City-Wide FORJ Meeting, Wednesday, December 16^th from 7pm-8:30pm

Parent, coach, educator and group facilitator Amy Behrens will lead an uplifting meditation, guide the group through reflection on the racial justice work of 2020, and provide time to connect with each other. Walk away restored and ready to take action in 2021.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ0naAzwSdQY2G4MND4GzdROSTcaueKxi2hx2rS_CiSEyvQQ/viewform

Also, in terms of self-care (and family care, too!), have a look at this blog by Amy Behrens about helping to move through the stress cycle: a blog on ways of releasing stress for ourselves and our kids. https://www.amybehrens.com/strategies-for-soulful-parents/release-stress-and-power-your-parenting-skills/

If you missed the November Meeting with author Richard Rothstein here is the video of Mr. Rothstein’s 11/17/20 talk: https://vimeo.com/472303039

Mr. Rothstein discussed his book “The Color of Law, A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” about how segregation in America is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state and federal levels.  The recorded talk incudes a discussion about the history of segregated housing in Newton and new zoning plans.

Looking ahead

Coming up in January 2021, check out Dr. Eddie Moore Jr’s “21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge”©: https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge/#act  As families, we are often working on doing for our kids or others. This challenge is a chance to center ourselves in the work, learning and action against racism.

FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) is a coalition of school-aged families in Newton coming together to teach our children – and ourselves – how to stand up for racial equality. Our Lincoln-Eliot FORJ contact is parent Lanni Isenberg, lanni_harris@yahoo.com