[MCN] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: True Colors Training Rethinks Racism

[Becky Margolis]

PRESS RELEASE

FOR: IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: YWCA Missoula, Empower Montana
CONTACT: info at empowermt.org<mailto:info at empowermt.org>
SUBJECT: "True Colors Training Rethinks Racism"

MISSOULA - Empower Montana and YWCA Missoula are returning in 2018 with the True Colors Training, a series of workshops created in an effort to address the unique challenges faced by indigenous people and people of color, as well as white allies taking action against racism. The True Colors training invites community members to rethink race, history, and community.
True Colors POC: designed for people color who are interested in developing creativity through struggle, examine a history of erasure, transform relationships, and acquire lifelong strategies that combat stressors and ensure personal growth.
True Colors Allies: created for non-indigenous/white people who are interested in self-exploration, ending guilt, understanding invisible prejudices, and tackling racism in their communities and relationships.
"The training acknowledged real and unique experiences, struggles, and stories for people of color," said a past participant. Another participant added that the curriculum allows people to find one's own racism "in order to see racism as a behavior, not that they are a bad person." Focusing on topics such as trauma, intersectionality and identity development, the trainings create a safe and comfortable space for participants to explore, discuss, and challenge ideas. Participants will come away with skills and strategies that can strengthen the relationships within their cultural communities and across cultural lines. Empower Montana and YWCA Missoula seek allies and people of color who have witnessed and experienced racism, and seek to both better understand and work toward racial justice.
All trainings will take place Tuesday evenings, February 20 to March 20 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Payne Family Native American Center at the University of Montana. Room locations will be announced in February. Register by filling out this form<https://www.empowermt.org/truecolors2018/>.


Becky Margolis
Communications Coordinator
YWCA Missoula
1130 W. Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
P: (406) 543-6691  F: (406) 543-6777
ywcaofmissoula.org

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