FEI Chicago Uncomfortable Conversations about Race Series | Listening Session
WHEN
Thursday, July 30, 2020
4:30—6:00 pm
WHERE
On Zoom. A link will be sent to all registrants the day before the session.
Open to FEI Members, Sponsors and their Guests
RSVP by Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
Join FEI Chicago for the first in a series of Uncomfortable Conversations about Race, sponsored by the Chapter’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Awareness) Committee. We kick-off this series with a virtual Listening Session that provides a safe space for our FEI community to share what they are feeling about the topic of racial equity and injustice. We will begin by setting ground rules for the session followed by several poll questions to assess member sentiment on a range of race-related questions. We will then shift to small group virtual breakout sessions, led by an FEI IDEA Committee host, where members will have the opportunity to share their thoughts. No one will be required to speak, but everyone will be expected to listen respectfully to those who choose to share. Member input from this event will inform the content for the rest of the series.
We look forward to engaging with our members on this important topic, and to supporting each other in the conversations ahead. (Zoom link to be provided)
As always this educational series is free to FEI Chicago members. For those interested in
supporting local racial justice organizations, please consider:
My Block, My Hood, My City provides underprivileged youth with an awareness of the world and opportunities beyond their neighborhood. We take students on explorations focused on STEM, Arts & Culture, Citizenry & Volunteerism, Health, Community Development, Culinary Arts, and Entrepreneurism.
In collaboration with the City of Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust and One Chicago Fund have launched the Together Now fund to raise funds from Chicago’s philanthropies, corporations, and individuals and from other federal and City funds, all of which will be granted to entities that will in turn make grants to small businesses across the City.
Woods Fund is a bold grantmaking foundation that finds-and-funds projects that draw on the power of communities to fight the brutality of structural racism and economic injustice. It promotes social, economic, and racial justice through the support of community organizing and public policy advocacy that engages people that are most impacted.
For those interested in
learning more about racial injustice and inequality in advance of the event, below are a few resources on: