Join us for our 3rd Tuesday Gathering on June 18th as we are Moving Forward Together for Freedom

in celebration and commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday!

This gathering will not have a featured guest speaker to allow ample time for fellowship and conversations at our tables. This month's discussion tables will focus on how to take action in various aspects of our lives, such as: home/family, workplace, faith community, school, social media, etc., as well as within the systems of education, housing, employment/wealth building, justice, healthcare, housing, etc. where prejudice and systemic racism can be identified & rooted out! How can we unite with others to take action to dismantle or create change in systems of oppression? How can we have courage and make a difference where we live, work, play and worship?  Where have you planted your feet when it comes to walking your talk of anti-racism?

Each table will be labelled with a real-life context/setting/issue where there is systemic racism. You will start the evening at one table and as the night progresses, you'll have the chance to switch to another table to delve into a different topic. This will be in collaboration with organizations addressing these issues, all contributing to the broader discussion of liberating ourselves from the tangled web of prejudice and systemic oppression that surrounds us.

We are ALSO looking forward to the following on June 18th:

• Acknowledging and celebrating our wonderful Volunteers!
• Celebrating our 5-year anniversary as a 501©(3) non-profit organization!
• Fund and Friend Raising with our 2nd Annual Summer Reading Book Sale! Come at 5:30 pm to start browsing the books on titles related to our mission and vision. (cash, check and credit/debit payment via our website donation link/Paypal)

-See below for additional details

• Sharing a potluck meal of Juneteenth recipes and other delicious dishes! (See allrecipes.com for recipe suggestions.) We’ll provide baked chicken and a big salad, as well as a vegan entrée and a special Juneteenth dessert and you bring yourself and whatever side dish you wish.

A donation of $20 per person is appreciated to help cover our costs. No one will be turned away, so please come regardless of whether you can bring a dish or make a donation.

Coming Together Virginia Family, we appreciate your help in making this special event a BIG SUCCESS as a Fundraiser and as a Friend-Raiser!

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

(In addition to registering when you receive the event invitation and bringing friends…)

1. DONATE BOOKS for our Summer Reading Book Sale Fundraiser. Donate gently used books & DVDs: fiction, nonfiction, biographies, children’s books, poetry on topics related to our mission and vision to sell at our June 18th Gathering. Help books off shelves and into the hands of readers - books that will educate & re-educate all of us on the experience of race in America. 
2. COLLECT BOOKS from your friends, colleagues and organizations.
3. DROP OFF BOOKS at one of the following places: 

a) Our Ginter Park Presbyterian Church CT-VA office (3601 Seminary Ave. RVA 23227) on Friday, June 14 (11:00 am to 3:00 pm). Text Hayat's cell phone at 804-467-9674 first to be sure she is there to let you in, or another day/time can be arranged by appointment.

b) Bonnie Dowdy's home (2902 Garrett St 23221 - right by the Carillon/Byrd Park and First Unitarian Universalist Church). Put books in a plastic bag & leave on front porch if she is not there. 

c) Bring books to June 18th meeting beginning at 5:15 pm, just before the Book Sale starts.

We appreciate the inspiration of having new members participating in our gatherings who want to work toward our vision of a racially healed world of thriving, equitable and just communities!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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