Community Voices - A diverse community engaged reading group

Description

UNCG Bryan School Committee for School Climate and the Other Voices Diversity Engagement program at Greensboro Chamber of Commerce are collaborating on a book read with emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion.  Together, the community will read the book, Color of Law, as a way to engage in meaningful conversation about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Those who register to participate in the reading group will meet on 4 different Zoom calls to debrief the book.

Four debrief sessions on Zoom from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (1.5 hours):

Debrief Chapters 1 - 3 on May 18

Debrief Chapters 4-6 on June 22

Debrief Chapters 7-9 on July 20

Debrief Chapters 10-12 on August 17 

Here are the specifics:

1. The Book club will be called Community Voices. Reason?  The goal of the book club will be to bring community members together to discover what we can learn from each book we choose.

2. Sponsors: Bryan School Committee for School Climate and Other Voices Diversity Engagement program at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.

3. During each Zoom, we'll break into small groups for in depth discussion and then reconvene into the larger group for summary discussion.

5. First book: The Color of Law, author Lawichard Rothstein