United Way 21 Day Challenge - 2021

United Way 21-Day Equity Challenge, 2021

United Way of Washtenaw County (UWWC) invites you to participate in the 21-Day Equity Challenge (2021 Edition) to help build our community’s awareness of the ways that bias, prejudice, privilege, and oppression show up in our work and lives.  UWWC has a vision that by 2030, your zip code will no longer predict your opportunity in life.  At present, in Washtenaw County, it does.

We believe it benefits us all to have greater collective capacity and courage to identify and address the different ways that bias, prejudice, privilege, and oppression show up in our work and lives.  Join us on a self-guided learning journey examining the history and impacts of racism and how it shapes people’s lived experience in Washtenaw County.  Along the way, you’ll also receive examples and tools on how to undo racism and build racial equity and justice.

About the 21-Day Equity Challenge

  • Free to participate
  • Open to anyone
  • Runs consecutively from Juneteenth (June 19, 2021) to July 9
  • You (along with thousands of others in Washtenaw County), commit to deepening your understanding of and willingness to confront racism for 21 consecutive days
  • During every morning of the Challenge, you'll receive an email "prompt" with readings, videos and/or podcasts.  You are encouraged to spend about 10-15 minutes each day reflecting on the material
  • Explore this work on your own, with friends and family, or organization-wide
  • Share your reflections and “a ha” moments using the hashtag #unitedforequity.  Don’t forget to follow the Challenge on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram
  • Join in on one or more community conversations, being scheduled during the Challenge and led by UWWC’s partner, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work.  Dates are forthcoming

 

To access the 21 Day Challenge click on this link: https://www.uwwashtenaw.org/equity