Unleashing Potential For All - A Community Learning Series for Equity & Justice
Unleashing Potential For All
A Three Part Community Learning Series
Community Learning Series
Unleashing Potential for All is a community space to learn about racism and oppressive structures, discover new voices, and activate community to create the generational change of equity and justice.
Unleashing Potential For All - Series Guide
Part 1: Watch A Most Beautiful Thing & Panel Discussion
If you missed the free screening (ended Aug 5) you can still watch A Most Beautiful Thing on Xfinity OnDemand.
How do we adapt our environments and cultures to welcome diversity, inclusion, and equity? Watch the recorded session below and learn from guest panelists and community discussion around deconstructing systemic barriers in traditional spaces through the voices of athletes competing and advocating in non-traditional ways.
Dr. Robin Martin, YMCA of Greater Seattle Board of Directors, Deputy Director, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Moderator
Tom Hull, YMCA of Greater Seattle Past Board Chair, 1980 US Olympic Rowing, Business Leader & Non-Profit Advocate - Moderator
Part 3: Lifting Youth Voices for Equity and Justice
The learning continues with this interactive dialogue on social justice topics led by Community Youth who are lifting their voices and advocating for equity and justice. Join us for a deep dive discussion on adapting our environments and cultures to welcome diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Listen, learn, and elevate youth voices as they talk about systemic barriers and give us insight on how to deconstruct them and unleash potential for all. Let's learn together with our guest youth panelists and community dialogue.
Panelist:
Dr. Tommie C. Smith, 200m Gold Medallist, Games of the XIX Olympiad, Mexico City 1968
Rosalie Fish, Muckleshoot Tribal School, Collegiate Runner for Iowa Central Community College
Paolo Banchero, O'Dea High School in Seattle, Duke Basketball Commit
Mariah Lee, 2020 Seattle Reign OL (2020 Team), National Women's Soccer League, Kentwood High School Graduate
We are grateful for the requests we have received from multiple non-profit, government, and small for-profit organizations that would like to lend their names and join us in support of this work. If you are interested in joining the Unleashing Potential For All Collective, please register here.