By Eileen Hogan Heineman, YWCA Equity Institute Manager, Community Outreach In the midst of all the busyness of a new year of programming, we are also stepping back to reflect about where our work is going, and how we can keep nudging people to action. Often, our workshops or discussions end with us asking participants,… Continue Reading “Yes and….” Questions to Move Systems to Change
by Eileen Hogan Heineman, Manager, Equity Institute Community Outreach Through my equity work with SEED (Seeking Educational Equity & Diversity) groups, I’ve learned to take into account all the things that can be categorized DKDK – Don’t Know what I Don’t Know. These are different from the things that, as a white person, I know… Continue Reading Chicago Race Riots and DKDK
Tiffany McDowell, director of the Equity Institute at YWCA Evanston/North Shore, was recently selected as part of the spring 2019 cohort of the Chicago Foundation for Women’s “Willie’s Warriors” Leadership Initiative. The initiative brings together black women leaders in honor of Reverend Willie Taplin Barrow, creating a network and pipeline of leaders who are committed… Continue Reading YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s McDowell named as one of “Willie’s Warriors”
“Stony the Road We Trod” By Eileen Hogan Heineman, Manager, Community Outreach, YWCA Equity Institute Over this year’s Martin Luther King weekend, the choir at my church led us in singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, most commonly known as the Black National Anthem. Originally written as a poem by school principal James Weldon Johnson,… Continue Reading Make Black History a part of EVERY month
by Tiffany McDowell Director, Equity Institute I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on courage. So much of my work has been to educate myself and others about fairness, justice and equity; what these words mean and how we can achieve them. But something we don’t talk enough about is why this work is so difficult… Continue Reading Finding Courage on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
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