Sentences with phrase «engage communities of color»

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They haven't spent a lot of time alongside the community, working, volunteering, engaging with folks in communities of color, and low - income communities, so often there is a large detachment and disconnect in the conversations about the policies that are made and the actual realities happening in these communities.

In this webinar, Southeast Seattle Education Coalition Executive Director Erin Okuno shares a best practice on how to engage caregivers and communities of color, and answers your questions.

Given the unique and unprecedented opportunity to involve Mayor Michael B. Hancock, a product of Denver Public Schools, this initiative leverages his relationships in the broader community by positioning business, civic and religious leaders to engage, incentivize, and mentor teachers and leaders of color to consider careers in Denver.

Johnnie McKinley is passionate about helping implement two changes that are proven to improve achievement for all students, particularly students of color: changing teacher - student classroom interactions and engaging parents and the community as knowledgeable advocates for children.

JOHNNIE MCKINLEY is passionate about helping implement two changes that are proven to improve achievement for all students, particularly students of color: changing teacher - student classroom interactions and engaging parents and the community as knowledgeable advocates for children.

These were followed by a series of dinner conversations that engaged fifty artists of color to «give voice» to members of Alba's artist community.

AOT creates arts - based education programming for children in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn, NY and fills a gap in arts programming and curatorial initiatives creating diversity through action that consciously works for all people and with / for people of color and communities of color, engaging in contemporary art dialogues beyond community - based initiatives that fail to challenge the status - quo.

Michelada Think Tank is a group of socially conscious artists who are interested in hosting conversations, creating safe place, opening opportunity to connect and build with other people of color (PoC) and allies who are socially engaged / community artists and grassroots activist type folks interested in creative ways of making change happen.

Witnessing day - to - day progress as the mural design emerged and was filled in with color was remarkable, and we're thrilled that members of the community engaged with our artists to make the mural a reality.»

The Wellstone Fellowship (Deadline: February) The Wellstone Fellow will be engaged in Families USA's outreach to, and mobilization of, communities of color.

The brief underscores the importance of engaging low - income parents in developing solutions to address their needs, focusing on communities of color which are disproportionately impacted by poverty, and creating partnerships between government, businesses and faith - based institutions.