Racial Affinity Groups are intentional spaces where we can be safe enough to be vulnerable, challenged, and supported as we share our experiences to engage in racial inquiry. We can then transfer that discussion into actions that allow for growth, healing, and individual and collective liberation.
Affinity Group Monthly Meeting Dates:
October 15 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m. – Affinity Group Meet & Greet In Person
November 19 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m. – In Person
January 21 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m.- In Person
February 18 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m. – Zoom
March 18 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m.- In Person
April 15 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m. – Zoom
May 20 @ 4:30–6:30 p.m.- In Person
All meetings from 4:30–6:30 p.m. @ ESD 112 Conference Center.
Registering for these events through pdEnroller will allow us to provide you with Clock Hours (as applicable) for participation as well as help us to appropriately anticipate participant numbers. That being said, please feel free to just join us if advance sign-up is any barrier to your participation!
In regional partnership, sponsors Vancouver Public Schools(VPS), Evergreen Public Schools (EPS) and Educational Service District 112 (ESD 112), are excited to offer an ongoing forum for investigating and transforming our “individual” and “collective” racial conditioning, while also increasing staff connectedness within our region.