BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community - This Saturday!

From Just Community:

BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community

The BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community is an inspiring event promoting inclusion, equity and justice for all.  This celebration is truly a display of the rich ethnic and cultural compilation of our region.  All proceeds for the walk benefit the programs of BRIDGES for a Just Community.

BRIDGES for a Just Community has been our region's leading human relations organization since 1944.  It brings people together to achieve inclusion, equity and justice for all.  BRIDGES provides programming designed to meet community challenges related to diversity, inclusion and social justice.
The walk is a 5K (3.1 mile) event.  Families and those with special needs can participate.  There will also be a certified 5K Freedom Run ($25 registration fee). 

After the walk there will be entertainment including dancing and choirs.  There will also be food, drink and the opportunity to learn more about organizations in the area doing diversity and inclusion work.  Groups represent our area's rich multi-ethnic composition.
Check the BRIDGES walk website for more information.

UC students participate in the BRIDGES Walk

The Center for Community Engagement has created a UC.UGIVE.ORG event for the walk, so interested students, faculty, and staff (anyone with Central Login credentials) can register for the event here:https://uc.ugive.org/Opportunities/Detail.aspx?projectid=41385

2012 Walk Information for UC Participants
Walk Date:  Saturday, October 27, 2012
Location:  National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
UC will provide bus transportation to and from the event.  Buses will leave from the Dabney Circle from 8:30 am to 9:50 am and will return you to campus after the event (last bus leaves NURFC at 12:45 pm).
Don't forget - This is a Family Fun event with breakfast, food sampling and entertainment!

Schedule of Events
9:00 am Registration & Breakfast
9:50 am Freedom Run begins (certified 5K - $25 registration fee)
10:00 am BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community begins
11:00 am Post-walk celebration and multicultural festival (food sampling & entertainment)

BRIDGES for a Just Community Town Hall Gathering - May 24th!

Inclusion... We have a story to tell!  Do you?
Come and share your story!

You are invited!
Town Hall Gathering
BRIDGES for a Just Community
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
1:30PM
Fifth Third Convening Center at
United Way (2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati OH 45202)

An opportunity for members of the Greater Cincinnati Region to discuss findings from BRIDGES 2012 Progress Report on Human Relations

Free and open to the public.
Seating limited.
For questions/RSVP - Contact BRIDGES at 513.381.4660 or at Facebook.com/BRIDGESFORAJUSTCOMMUNITY

What's Race Got to Do With It? - Apr 5th!

From Cincinnati Public Allies:
What’s Race Got to Do With It is a conversation hosted by social justice organizations, BRIDGES and Public Allies, designed to offer a venue for dialogue around the myriad of issues related to race and class as manifested in the recent local and national events of violence. The death of an unarmed black male, Trayvon Martin, and the freedom of the assailant bring to mind the long history of socially sanctioned violence that is at the core of American race relations, and millions of people around the world have marched for justice on his behalf.

According to BRIDGES’ news release, in lieu of equally disparaging local incidents of violence toward children, this dialogue will examine the educational, cultural and social disparities that stem from issues of race and class, and how these issues affect a child’s ability to succeed. Strategic partners include Serve Ohio, Strive Partnership, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and others.

Special Guest Speakers: Law Enforcement and Behavioral Specialists including Dr. Keith Vukasinovic, clinical counselor; Capt. Gary Lee, Cincinnati Police Department, Dorothy Smoot, Executive Director of the Community Police Partnering Center and Vice President of Youth Services for the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, Cheryl Meadows, retired Executive Director of the Cincinnati Human Relations Council, and other behavioral and educational specialists.

Where: Woodward High School, 7005 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237
When: Thursday, April 5 6:00-8pm

BRIDGES Equity Leadership Training - Mar 22nd!

From BRIDGES for a Just Community:

Equity Leadership Training: Strategies for Creating a Culture of Inclusion

Organizations, corporations, schools, or any group can be diverse without being inclusive.

 BRIDGES  invites you to explore the relationship between diversity and inclusion while sharpening your awareness and enhancing your leadership skills.

 Learn  to work more effectively with people from different backgrounds, beliefs and experiences and embrace your role in creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment.

Wed. March 7, 1:30-4:30p

         www.bridgescincinnati.org/eli

Thurs. March 22, 4:30-8pm

Fifth Third Convening Center,

          United Way, 2400 Reading Road 

General Registration: $45

Program Partners & Alumni: $30

To register  follow the link below:

 http://bridgesequityleadership.eventbrite.com 

  Or contact David Weaver  via email:

 david.weaver@bridgescincinnati.org

Lite fare & drinks provided.

This training is designed for you if you are:

•Non-profit leader

•Human resources professionals

•Educators or counselors

•Emerging leaders

•Interested in creating more welcoming places

By the sessions end you will:

•Assess your diversity and inclusion experiences and knowledge

•Learn techniques to successfully engage in challenging discussions

•Explore the difference between diversity training and practicing equitable leadership

•Examine your assumptions and how easily these can become judgments

•Be able to reflect on the messages that have shaped our lens on the world

•Be able to develop a plan for how to build on your knowledge and understanding.