From the EDI Office – Black History Month Weekly Resources and Events

These times for connection are meant to encourage SEHD to understand that the student experience is unique. We hope that you will utilize (by participating, exploring, and sharing) these events and resources during Black History Month (BHM2023).

This week’s focus is on the characteristics of a Black-serving professional climate.

Colorado Black Collaborative presents: Environmental Justice Community Leadership Training (5th session) Black Parents United Foundation (BPUF)

Topic: Building a new community-led policy

Community policy experts offer training on environmental issues such as air toxins and asthma. YOU have a seat at the table!  Enjoy some spoken word, children are always welcome. Register with a QR code. Live stream available.

 

February 26, 2023, from 12:00 – 2:00,

brother Jeff Cultural Center,

2836 Welton Street, Denver, CO, 80205, United States

Organizer: Black Parents United Foundation

Phone: 720.742.7844

 

The last week of BHM intentionally connect past-present-future, focused on career connection (public education/mental health) and community (assets, resources, narratives)

The Black Resilience in Colorado Fund, or BRiC, is funding more than 100 Black-led and Black-serving metro Denver organizations while also keeping racial justice issues top of mind.

Struggle of Love is led solely by Black people who have, in many cases, experienced the same challenges their clients are wrestling with.

QueenShipp, is an organization empowering young women, including queer and transgender girls and nonbinary youth, through mentorship, leadership development, and community engagement. The organization offers a 16-week mentoring program, a summer camp to keep kids engaged, and in-school electives and enrichment courses where girls in fifth through 12th grade talk about self-love, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

Parents Thrive Colorado

This nationwide organization made it its mission to strip away stigmatization and ease the process of finding help. By providing targeted resources and a database filled with professionals equipped to support men of color, users can now obtain the help they need and deserve. Therapy for Black Men