The Arlington Democrats and the Arlington Young Democrats are co-hosting a Challenging Racism: Getting Started session on Saturday, February 29th from 11am-1:30pm at the Arlington Mill Community Center Room 404 (909 S Dinwiddie St, Arlington).

Registration is required to attend this event. To register for the Challenging Racism: Getting Started session, sign up here:

http://bit.ly/challengingracism2020

If registration is full, please add your name and email to the waitlist, and you will be contacted at the email address you provide if space is available.

Getting Started is a 2½ hour session led by trained facilitators to introduce participants to racial literacy, individual vs. systemic racism, impacts of redlining to understand segregation, and white wealth. The main topic of this session is the history of racism in housing. Using local Arlington maps and stories, attendees learn how the Federal Housing Administration’s mid-20th century use of redlining to prevent loans to Black people affected a community by locking in segregated housing and influencing housing patterns. Attendees have opportunities for questions, discussion, and reflection. Resources for follow-up reading and discussion are provided.

Please contact programs@arlingtonyoungdems.org with any questions!

Join us for our March AYD meeting on March 24th at 7 pm at the Arlington Mill Community Center!

This meeting will feature a forum on women’s leadership with the following speakers:

• Congresswoman Elaine Luria
• Adele McClure, Director of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, Board Member of Forbes 30 Under 30, and former AYD
• Tanya Bradsher, Chief of Staff for Congressman Don Beyer
• And more to be announced!

Arlington Mill Community Center is accessible by several Metrobus and ART Bus lines and has a parking garage (free parking for stays under 4 hours.) We hope to see you there!

Have questions? Email our president, Dan Matthews, at president@arlingtonyoungdems.org