Second Baptist Church of Evanston Interfaith Racial Education Workshop Series

This new eight-part series, sponsored by Northwestern University’s Racial Equity and Partnership Grant, will meet every two weeks, in-person for an interactive, learning, and action-based experience.

Led by professionals within the Evanston Interfaith and Chicago-area community, this workshop series will focus on improving participants’ understanding of how race, racial identity, the history of racism, and the four levels of racism pervade their everyday lives. The series will also invoke ways we, as an interfaith community, can work together to address and dismantle racism using education, assessment and organizing for change.

Designed to dismantle all forms of racism across Evanston, each workshop session will be 2 and 1/2 hours in length, with 1-2 hours of home activities, such as reading, journaling, videos, etc.
The culmination of the series will allow participants to work collaboratively to create an interfaith racial coalition that will persist in tackling racial inequity across Evanston.

The Second Baptist Church of Evanston Interfaith Racial Education Workshop Series will be led by the following facilitators:

• Kesha Burch-Sims, Ph.D., Alder University
• Pam Cytrynabaum, James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
• Reverend Eddie Journey, Ph.D., Second Baptist Church of Evanston
• Gilo Kwesi Logan, Ed. D, Dr. Logan Consulting
• Reverend Larry Murphy, Ph.D., Northwestern University
• Reverend Michael C.R. Nabors, Ph.D., Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church of Evanston
• Patricia Savage-Williams, M.A, New Trier High School
• H. Steven Sims, M.D., The Institute for Voice Care
• Ava Thompson-Greenwell, Ph.D., Northwestern University
• Tiffani Watson, M.Ed., Second Baptist Church of Evanston

Below are the dates and locations for the workshop series. All sessions will meet on Saturdays from 11:30 am – 2:00 pm except for the kick-off/first session, which is from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Kick Off/First Session: January 21 (11:00 am to 2 p.m.) at Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St., Evanston

• February 4 & 18 – Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston
• March 4 – Location to be Announced
• March 18 – Levy Senior Center
• April 1, 15 & 29 – Levy Senior Center

Please Note:

• The Interfaith Racial Education Workshop Series kick-off and first session will be at Lake Street Church.
• We ask that all registrants commit to attending all 8-parts of this workshop series.

To register for the workshop series, please visit this link, and complete the registration form.

For more information, contact Tiffani Watson or call (847)863-4255.