Upcoming Events October 15 The Latino Roundtable of Southwestern Illinois is hosting the 10th annual "Immigrants in Our Midst Conference: Recovery, Resiliency, and Revitalization." We are excited to provide this virtual opportunity to professionals, service providers, business owners, students, and interested community members. Topics will be focused on how we can better serve U.S. immigrants' and limited English proficient persons through creation of inclusive spaces, best healthcare practices, understanding changes in demographics, trauma informed practices, and much more. The flyer is attached. Sent by Kristen Shinn, Puentes de Esperanza/Hoyleton Youth & Family Services NEW! October 23: Indian/Syrian supper club event at STL Foodworks, Central West End To promote safety and social distancing, Welcome Neighbor STL is now hosting drive-thru lunch and dinner events. For more information and to sign up to attend or volunteer, please check our event calendar. Sent by Nicole Kreisel, Welcome Neighbor STL NEW! October 25 (12:30 PM - 1:30 PM) Advocacy & Allyship: Welcoming Afghans to St. Louis The St. Louis area is preparing to welcome up to 1,000 Afghans as part of the effort to resettle thousands who worked in support of the U.S. during two decades of conflict. Join this conversation, moderated by Brown School Associate Dean for Global Strategy & Programs Lindsay Stark, to hear perspectives from people deeply engaged in the resettlement effort. Learn what you can do to help welcome our new neighbors. Click here to register. October 26 (11:00 AM) Hollaback is launching its new training in Bystander Intervention to support Latinx communities in Public Spaces. During the training, they will review the types of harassment the Latinx community is experiencing right now and how these violent events have impacted them. Then, they will discuss how the Latinx community can experience public spaces differently based on how each person identifies, and how often intersecting marginalized identities make the community even more vulnerable. They will also talk about if you're a person of color worried the violence will turn on you, and if you are an ally, how to avoid being a "white savior". This is a free, one-hour, interactive webinar, in honor of Latinx Heritage Month. Register here. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities NEW! October 26 - October 27 The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)'s 2021 Academic and Policy Symposium In four panel discussions, migration scholars, advocates, and policymakers will explore the theme, “Innovation in International Migration Research and Policy.” To expand participation and out of an abundance of caution, CMS’s eighth annual academic and policy conference will take place virtually. Register here! Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager October 27 (8:30 AM to 12:30 PM) Transforming Public Health: Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future Join the Institute for Public Health for this popular and informative hybrid event. The conference will consist of panel sessions on topics such as equity in vaccine distribution here and around the globe, efficiencies (and inefficiencies) in "vertical" (disjointed) health systems, and other important issues. Each panel will include an audience Q&A session. Please stay tuned to their website for more information as it becomes available. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager October 27 (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM) ISPN General Meeting Register here. Want to plan ahead for the year? All the meetings for 2021 are listed. Just click the drop-down button to register. NEW! November 3 (11:30 AM) Know Your Level, hosted by the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research. For this session, Amanda Stoermer from the St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) will present "Leveraging Local Expertise to Accelerate Health Equity & Improve Health Care Delivery." This session will highlight the IHN’s Network Community Academic Partnership (NCAP) which seeks opportunities for partnership between IHN community health centers and academic institutions. Amanda will discuss the history of NCAP, the process of working with NCAP, common pitfalls of community-academic partnerships, and more. Find out more and register in advance here. Sent by Meaghan Bailey, Institute for Public Health, Washington University November 16 (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM) ISPN Annual Conference: Voices in the Intersection (hybrid event) November 24 St. Louis County Building Equity in the Community This meeting is being held in an effort to establish St. Louis County’s Equity Plan.
- Building Equity in the Community (November 24th)
- A Welcoming Plan as Equity in Action (December 15th)
- St. Louis County as a Change Agent (January 26th)
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