Tarana Burke is announced as Race Forwards first keynote speaker for Facing Race 2018! GARE welcomes its newest members!

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Tarana Burke is announced as Race Forwards first keynote speaker for Facing Race 2018!

Named one of TIME's most influential people of the year, Tarana Burke first used the phrase “Me Too” in 2006 as a means of providing strength and healing to young women of color. Her upcoming book -- Where the Light Enters -- set to come out early next year, will explain the necessity of the #MeToo movement while also detailing her own journey from victim, to survivor, to icon.

For more information about the GARE Preconference at Facing Race, or to register for the conference, click here.

GARE Welcome's its Newest Members:

Northfield, Minnesota

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

To read more about Northfield, Mecklenburg County, or any of our other GARE members, click here.

The People Behind the Movement

Z oe Polk

"I’m inspired by the nuance of racial equity work and changing the narrative on what counts as impact. Throughout my career, I’ve seen efforts to increase diversity and tolerance that have only maintained the status quo and have not ended racial disparities. Yes, it’s important to hire a diverse staff and increase engagement to communities of color, but that needs to accompany meaningful access to power, investment and political courage so that the systems that continue to perpetuate racism can be disrupted and dismantled. I value racial equity because it approaches the work with each of these components."

To read more about Zoe, and how she is working towards dismantling systemic racism in the City of San Francisco, click here.

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