THE BURR PTO PRESENTS
Burr FORJ Update
Hello Burr FORJ Friends!
A special thank you to Mindy Johal and Alice Wong Tucker for attending our meeting this past Monday night to share updates about protocols, communication, anti-racist curriculum, and teacher trainings. Thank you also to everyone who attended, shared their name stories and voices, and helped to get our working groups off and running.
In case you missed it, below is a list of Burr FORJ upcoming events. Mark your calendars!
Join your friends and neighbors on Monday, October 11, from 12-5 pm at Albemarle Field in Newton for a family-oriented celebration of Indigenous culture, art, and history!
Indigenous Peoples Day Newton 2021 will will spotlight and celebrate the music, dance, poetry, and the visual art of diverse Native artists that currently live in the Northeast. It will be an outdoor, daytime, family-oriented cultural and spiritual celebration that is open, accessible, and welcoming to all residents of Newton and neighboring towns.
The goal is to make concrete our city's recent recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day as an official city holiday. The intention is for this event to become a beloved annual event on our city's calendar.
Over 40 artists, speakers, vendors, and community organizations will attend. Refreshments can be purchased from onsite food truck(s). Spend the afternoon in celebration, ceremony, and support of the rich Indigenous traditions that are an enduring and vibrant facet of our community!
We are also in need of volunteers the day of the event. Interested in taking a shift? Please sign up using this form, and our volunteer coordinator will be in touch.
Warm regards,
The Indigenous Peoples Day Newton Planning Committee
Best,
Deanna Hoffman on behalf of Burr FORJ