(NAME-MCE) York County Community Against Racism Annual Meeting

[Adrienne McNeil]

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*



*CONTACT: Adrienne McNeil, Executive Director, 717-718-2260,
email:yccar at yccar.org <email%3Ayccar at yccar.org>*

*        Ryan Sattler, Board Chair, 891-6156, www.yccar.org (website)*

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*York** County** Community Against Racism (YCCAR) 6TH ANNUAL MEETING on
Saturday, May 3rd *

*from 9am-3pm at William Penn Senior High School, 101 W College Ave. York,
PA 17401*

*featuring: Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., and Tim Wise*

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*Registration begins at 8:30am TICKETS: $25.00, FREE WITH STUDENT ID.    *

*LUNCH PROVIDED FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE WORKSHOPS DISCUSSIONS.*

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*Theme: YORK COUNTY: A CALL TO COMMUNITY ACTION*



During the past five years, YCCAR has seen the effects of racism in our
community. It is time for York

County to acknowledge the institutional racism that, consciously or
unconsciously, exists. We can not pretend:

racism touches our lives where we live, work, learn, play, and pray. Racist
practices give some residents of

York County advantage or privilege.



Because York County must face its own racism and address this issue of
privilege, YCCAR has invited two

national speakers, who are experts on the topics of racism and privilege.
They will lead a thought provoking

community discussion that York Countians do not want to miss.



Eddie Moore, Jr. is the Director of Diversity at the Bush School, an
independent K-12 school in Seattle.

Dr. Moore is also the Founder/CEO of America & Moore Research and
Consulting, which is a company that

presents training and workshops on equity and justice throughout the United
States. Moore is also founder of

White Privilege Conference. Moore states" Diversity is a complex issue and
can not be solved in one day, by

one person, in one place. It must be the work of the entire community coming
together."



Our second speaker is Tim Wise who comes to York from Nashville,TN. where he
is the Director of the

Association for White Anti-Racist Education (AWARE). Wise lectors across the
country having spoken in

48 states  and on more than 400 college campuses. Tim Wise is the author of
several books including

WHITE LIKE ME: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Professor Michael
Eric Dyson of the University

of Pennsylvania calls Wise "one of the most brilliant, articulate, and
courageous critics of white privilege in the

nation."



A CALL TO COMMUNITY ACTION; After Dr. Moore and Mr.Wise complete their
keynote remarks, they

will engage the attendees in a dialogue to develop an action plan that will
address "PRIVILEGE" in our

York County Community.



York County Community Against Racism (YCCAR) works to build a community that
understands, appreciates and respects racial, economic, and cultural
diversity. We engage in actions with neighbors, businesses, community and
religious leaders to educate, build relationships, open hearts and change
behaviors.


-- 
Adrienne McNeil
Executive Director
York County Community Against Racism
116 N George St
York, PA 17401
717.718.2260(p)(f)
adrienne.mcneil at yccar.org
www.yccar.org

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