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THE ERACISM FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES The purpose of the series is to create an awareness of racial issues as they exist generally in America and specifically in Fort Collins, and to help "erase racism" by addressing concerns which face people of color or of minority ethnic backgrounds. We are fortunate in Fort Collins that racism is generally not overt. Even so, personal and institutional prejudice remains against people who are deemed "different." This is at least partly due, we believe, to unconscious bias and to a lack of awareness of what it's like to walk in the shoes of someone from another background. We hope these films will help people to gain such an awareness. Some issues raised in the discussions included the relationship between personal and institutional racism, the distinction between shades of skin color made within some ethnic groups, and the nature of the anti-discrimination ordinance in Fort Collins This series was conceived in 2001 by the Cultural Diversity/Anti-racism Task Force, an arm of the Social Concerns Steering Committee of the Foothills Unitarian Church. We have received funding in the past from Foothills Unitarian Church's Social Concerns Committee, the Interfaith Council, and Fort Fund. The City of Fort Collins's Human Relations Commission and Fort Collins Regional Library District have provided no funding, but a member of each of these groups participates on the film series committee. Contact the Eracism Film Committee to find out how you can be a part of this exciting program. Eracism Film Committee |
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