Building Connections and Community
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Building Connections and Community

Young Women+ Achievement (YW+A) students visit the Denver Botanic Gardens Blossoms of Light. The YW+A program brings local high schoolers together regularly to build community and a sense of belonging for student populations who, at times, may have felt isolated.

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Power of Peacemaking Film Screening
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Power of Peacemaking Film Screening

The Boulder JCC is partnering with YWCA Boulder County and YOUnify to host “The Power of Peacemaking” on Monday, October 30. The program includes a screening of the thought-provoking documentary The Abortion Talks, followed by a talkback with the Filmmakers.

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Volunteer Training at Mesa Elementary
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Volunteer Training at Mesa Elementary

We were so happy to have the first part of our Reading to End Racism volunteer orientation hosted by Mesa Elementary on November 29th.  This orientation was opened to the public with parents from Mesa Elementary and other surrounding schools.

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‘Possibility and Power’
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‘Possibility and Power’

YWCA celebrates decade of Reading to End Racism

By Shay Castle - November 21, 2023 Boulder Weekly (cover story)

Read the interview with YWCA’s Director of Community Engagement and Equity Shiquita Yarbrough.

Boulder Weekly asked Yarbrough 10 questions about books, beliefs and having hard conversations.

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YWCA Celebrates 10 Years of Reading to End Racism
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YWCA Celebrates 10 Years of Reading to End Racism

Longmont City Councilmember Shaquita Yarbrough and Daniel Escalante, a founder of the reorganized Reading to End Racism program, talk during the 10th anniversary celebration of the YWCA Boulder County program in the Canyon Theater at the Boulder Public Library.

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