Your donation helps The Multicultural Resource Center sustain work that furthers Justice, Liberation & Peace through the following programs and events:

 

Talking Circles On Race & Racism brings together 14-16 racially diverse participants over a six-week period for 2-hour sessions in a facilitated environment. We engage in diverse in-depth activities (dialogue & work sessions) that dismantle systemic racism, build strategies for resistance and alternatives, and promote healing practices for racial trauma/wounds.

Ultimate Reentry Opportunity (URO) was established in 2014, dedicated to facilitating collective community work between private and public sectors and formerly incarcerated individuals to actively transform the culture and process of reentry and reduce the risk of re-arrest and re-incarceration in Tompkins County.  The URO initiative is creating a unique approach to plan, develop, implement and support a comprehensive and coordinated reentry system in Tompkins County. The URO Reentry Mentoring Program is Tompkins County's first and only program of its kind that provides support and guidance to formerly incarcerated adults with navigating available community resources as they develop personal skills to successfully transition back into their communities.

Youth Organizing Fellowship brings together racially & culturally diverse High Schooler’s to co-create a learning community and develop the hard skills of organizing & racial justice leadership, the analytic tools of political education, and the social consciousness of cultural intelligence to take effective action for social change.

Artist & Film Series is a collective effort with Cinemapolis, academic partners and community artists dedicated to the amplification of artists of color. The Series aims to engage audiences for an immersive exchange of narratives, insights and ideas around social justice issues curated with an eye toward the intersection of history, cultural identity, and creative direction. 

First Peoples’ Festival is an annual October event held in downtown Ithaca. The festival is a joint effort with the Downtown Ithaca Alliance in partnership with Apple Harvest Festival. This festival features Indigenous performers, food and craft vendors, educational booths, workshops, and children’s activities. 

Sister Friends is an annual March celebration of women of all ages, sizes, religions, ethnicities and cultures. The event showcases a women’s market, inspiring featured guest speakers, and amazing performances by women and girls that live and work in Tompkins County. 

The New Jim Crow Community Book Read project provides Free films and 8 free community events based on chapter themes and actions we can take locally to end injustice. These events are open to everyone, whether you read the book or not. Childcare and a free, light dinner are provided at each event. Book Groups are being organized all over Tompkins County. The book read is also offering free copies of The New Jim Crow (including an e-book option) for folks in book groups and for members of the public.

Narratives Project for Refugees, Immigrants and Political Asylees - A collective oral storytelling project that aims to center the voices and experiences of Tompkins County refugees, immigrants and political asylees. Cultural knowledge, history, and values have been successfully passed down from generation to generation through a combination of sustainable modes, such as storytelling. This project’s foundational goals are to preserve and document the rich cultural histories (past and present) through the stories of people who have experienced it, and to take action on issues that resonate with the community or communities.

**If you donate $50 and above, you will receive MRC's "Revolutionary Calendar." **

This calendar celebrates and honors revolutionary practitioners of justice, liberation and peace. It also provides us with an opportunity to build ongoing awareness and consciousness to decolonize our education and learning. We recognize that there are several hundredths of practitioners in the world and will work to continue to build this calendar.

~Peace and Love~