Category: allyship

• United Against Hate Event

  On October 25, 2023 around 100 local residents filled a conference room in the Newtown Community Center. Some of the women wore head coverings while many of the men wore Kippahs. Black, white and Latinx neighbors; clergy of various religions; elected officials (along with current candidates) and law enforcement officers all gathered together with one…

  Carrie Grummons

  November 14, 2023

  allyship, From the Experts, In The News

  Allyship, anti-racism, DEI, racism, representation

• Columbus: Tall Tales, and Dark Realities

  by: Alenda Calderbank     As a kid, Columbus Day was a welcome day off from school a month into the school year. As the leaves shined bright orange against the crisp blue sky and we heard the familiar sound of rustling leaves, we recited the familiar children’s poem that helped us remember the year Columbus…

  NAFC

  October 9, 2023

  allyship, Guest Authors, Heritage Month

  Allyship, marginalization, representation

• Announcing the 2023 NAFC Allies in Education Award

  NAFC is pleased to award four local educators with the 2nd annual Allies in Education Award.  This award is given to local educators who are nominated by members of the NAFC Education Committee. These educators are recognized for the ways in which they have gone above and beyond to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the…

  Carrie Grummons

  June 16, 2023

  Allies in Education Award, allyship, In The News

  Allyship, DEI, educators

• What is “Woke”?

      The term ‘woke’ has been used a lot in political discourse lately. What is your reaction when you hear ‘woke’? Is it something you aspire to, or do you dismiss the idea as something not worth consideration? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘woke’ as “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues…

  NAFC

  April 17, 2023

  allyship, Guest Authors

  Allyship, anti-racism, definitions, DEI, representation

• Growing in Allyship: Keep Doing the Work

  In May of 2020 the country was rocked when the death of George Floyd streamed all over Facebook. Even though Black men have died at rates disproportionate to their White peers throughout the history of the police force, this incident was in our faces and undeniable. The response of the country, mixed in with the…

  Carrie Grummons

  March 22, 2023

  allyship

  Allyship, racism