The Mission of the Winchester Multicultural Network is to:
- Promote the recognition, understanding, and appreciation of diversity;
- Advocate for each and every person’s civil rights;
- Confront intolerance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
International Connections Events Ongoing September through June: Drop-in Coffee at Cafe Dolce Thursday morning drop-in coffee at Cafe Dolce English Conversation Groups English conversation groups are offered Monday or Tuesday mornings or Wednesday evenings with priority given to Winchester residents. Come to the Open House to sign up. For questions or more information call Liz Sayre at 781-729-9242 or Email office@wmcn.org Four Sundays, 2:30-4:45 PM: March 16, March 30, April 6 & April 13 The goal of this dialogue series with community leaders and residents is an increased awareness of the historic relationship between race, place, and current economic prosperity. A further goal is to have the discussion lead to possible community action; participants, however, have no obligation to anything further than consistent participation in the dialogue.Participants will view the documentary in one-hour segments and discuss each with the guidance of a professional facilitator.
831 Main Street
Winchester
Stop in and enjoy coffee and conversation between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday mornings.
Race and Place: A Discussion Series
Meeting Room of the Winchester Public Library
Sponsored by the Winchester Multicultural Network and the Winchester Public Library in conjunction with the Fair Housing Center of Greater Bostonand based on the documentary Race, the Power of an Illusion.
The first three segments are titled:
The Difference Between Us: understanding why the peoples of the world cannot be divided into distinct biological groups (March 16)
The Story We Tell: tracing the origins of the racial idea to the European conquest of the New World and the American slave system (March 30)
The House We Live In: dealing with institutional racism and its affect on neighborhoods and communities in this country because of its impact on housing.
The final session on April 13 will be devoted to bringing the issues down to the local level; what have we learned from this series that has impact and relevance for our town of Winchester?
For information or to sign up email office@wmcn.org or call Sandy Thompson at 781-729-8063.
Also, available from WMCN is the Viewing Guide for Race and Place: The Power of An Illusion."
Viewing Guide for "Race--The Power of an Illusion"