opening Conversation About Race
(All times Eastern)
Saturday, October 17th, 3-5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 28th, 6-8 p.m.
Monday, November 9th, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, November 21st, 2-4 p.m.
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EVENT!
Grab your popcorn and twizzlers and join fellow alums for a special Movie treat! Watch Get Out! by the brilliant filmmaker Jordan Peele 1:30-3:15, then from 3:30-5:00, we'll discuss the movie's themes, meanings and our own reactions - with a professional anti-racism trainer and poet as our guide!
NEXT STEPs in a racial justice journey
White Caller Crimes
(aka What is "amycoopering"?)
An exploration of painful, even dangerous, forms of racism. Created by Tyree Oredein, DrPH, '98
Monday, November 16th, 6-8 p.m. (EST)
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About Us
Our mission
NEW LEADERSHIP
NEW LEADERSHIP
The mission of the WRJI is to actively promote racial justice in our national culture and practice, as well as the wider world community, advancing inclusion and eliminating both institutional and internalized racism. We provide resources to inform and promote the work, and amplify the work of Wellesley Alums of Color to further their imp
The mission of the WRJI is to actively promote racial justice in our national culture and practice, as well as the wider world community, advancing inclusion and eliminating both institutional and internalized racism. We provide resources to inform and promote the work, and amplify the work of Wellesley Alums of Color to further their impact.
We seek to:
EDUCATE ourselves and the Wellesley network through courageous dialogue and informative resources;
AMPLIFY the voices of those who are working to end racism;
ACTIVATE the Wellesley network to bring about equity in their families, communities, and institutions;
TRANSFORM ourselves and our world.
NEW LEADERSHIP
NEW LEADERSHIP
NEW LEADERSHIP
NEW LEADERSHIP! WRJI is happy to announce the hiring of our first staff - Executive Coordinator Michele Leonard, MA, '77. One of the founders of WRJI and a Class Co-President, Michele brings her passion and commitment, along with years of organizational experiences, anti-racism activism, and a firm, gentle leadership style to the role of
NEW LEADERSHIP! WRJI is happy to announce the hiring of our first staff - Executive Coordinator Michele Leonard, MA, '77. One of the founders of WRJI and a Class Co-President, Michele brings her passion and commitment, along with years of organizational experiences, anti-racism activism, and a firm, gentle leadership style to the role of managing a lot of volunteer leaders and keeping us all on course.
Leadership Collective
Leadership Collective
Leadership Collective
Our leaders passionate about doing the work ourselves - with one another, in our families and communities, at work and in our own hearts. Our leaders step up and step back - taking on pieces of work as their lives permit, supported by staff and committed volunteers.
Our Work
Leadership Collective
Leadership Collective
We began as a small group of alums dissatisfied with "business-as-usual" at Reunion 2017, in a time of true racial crisis and awakening. Growing slowly, we developed our approached, did our own interpersonal anti-racism work, and began to offer programming. Then came Spring 2020 - when the suffering of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Bre
We began as a small group of alums dissatisfied with "business-as-usual" at Reunion 2017, in a time of true racial crisis and awakening. Growing slowly, we developed our approached, did our own interpersonal anti-racism work, and began to offer programming. Then came Spring 2020 - when the suffering of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor (speak their names) exploded the interest in our work. WRJI is a newly incorporated non-profit organization, 501(c)(3) status pending.