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Dearborn Women's Expo

The YWCA of Western Wayne County will have a booth at the Dearborn Women's Expo on Saturday, March 5, 2011. The expo is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the Dearborn Performing Arts center. Stop by our booth for information on YWCA membership, Head Start enrollment, and more. For more information on the expo, visit www.showforwomen.com.

2011 Stand Against Racism

We are calling on organizations, corporations, schools, hospitals, houses of worship, and government agencies in Western Wayne County to become a “Participating Site” of the National YWCA Stand Against Racism event. By becoming a Participating Site, you would be joining your voices to ours in our ongoing plight to Stand Against Racism and to stand for the dignity and respect of all people.

The goal of the event is simple: we want to raise awareness that racism still exists in our community and that it can no longer be ignored or tolerated. Our strength is in numbers!

On Friday, April 29, 2011, the YWCA of Western Wayne County along with over 70 YWCAs throughout the country will be working closely with approximately 2,500 organizations that will cumulatively attract about 300,000 individuals. We hope you will be one of them!

What is a Participating Site?

As a Participating Site of the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism, we ask that you host a “Stand” or event. Your “Stand” can either be open to the public or just for your group. Your “Stand” or your event can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as you would like. We will provide you with all the materials you will need (including a How to Run the Event Template that can be customized for your group). There is no cost whatsoever to participate.

During your “Stand”, your participants will take a pledge that they will continually take a Stand Against Racism in their lives. There are many other activities that you could include during your “Stand” such as group discussions, speakers, music, poetry, inspirational readings, rallies, demonstrations, etc.

Please visit www.StandAgainstRacism.org/2010 to see a list of some of the Stands that took place in 2010. This page will give you a clearer picture of what a Participating Site does. We have also included a document entitled “About the Event” with some additional information.

We hope we can count on your support as this movement is far too important.

You can sign up online on our Web site: www.StandAgainstRacism.org. The deadline to sign up is April 22, 2011.

For questions about the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism event, please contact Marlyne Musleh @313-561-4110 x17 or email: info@standagainstracism.org.

We seek to bring people together for one common goal – the elimination of racism. Please join us.

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