of racism from both an interpersonal and systemic level. Participants will learn how to identify examples of both interpersonal and system racism and to appropriately challenge instances of interpersonal and systemic racism. This workshop has a minimum of 8 participants and a maximum of 15 participants. Helpful but optional: Where White Privilege Came From by Allan G. Johnson. RSVP is REQUIRED. RSVP here.

Sponsored by the Southwest Michigan César E. Chávez Committee

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rubén O. Martinez, Director of the Julián Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University

For more information, contact: Miguel Ramírez at (269) 387-4420 or miguel.ramirez@wmich.edu

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