Upcoming Events

Dr. aNGELA mARSHALL, BOOK TALK AND AUTHOR RECEPTION

Dr. Angela Marshall is a leader in creating inclusivity in healthcare. A board certified internist and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Marshall is the author of Dismissed: Tackling the Biases That Undermine Our Healthcare.

Join us October 3rd at 6pm, located at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor or via Zoom.

2024 Winter Speakers series

In partnership with the Jesup Memorial Library and the WYCA of MDI, the MDI REWG is pleased to offer the upcoming winter speaker series:

January 18, Vice Chief Richard Silliboy, Wabanaki Sovereignty and Upcoming Maine State Legislation (Watch Here)

February 17, Marwa Hassanien, The Foundation of Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility

March 21, 7:00 pm, “Black Power in 2024” with Janine “JG” Georgette, Jacques H. Newell Taylor, and Athena Bryce (Learn More & Register Here)

April 18, 7:00 pm, Dina Yacoubagha, A Muslim Immigrant Woman’s Journey in Maine

2023 Winter Speakers Series

February 9, Racial Disparities in Healthcare in Maine with Hibo Omar, Executive Director of the New Mainers Public Health Initiative (Watch Here)

March 9, Racial Injustice and Birthing (Watch Here)

May 11 at 7 pm, Narratives of the Black Queer Experience with COA Senior Doderick Tugman (Watch Here)

June 6, 7 pm, Continuing Dr. King’s Legacy: Antidotes to Self-Deception and Comfortable Vanity (Watch Here)

2022 Winter Speaker Series

In partnership with the Jesup Memorial Library, MDI REWG is pleased to offer the upcoming winter speaker series:

January 13, 7:00 pm, Downeast Diversity, A Conversation with Abdi Nor Iftin and Alyne Cistone (Watch Here)

February 10, 7:00 pm, Mirrors & Lenses: Tools for Shifting the Conversation on Race (Watch Here)

March 10, 7:00 pm, Dreamers, Dreams, and Tall Tales: Malaga and Maine’s ‘Unspoken’ History with Professor Myron Beasley (Watch Here)

April 14, 7:00 pm, Small Tribe Left Behind, with Richard Silliboy (Watch Here)

Racial Equity Institute (REI) Workshops

Ongoing

REI’s 3-hour “Groundwater Session” outlines what it means to think of racism as structural.

In this lively and participatory presentation, REI organizers will use stories and data to present a perspective that racism is fundamentally structural in nature. By examining characteristics of modern-day racial inequity, the presentation introduces participants to an analysis that most find immediately helpful and relevant. Please contact us for upcoming opportunities to participate on one of these transformative sessions.