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Kenosha Coalition for Dismantling Racism Community Mural Project

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COMMUNITY DESIGN WORKSHOPS Courageous Conversation Edition (Choose one) Ages 18+ Sunday 9/7, 3-5pm Kenosha Creative Space 624 57th St, Kenosha, WI OR  Tuesday 9/9, 6-8pm Civil War Museum - Freedom Hall 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140  Register Here ( Space is limited, first come first served):   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CWx8BEpKcd_rvEQ8roEiBBfTTFbvJUErjEIqdaqcwhE/viewform?edit_requested=true Tia Richardson is partnering with Kenosha Coalition for Dismantling Racism on an upcoming community mural project. Instead of a Courageous Conversation that they host several times a year, Tia has been invited to facilitate several community design workshops for the mural that will focus on the topic of bettering race relations in Kenosha. Are you or someone you know from Kenosha? Come get to know your neighbors and discover a heartfelt way to freely share multiple perspectives on racial healing in Kenosha. We want rural and urban, electeds and a broad section of the community...

Rockford Taking Flight screening (Kenosha)

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SATURDAY AUGUST 23 2-4pm Kenosha Creative Space 624 57th St Kenosha, WI  Kenosha Creative Space, in collaboration with Kenosha Coalition for Dismantling Racism (KCDR), will host a film screening and talkback. This screening is a precursor to a community mural project being developed by KCDR and Kenosha Walls in collaboration with Tia Richardson that will be focusing on the topic of bettering race relations. We invite you to join us and discover the power community art can have on helping people work together towards a common goal. View trailer on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37wPcgjsOgY&t=2s  Learn more about Kenosha Creative space here: https://kenoshacreativespace.com/ Learn more about the work of Kenosha Coalition for Dismantling Racism: https://www.facebook.com/KenoshaCFDR/ 

Community Development Alliance screens 'ROCKFORD TAKING FLIGHT'

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  TUESDAY AUGUST 26th 6:00-7:30pm   Community Development Alliance "Advancing racial equity by providing  an affordable, quality home for every Milwaukeean" The Homeownership Lab 3800 W. Lisbon Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208 Community art is a powerful tool to address challenges collectively. What makes it effective? Embark on a journey where one artist struggles to heal herself and a community through a collaborative art effort. 'Rockford Taking Flight' is a short film about a community just west of Chicago, IL. This powerful film will take you behind-the-scenes to a greater understanding of what can make community art so powerful. Runs 24min Directed by Toni Ashley McLaughlin in association with Neil Bloom of Future Memory Media  Produced by Tia Richardson The Community Development Alliance is an affiliation of community development funders and practitioners who have collaborated for over a decade on neighborhood improvement efforts in Milwaukee. Learn more: https...