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PRESS RELEASE - August 24, 2010
ARC Presents Facing Race 2010: Premier RacialJustice Conference includes presenters Melissa Harris-Lacewell, VanJones, Tim Wise and Maria Teresa Kumar



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July 24, 2009

Sept. 23-25, 2010

McCormick Hyatt

Chicago, IL

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Full registration price of $350 starting August 1.
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Be one of the 1000 participants looking to define justice and make change.
Come to Facing Race 2010!

Building on the success and excitement generated by racial justice activists from across the country, Facing Race 2010 guarantees lively discussions on today's hot-button race issues while offering models for real change. Taking place September 23-25, 2010 at the McCormick Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL, Facing Race serves as a focal point for organizations and individuals committed to crafting innovative strategies and successful models for changing policy and shaping culture to advance racial justice.With Melissa Harris-Lacewell as our 2010 keynote speaker, this is one event you don't want to miss.

The conference includes a series of plenary sessions, an array of workshop topics, a film series, and an arts and culture component. Three thematic tracks will guide issue and skill building workshops including racial justice policy change, strategic communication and media, and community organizing.    

 

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For more information on Facing Race, contact Gina Acebo at facingrace@arc.org or by phone at 510-653-3415, x4919.

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**AN IMPORTANT NOTE TO REGISTRANTS: Hyatt McCormick NOT on UNITE HERE's Boycott List and ARC fully supports the actions of UNITE Here Local 1


 

  Here are what folks are saying about Facing Race:

  • "ARC has the best frame in the country for facing race in the U.S. and is probably the best at teaching activists and advocates how to use that frame to create racial justice."
  • "This is the only conference I've ever attended that kept me engaged and inspired from beginning to end."
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