Category: Civil Rights Forum - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

No Hate In Our States - "Dance Dreams" Documentary

12/1/2020

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker on Netflix

Netflix is airing a new documentary about dancer/choreographer/actress Debbie Allen and her annual performance of her version of The Nutcracker. Appropriate for all ages. Allen says this about the production: “I have taken tradition and given it a new context, fresh lively characters, new music and spectacular dancing to bring a vibrant, unforgettable theater experience for all ages to enjoy. Don’t miss this wonderful production created just for you!!”

Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/dancedreamshotchocolatenutcracker

Julie Ross

No Hate In Our States - Racial Wealth Gap Explanation

11/10/2020

Racial Wealth Gap Explained

No Hate In Our States

Did You Know - The first episode of Netflix’s “Explained” series from Vox dives into the Racial Wealth Gap.

If you are are interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend watching. This complex issue is made understandable - in just 15 minutes!

Netflix’s Explained Episode on the Racial Wealth Gap Should Be Required Viewing.

Julie Ross

Support Minority-Owned Businesses - No Hate In Our States

10/20/2020

Support Local Minority-Owned Businesses in the Quad Cities

No Hate In Our States

The Quad City Times recently wrote about local black-owned businesses.

If you’d like to learn how to support these businesse read the article here:

qctimes.com/business/black-owned-businesses-to-support-in-the-quad-cities

Julie Ross

"Knock and Announce" Podcast - No Hate

9/30/2020

“Knock and Announce” Podcast

No Hate In Our States

Do you want to better understand the mechanisms that led to the death of Breonna Taylor by police in Louisville, Kentucky? This excellent podcast details a very similar situation. Taylor is even mentioned near the end.

Listen here: https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-143-knock-and-announce/

Julie Ross

Hannah-Jones 1619 Conversation

9/22/2020

Nikole Hannah-Jones: “In Conversation about 1619 and the Legacy that Built a Nation.”
Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:00 pm

Several weeks ago PACG suggested an excellent podcast called “1619 Project.” The University of Iowa is hosting a free online event with its Pulitzer Prize-winning creator Nikole Hannah-Jones.

To kick off the semester on Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:00 pm they will be virtually hosting Nikole Hannah-Jones: “In Conversation about 1619 and the Legacy that Built a Nation.” This event will be moderated by the UI's own Dr. Ashley Howard. Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazineand the creator of the landmark 1619 Project. This event is virtual, free and open to the public.

Here is a link to this event: https://fb.me/e/1CZBEpTNc

Here is a link to the 1619 Project podcast: www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html

Julie Ross

Cobham Missions System Donation for Racial Equality

9/20/2020

Cobham Missions Systems Donation

A Message from the President

The committee for Charitable Contributions at Cobham Mission Systems in Davenport reached out to PACG in July, stating that “…we have been seeking organizations to donate to that help promote racial equality in the Quad Cities.”

We were very honored and excited! Further communication included: “Cobham is…very interested in donating to your organization. Our senior leadership has approved us to give a donation…due to your work in our community and your mission to help drive positive change.”

The Cobham donation was $2500, which will be put to good use by PACG.

This is a reminder for our members and the broader community that the hard, sometimes seemingly thankless, work that we do has payoffs in unexpected ways. Keep up your dedication to making change for the common good.

Allison Ambrose

Third Informed Voters Town Hall on Civil Rights

9/16/2020

Third Informed Voters Town Hall via Zoom
Tuesday, September 29th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Civil Rights Forum

The NAACP Davenport Branch, the PACG Civil Rights Forum and other organizations listed below are sponsoring the Third Informed Voters Town Hall on Tuesday, September 29th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. This is our "Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice Town Hall." We have questions for candidates about reducing the number of juvenile detainees in our community.

This webinar is limited to the first 100 people who register. Contact PACGoffice@gmail.com with questions.

Use this link to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IQT9lq8XR8qLSmApsW39Ww

Or, download this pdf flyer with a clickable link to register (the registration link in image of the flyer below is not clickable).

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21-Day Equity Challenge September and October Sessions

9/8/2020

21-Day Equity Challenge
September and October Sessions
Tuesday, September 15th Deadline for the Second Session

Civil Rights Forum

The Civil Rights Forum would like to thank the United Way of the Quad Cities for bringing the 21-Day Equity Challenge to our community. Many of us have participated in the first session and have found it rewarding. We encourage all members of PACG to take advantage of this opportunity!

Join the United Way and our partners in the community as we learn to change our habits to imagine and build a more equitable Quad Cities with the 21-Day Equity Challenge.

Sign up at https://www.unitedwayqc.org/21-day-equity-challenge for one of the next two sessions. You will receive an email every day with suggestions for readings, podcasts, videos, observations and ways to form and deepen community connections and understanding.

Listen, learn, reflect and act to help us live our lives Stronger Together through these challenges that can be done individually, with friends and family, or organization-wide.

Participants will be invited to the Quad Cities Equity Summit in October. Registration closes for the second challenge on September 15th!

Alta Price

No Hate In Our States - Pulitzer Prize for "This American Life"

9/3/2020

Pulitzer Prize Awarded to This American Life

Online

This American Life received the first Pulitzer Prize ever awarded to a radio story for its episode, “The Out Crowd.” This is a stunning piece of journalism about what is happening in refugee camps on the Mexican side of the border.

Visit www.thisamericanlife.org/clean/704.mp3 to listen to this podcast.

Julie Ross

Be An Unlikely Ally - No Hate In Our States

8/25/2020

Want a More Just World? Be an Unlikely Ally

Online

Here’s a short Ted Talk by founder of The Equity Project, Nita Moseby Tyler, on How to be an “unlikely ally.”

Julie Ross