March 24th, 7 pm, Jones Library
A multi-racial panel of local people will share their personal experiences of growing up in, and/or living in, Amherst. This will be a special opportunity to learn how these members of our community experience the racial situation here. The panelists include Janaya Collins, Amina Jordan, Victor Nuñez Ortiz, Josh Odam, and David Ke; facilitated by Sovann-Malis Loeung and Caroline Murray. They will engage the audience in thinking about how we have all felt (in)visible at times. The overarching goal is for us to come together to create a more equitable and inclusive community. This panel includes some younger people than are often heard in the public discourse here. Please join us.
A multi-racial panel of local people will share their personal experiences of growing up in, and/or living in, Amherst. This will be a special opportunity to learn how these members of our community experience the racial situation here. The panelists include Janaya Collins, Amina Jordan, Victor Nuñez Ortiz, Josh Odam, and David Ke; facilitated by Sovann-Malis Loeung and Caroline Murray. They will engage the audience in thinking about how we have all felt (in)visible at times. The overarching goal is for us to come together to create a more equitable and inclusive community. This panel includes some younger people than are often heard in the public discourse here. Please join us.
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. … When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except me.” ― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Coming Together: Understanding Racism, Working for Justice, Building Connections - a community-wide, multiracial project for the Amherst, MA areawww.coming-together.org
