SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA—Join the
County of Santa Clara, our youth community, elected officials, and social
justice leaders to lift up racial and social justice efforts in our community
through a series of events this month commemorating the County’s National Day
of Racial Healing. The County will host the virtual community event, “Healing through
Justice, Truth, and Equity: Black Lives are Sacred,” on January 21, 2021.
“Collaborating
with our partners—schools, cities, nonprofit organizations, business, labor,
and other stakeholders—makes us stronger, enhancing our
ability to transform systems to better serve the community,” said Miguel Márquez,
County of Santa Clara Chief Operating Officer. “We hope all members of the
community and all of our partners will join us for the National Day of Racial
Healing virtual event to learn about social justice efforts happening in Santa
Clara County.”
The National
Day of Racial Healing virtual event on January 21, from 3:30-5pm, will feature
key speakers and an online exhibit to display art from local students and
community members who will express their views on racial healing. Learn more on
the event web
site. Zoom link for the event: https://sccgov-org.zoom.us/j/94438306536.
The
County of Santa Clara Office of Cultural Competency, in the Division of Equity
and Social Justice (DESJ), will host the second annual National Day of Racial
Healing event and will share a calendar of virtual community events designed to
focus on ways for the community to heal from the wounds of the past, to build
mutually respectful relationships across racial and ethnic lines, and to build
trusting intergenerational and diverse community relationships that better
reflect our common humanity. This effort hosts a series of virtual healing
spaces and engages youth, members of the community, and partners to share
expressions of art related to this year’s theme. The events build upon the
foundation and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as community
efforts that strengthen racial equity and social justice.
Community organizations are invited to submit
events commemorating racial healing month. For more information about how to
submit events, or to see the calendar of equity, healing and social justice
events throughout the month, please visit www.sccgov.org/sites/occ.
National Day of Racial Healing virtual event - January 21, 2021 - Event Flyer
ABOUT THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
The County of Santa Clara government serves a
diverse, multi-cultural population of 1.9 million residents in Santa Clara
County, California, making it more populous than 14 states in the U.S.
combined. The County provides essential services to its residents, including
public health protection, environmental stewardship, medical services through
the County of Santa Clara Health System, child and adult protection services,
homelessness prevention and solutions, roads, park services, libraries,
emergency response to disasters, protection of minority communities and those
under threat, access to a fair criminal justice system, and many other public
benefits.
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Posted: January 15, 2021
Contact: Laurel Anderson, Office of Communications and Public Affairs, 408-299-5119, sccpublicaffairs@ceo.sccgov.org