Thank you to our Benefactor, @AmerenCorp, sponsor of the 71st Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards!

Thank you, Ameren, for your generous support. Join us June 14 as we honor Ghazala Hayat, Amy Hunter, Richard Mark, Bob Millstone, and Nancy Parker Tice for their contributions to building a better community for all of us, not just some of us. You can sponsor the Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards or buy tickets to the event on our website, or call (314) 432-2525 for more information.

Today is GiveSTLDay!

Dear friends and followers of NCCJ St. Louis,

GiveSTLDay is TODAY, which means that you have the opportunity to truly get the most out of a donation to support NCCJ St. Louis and our work with youth at Anytown for inclusion and equity across the region. With your support, we will be able to provide more scholarships for young people to attend this amazing and life changing Summer institute.

WHAT CAN WE DO IN A DAY?
$10= one youth to one ALLY meeting
$50= one young person to ALLY for an entire semester
$100= one event to have youth voices heard by broader community
$150= one day of Anytown for one student for skills in making social change

Join us TODAY for the largest event in giving history! Help us to build a better community for all of us, not just some of us. 

Today, Tuesday, May 3—St. Louis Community Foundation will be celebrating year 3 of Give STL Day, a community-wide, 24-hour online fundraising event that motivates generous St. Louisans to support local charities. 

Go to https://givestlday.org/npo/nccjstl to support NCCJ St. Louis!

Pay attention to these time slots to make the most of your GiveSTLDay donation!  Click the link for more information!

https://givestlday.org/npo/nccjstl

20 Minute "Lifts"
Matching Funds Available
6-6:20 am or pm
10-10:20 am
12-12:20 pm
11-11:20 pm 

Prize-Winning Hours
NCCJ Saint Louis can win $1,000
2-3 am or pm
5-6 am or pm
8-9 am or pm
11 pm -12 am

A message from the Executive Director

In 2015, NCCJ reached more than 1500 people across the region. Our dialogues, workshops, institutes, and events foster understanding and motivate people to take action for systemic change in their corner of the community. 

The response to Ferguson has raised awareness of the dynamics that systemically disadvantage people based on race and socioeconomic class. More individuals and organizations are seeking training, and NCCJ St. Louis provides serious education that builds leadership and capacity to sustain the work. 

Below, we highlight Anytown Youth Leadership Institute, a program celebrated for building youth leaders for 25 years, 

http://www.nccjstl.org/anytown/

as well as our growing partnership with Maryville University to prepare leaders on campus. We are also preparing for our 71st Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards, honoring leaders whose work is building a community where all people are valued and respected.

http://www.nccjstl.org/brotherhood-sisterhood-awards/

Serious education that bridges differences is needed as much now as it ever has been. NCCJ St. Louis continues to help leaders of all kinds understand others and create environments where all are valued. I encourage you to join us and experience the power of our programs at one of our upcoming workshops: Interrupting Racism on May 23, 2016

http://www.nccjstl.org/interrupting-racism-workshop/

and Building Inclusive Communities on June 20, 2016

http://www.nccjstl.org/bic/

Lastly, it is generous support from people like you that enables us to do what we do. Next week, Tuesday, May 3, you can support NCCJ during Give STL Day. During that 24-hour giving event, you can donate to us here: https://givestlday.org/npo/nccjstl

Thank you for your continued support of NCCJ and our mission,
Dave

NCCJ St. Louis Expands Training Provided to Maryville's Multicultural Scholars

NCCJ St. Louis is excited to again be partnering with Maryville University to provide a Building Inclusive Campus (BIC) training for the University’s Multicultural Scholars. The Multicultural Scholars Program is designed to increase the number of underrepresented students at Maryville and to help ensure these students are successful. The Scholars help to create an inclusive campus environment through their ongoing learning about diversity and social justice.

This past fall, NCCJ FaciliTrainers Troy Miles and naomi warren worked with juniors on issues of socialization, social identity, deep listening, and creating systemic change. Scholars focus their junior year on the tools they need to be successful peer educators through dialogue and active listening skills. Currently, Troy and naomi are working with first-year Scholars focusing on self-awareness. The Scholars explore issues of cultural diversity, social identity, unconscious bias, and internalized oppression.

We are grateful to work with Dr. Christie Cruise-Harper, Associate Dean of Students/Diversity Initiatives and Affirmative Action Officer, and Turan Mullins, Director of Center for Student Engagement at Maryville University. Through our work together, we are helping to engage thoughtful, committed students in our region.

We are still accepting applications for Delegates for Anytown!

Do you know a young person who could benefit from attending Anytown? Send them our way!

Anytown brings together high school students from around St. Louis to learn how to make their school environments more accepting and welcoming for all students. We’ve been in St. Louis for 21 years and have trained thousands of students to tap into their natural leadership skills to improve their school climate. Anytown is a great way to train students to do just that. 

Description:
This year will mark the 25th Anytown Youth Leadership Institute, Anytown always has the goal to bring high school students together across difference to receive leadership training and increase their self-awareness around issues of diversity and inclusion. Anytown is a one-week residential program for students between the ages of 15 & 18, hosted on UMSL's campus. Participants discuss different forms of oppression (for example, racism & sexism) and how they can be leaders in their community to stop oppression and discrimination from continuing. Not only do students get a sense of what an equitable leader looks and acts like, but also builds on their self-esteem through ownership of their individual identities. 

Date of Institute:
July 10-17th

Application Deadline:
April 11th

Cost:
$1300 per student (includes room and board along with ALLY follow-up program, which is optional to Anytown graduates and meets every other weekend for 2 hours)
Some Scholarships are available – please talk with Stefani for more details

Website:

http://www.nccjstl.org/anytown/

(brochure, application, frequently asked questions, and a video are all on our website)

Facebook:
Anytown Youth Leadership Institute – St. Louis

Twitter:
@AnytownSTL

Program Director’s Information:
Stefani Weeden-Smith
314-432-2525 x 101
Stefani@nccjstl.org

Join us 6/14/15 for NCCJ's 71st Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards

Michael Newmark and Robert Newmark, co-chairs, invite you to join us in celebrating Ghazala Hayat, Amy Hunter, Richard Mark, Robert Millstone, and Nancy Parker Tice for their work to create a better region for all of us, not just some of us. 

Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 6:00—8:00pm at the Majestic Coronado Ballroom

More information at our website.

NCCJ's next Interrupting Racism Workshop is April 23—Register Now!

More than ever, St. Louis needs a critical mass of people who understand the dynamics around race: people who are committed to bridging our differences and building a better community for all of us, not just some of us.
Interrupting Racism—a powerful daylong workshop offered by NCCJ St. Louis—will help you meaningfully engage in dialogue on race & racism and identify actions you can take to promote racial healing and racial equity in your corner of the community. 

Saturday, April 23, 2016, 8:30am-4:30pm
Adams Park Boys & Girls Club (4317 Vista Ave, St. Louis 63110)

This workshop is open to everyone. Registration is limited, and scholarships are available.

NCCJ St. Louis is a local nonprofit organization serving the region since 1930. NCCJ is recognized for its powerful, challenging, yet ultimately rewarding educational programs bridging our differences for individuals and organizations serious about change.