HOPE Speaks: Educate to Liberate (Educators ONLY)

Virtual, Live on Zoom

This is a six week virtual course offered to educators willing to examine the everyday policies and practices that produce racial disparities and uphold institutional systems of oppression. 

$85

Breaking the Silence on Race: How to Talk About Race with Your Child(ren)

Mahtomedi High School Chautauqua Fine Arts Center 8000 75th St N., Mahtomedi, MN, United States

Do you fumble to find the right words for what to say to your child about race? Do you wonder if you are keeping the conversation developmentally appropriate? Join The HOPE Speaks Project to learn more about why and how to have this life long conversation with your child.

$7

So You Want to Be Anti-Racist?

Online

This six week virtual course is offered to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of what it means to be anti-racist. Participants will be given tools to engage in uncomfortable conversations, develop their racial literacy and begin to unpack how race operates in their everyday lives often without consent and/or acknowledgement, all the while building the muscles to move into action!

$65

LGBTQ+ Family Allyship Workshop

Boatworks Commons 4495 Lake Ave S, White Bear Lake, MN, United States

Is it important to your family to be active LGBTQ allies? Do your kids have queer and trans friends that need help feeling affirmed and safe at school? Are you part of a school PTO? Join Gender Inclusive Schools and Welcoming Schools for our “LGBTQ+ Family Allyship Workshop”.

$20

Many Faces: Homelessness – A Crisis in Our Own Backyard

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, United States

Join us for an evening of learning what homelessness looks like in our community, what resources are available for those struggling to have stable housing, and hear real life experiences of what homelessness feels like. By attending you will gain ideas of how you can assist and learn how your actions can make an impact in your own backyard.

Community Book Read – What We Hunger For (Cancelled)

Mahtomedi High School Chautauqua Fine Arts Center 8000 75th St N., Mahtomedi, MN, United States

In this collection, fourteen writers from refugee and immigrant families write about their complicated, poignant, funny, difficult, joyful, and ongoing relationships to food, cooking, and eating.

Accessibility Series: Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Our Community

Century College (Lincoln Mall, East Campus) 3300 Century Ave N, White Bear Lake, MN

Join us for our first Accessibility Series: Deaf and Hard of Hearing in our Community. Learn from our panelists how to create more inclusive practices as employers, peers, and faculty for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

HOPE Speaks – So You Want To Be An Anti-Racist? (online)

Online

This six week virtual course offers ways to deepen understanding of what it means to be anti-racist. Participants will be given tools to engage in uncomfortable conversations, develop their racial literacy, and begin to unpack how race operates in their everyday lives.

$85

Inclusive and Welcoming Practices for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

Century College (Lincoln Mall, East Campus) 3300 Century Ave N, White Bear Lake, MN

As a business, faith community, organization, or community member, are you wondering how to create an atmosphere where all individuals feel welcome and comfortable? Join us for an evening with the Minnesota State Services for the Blind.