by WebPost | Nov 22, 2025 | Activity
The Race and Racial Justice Team will sponsor a two-day workshop on learning how to have courageous and caring conversations in multi-racial settings. The training will be held on two Saturdays, January 31 and February 7, 2026, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Meetinghouse. Shelli Brady and Jo Booker of Coming Together Virginia, one of RFM’s partner organizations for 2025, will conduct the training.Â
Goals:
· To increase your willingness to engage in conversations, especially about race, with people whose racial identity differs from your own
· To know how to handle such conversations gracefully (without micro-aggressions)
· To accept that mistakes will be made and to learn to address errors with integrity and kindness
· To be able to respond appropriately whether you committed a mistake or witnessed it
Attendance in the workshops will be limited to 30 people. Registration is required. In accordance with the nature of deep, personal work and the request of the instructors, participants will be required to attend both sessions. There will not be a zoom option. We regret any inconvenience. You may sign up for the workshop on a list at the Meetinghouse bulletin board or by contacting Plum Cluverius.
by WebPost | Aug 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Are you looking for a way to give back to our community, while working towards a more racially just society? Do you have one or two hours a week to share with a student? We’d love to have you join our team of volunteer mentors at Redd Elementary School this fall. Please let Lynda Perry know by email if you plan to attend the orientation at RFM.
Redd’s student population — primarily African American and Hispanic, with an extremely high percentage from low-income families — faces stark educational disparities. Our volunteers build relationships with students that can help them build their social/emotional skills and support their academic development. Some of us meet with one student at a time; others meet with a small group of students once a week, often during the students’ lunch breaks.
Volunteers are required to complete a one-hour orientation and an annual background check. Orientations have already started. Join us in the Community Room for an in-person orientation on Thursday, September 4 at 11 am. OR sign up for an Eventbrite orientation session today! Our partner Communities in Schools handles the orientations and the background checks required of all Richmond Public School volunteers who work regularly with students.
If you can’t commit weekly, we’ll let the RFM community know when special one-time volunteer opportunities arise for events like read-alouds and festivals (no orientation or background check needed for these).
Please contact Lynda Perry at if you have questions and/or to let us know if you sign up for an orientation at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-orientation-rps-and-communities-in-schools-of-richmond-tickets-686968540397?aff=oddtdtcreator !
by WebPost | Nov 18, 2024 | Announcement, Business Meeting, Race & Racism ad hoc, Social justice
Come learn and contribute to RFM’s on-going discernment around race and racism. After a two-year process involving deep listening, study, and prayerful reflection, the Ad Hoc Committee on Race & Racism presented a proposed action/implementation plan at the November business meeting. The committee will hold an information-discussion session about the plan on December 7 (Saturday) from 12:30 to 2:00 pm, both at the Meetinghouse and by Zoom.
Please join us for this important session. A summary of the plan is below. The full document is available by request to either of the ad hoc committee clerks. The full document is also available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pBS2gc854JrvaGwB6Zj_rwNnLyKuHeRe/view?usp=sharing.
by WebPost | Jul 21, 2024 | Activity, Announcement, Race & Racism ad hoc
The Ad Hoc Committee on Race and Racism has been researching the history of our meeting through a racial lens. We will present our findings on Saturday, August 24, in the community room at the Meetinghouse. Coffee beginning at 9:30; program from 10:00 to 11:30. This is the second of three educational programs intended to help us discern ways forward.