About this Event
Dinner and Dialogue
Intersections and Bridges: Healing the past by nurturing the future.
Februaray 13, 2024
6:00-8:15 pm (for zoom 6:15 start) (NOTE THE NEW START TIME)
In person or Zoom
( If you join in person, please consider bringing a dish to share for our potluck meal.)
Intersections and Bridges: Healing the past by nurturing the future.
Uncovering the effects of colonialism on ALL people to move toward the healing justice of decolonization and authentic communities.
The purpose of this series is to examine the impact of colonialism on all communities, paving the way toward healing through examining decolonization and authentic coexistence.
For our February Dinner and Dialogue, we invite you to step into the captivating world of our guest speaker, Holly Fulton, as she unveils her story: Hidden Secrets of Paradise. Inspired by her family's haunting journey as descendants from America’s largest slave-trading family, which stems from the groundbreaking documentary, Traces of the Trade. Join us for an unforgettable experience as Holly recounts her personal encounters and invites you to engage in a thought-provoking dialogue.
About Holly Fulton:
Holly's diverse background as a French & ESL teacher and a dedicated diversity trainer has taken her across France and various states. She is a sought-after speaker and discussion facilitator, spreading awareness through her involvement with Traces of the Trade. Alongside her husband, Bill Peebles, Holly leads workshops that shed light on overlooked chapters of U.S. history and foster white supremacy awareness. Her active participation in race dialogue groups and regular attendance at the White Privilege Conference further demonstrate her commitment to promoting understanding and equality. Beyond her advocacy work, Holly finds solace in music, theatre arts, her church community, and her compassionate pet care and therapy work with her beloved Golden Retriever, Jude.
The event will conclude with a group discussion and a general debrief, providing an opportunity to increase awareness and foster healing.
The evening includes a potluck for those joining in person. Please bring your favorite dish to share.
Sneak Peek at the series lineup:
- Healing through Decolonization - nurturing the future. Guest speaker Danika MCarthy returns to help transition the discussion from colonization to white supremacy and the intersectionality with poverty, all with a lens for moving to the future.
- Poverty by America. Viewing a video summary of the book Poverty By America.
- Special event outside of our monthly meetings: The Story of Decolonization shared while setting in a ceremonial Council Tipi (details to be announced)
- Poverty Simulation. Simulating 4 weeks of living in poverty.
- Bridging to Justice and Healing.
This year we ask you to consider a monetary contribution to help us honor our guest speakers and to cover our operating expenses. With your support, we continue to offer programs that help us all become more aware of social justice issues and become better educated about our roles, and the barriers still in place to change. All with the intention of making better choices on how we act in our individual, interpersonal, institutional, and ideological interactions.
A BOUT THIS SERIES
How did we get here? What are the Barriers to change? How do we do better? During this series, we bridge from our previous series, Unraveling Colonialism: A Study of the Native American Experience, to broaden our understanding of how colonialism affects ALL people. The expectation is that this will be a multi-part series, with the first part focusing on poverty in the United States. The intent is to build bridges from colonialism to being in authentic community with under-represented communities as allies and accomplices. The goal is to examine how we got here, what are the barriers to change - which drive the intersection of colonialism and poverty, to ultimately bridge to healing justice.
This series, which will span a minimum of six months, begins with a deeper understanding of the intent and practice of colonialism, bridging into how colonialism affects America (and the world) today. Together, we will journey to understand the precipitation of colonialism on all aspects of oppression today. We will look at the intersections of the systemic practices of colonialism and identities (race, gender, sexual preference, citizenship, social status, etc.) coupled with a designed apathy toward the oppressed, that potentially contributes to the epidemic of homelessness and poverty in America.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3021 S University Blvd, 3021 South University Boulevard, Denver, United States
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