Partners for a Racism-Free Community is a movement
of committed citizens and organizations working to move Greater
Grand Rapids from “that’s the way it is” to “racism-free”
through personal commitments, institutional efforts, social advocacy,
and persistent intolerance of racist attitudes, words and behaviors.
With a rich history of working together to advance
the cause of racial justice, the PRFC promotes a color-rich presence
in all sectors of the community. It builds on a decade of successful
Summits on Racism, public forums, and promotion of racial justice.
Core supporters are businesses, groups and individuals.
As a community catalyst, the partnership seeks
to enhance dozens of initiatives already working to overcome the
racial divide in the greater Grand Rapids area and to support their
efforts to create a racism-free community.
As committed people, we aspire to achieve a standard
of excellence in racial equality, choosing to become identified
with others of a like mind in order to create the critical mass
necessary for community transformation.
As a coalition, we encourage each other to expect
equality, because no one can truly experience equality until everyone
does.
PRFC Reads is a community book club discussion. The book we will read is called "The Help", by Kathryn Stockett and will be guided by an experienced Institute for Healing Racism facilitator.
PRFC ReadsBook Discussion will be scheduled for June 2010
