Until Justice Just Is provides the opportunity for communities across the United States to unite their voices to educate, advocate, and promote racial justice. Our campaign will feature a Racial Justice challenge that builds effective social justice habits; webinars aimed at guiding a society that encourages diversity; and an interactive life size board game called The Pursuit of Justice for individuals and groups to participate in. Our collective efforts can root out injustice, transform institutions, and create a world that sees women, girls, and people of color the way we see them: Equal. Powerful. Unstoppable.

Events

April 13 - 15

The Game of Equity

Pursuit of Justice: The Music Edition

Each spring we create a life size interactive board game in Jackson Square Park. Participants are invited to walk through the park, play the game, and learn about race and gender equity. In 2023, we are playing Pursuit of Justice: The Music Edition.

Each stop on the game ‘board’ is a trivia question and each answer is a song written in the pursuit of justice. Answers are given in a QR code, so bring your smart phone or device. Challenge your friends’ trivia knowledge, uncover new perspectives on race and gender justice, find a new song for your playlist or gain a new understanding of an old favorite!

April 5, 12, 19 and 26

Leaders Are Readers

Reading to children at a young age enriches their understanding of the world around them, enhances cognitive development, and helps them gain the language they need to express themselves. By reading to our children, we prepare them for future success, while building a foundation of empathy for others. Each week during Until Justice Just Is, a community leader will volunteer time reading to our childcare students. Everyone is invited to attend each reading virtually via Facebook livestream – follow us on Facebook to read along as we choose books on Kindness with a justice lens.

Schreiber Foods

April 5 – 3:15PM

Oneida Nation

April 12 – 3:15PM

Aging and Disability Resource Center

April 19 – 3:15PM

St. John’s Ministries

April 26 – 3:15PM

Thursday, April 13 at 2pm

YWCA USA Virtual Town Hall

Diving Deep into all Things Racial Justice

Advancing Justice: Ensuring Equity for All

YWCA USA will host a virtual event on April 13th, featuring an array of experts, community leaders, and elected officials to discuss the intersections between racism and housing disparities, how disability and mental health challenges increase the impacts of these disparities, and what we can do to address the most critical issues impacting communities of color today.

Speakers

Margaret Mitchell

CEO YWCA USA

Condace Pressley

Director of Community
& Public Affairs at WBS-TV

Tina Herrera

YWCA USA Board Chair

Lisa Rice

National Fair Housing Alliance President & CEO

Dara Starr Tucker

Musician, Social
Commentator, and Influencer

Michelle Wu

Mayor of Boston

DISABILITY

Explore the history of Eugenics, the Disability Rights Movement, the intersection of race, gender, and disability, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those with differing abilities.

HOUSING

Learn how redlining continues to impact communities, who can access housing, and how racism, homophobia, and transphobia have become drivers of homelessness and its criminalization.

MENTAL HEALTH

Dive into how psychology has been used as a tool of marginalization, access to mental healthcare, and discrimination’s impact on mental health outcomes.

MUSIC

Discover the legacy of musician activists, racism in the music industry, cultural appropriation, how music pushes against gender stereotypes, and access to music education.

April 17 - May 15

Racial Justice Challenge

The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership. The Challenge works to foster personal reflection, encourage social responsibility, and motivate participants to identify and act on ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

For four weeks, daily challenge activities (reading an article, listening to a podcast, reflecting on personal experience, etc.) are posted in the Challenge app and website, allowing participants to connect with one another, discover how racial and social injustice impact our community, and identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination. Each week covers a different topic related to equity and social justice. Daily activities are not posted on the weekends.

The Racial Justice Challenge is your chance to address systemic racism head on. Build your own tools for dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership – Register to take the challenge.

Once you register for the challenge, there are a few steps to complete the registration including to select the Welcome – Start Here tab and complete the pre-event survey. On the survey, make sure to select that you are participating in the challenge with YWCA Greater Green Bay so you can be invited to our local activities for participants.

For questions and help with registration and steps for registering, please email Andrea Huggenvik at: [email protected]

Until Justice Just Is Pledge

YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen communities. I am joining the movement for racial justice with YWCA and hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Join us and YWCA in advancing justice — until justice just is.

Stop By our Location to Sign Our Pledge or Click on the Link Below to Sign Electronically:

YWCA Greater Green Bay

230 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI 54301

Day: April 1, 2023