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    Learn about the FORJ Coordinator position

    FORJ Coordinator 2021 Position For the 2021-2022 year, Newton Public Schools authorized a stipend to hire a FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) Coordinator. For more information… Read more “Learn about the FORJ Coordinator position”

    January 23, 2021January 24, 2021 by forjnewton

    Response to Insurrection at the Capital

    Dear FORJ Community,  We want to acknowledge the fact that many of you are in mourning after yesterday’s assault on the nation’s capital where an angry, riotous… Read more “Response to Insurrection at the Capital”

    January 15, 2021 by forjnewton

    December 16th FORJ City Wide Meeting

    December 2020 FORJ Meeting – Restoration and Reflection WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16th, 7-8:30  Join us for our December city-wide FORJ meeting on Wednesday, December 16th from 7:00-8:30 p.m.  Amy… Read more “December 16th FORJ City Wide Meeting”

    December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by forjnewton

    On November 17th: Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law

    In, The Color of Law, A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, national best selling author Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America… Read more “On November 17th: Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law”

    November 12, 2020 by forjnewton

    NPS School Reopening Plan

    Dear FORJ Community,   We are concerned and working to understand the complexities involved in the reopening plan and in particular the educational inequities that it poses. We… Read more “NPS School Reopening Plan”

    August 19, 2020 by forjnewton

    A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi on August 12th

    A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi Wednesday, August 12th, 6:30-8pm Hosted by the Newton Public Library Cosponsored by FORJ, The Harmony Foundation, and the Newton Human Rights… Read more “A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi on August 12th”

    July 27, 2020July 23, 2020 by forjnewton

    UPCOMING JULY & AUGUST FORJ EVENTS

    “How To Talk About Race With Your Children” with Mike Feldstein and Daniel Arroyo Wednesday, July 29th from 7 – 8: 15 pm, with optional meeting time… Read more “UPCOMING JULY & AUGUST FORJ EVENTS”

    July 23, 2020 by forjnewton

    June 25th – Rabindranath During Social Distancing

    Learn about Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali poet, novelist and painter who was the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, in this uplifting, multimedia, webinar.… Read more “June 25th – Rabindranath During Social Distancing”

    June 23, 2020 by forjnewton

    Fundraising event w/ GELF on June 13th

    Want to have fun learning to cook Spanish food and drinks while raising money for GELF (funds trips for low-income students) and FORJ? Join us tonight from 4-6:30pm for a… Read more “Fundraising event w/ GELF on June 13th”

    June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 by forjnewton

    How to Help Fight Racism – FORJ

    How to Help Fight Racism Families Organizing For Racial Justice (FORJ) June 2020 We are very encouraged to see the incredible interest in joining in the fight… Read more “How to Help Fight Racism – FORJ”

    June 10, 2020June 12, 2020 by forjnewton

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