The 2011Stand Against Racism™ took place on April 29, 2011. A total of 2,151 organizations participated in the Stand Against Racism™ in 39 states across our country. This was a great collaboration of 71 YWCA Associations.
We are estimating that approximately 267,000 people took a Stand Against Racism™!
Below are pictures and videos of some of the over 2,000 Stands that took place around the country.
Hundreds of people took a Stand Against Racism™ by gathering and forming a human chain across the Summer and Congress street bridges in downtown Boston. Click here to read the full article by the Boston Globe. |
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"Taking a Stand Against Racism™ from Maine to Hawaii... and right here in the heart of America" |
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Students at Buncombe County Early College Staged a Rant Againt Racism following their Stand Against Racism™ on Thursday. Students delivered "soap box" speeches during lunch in an effort to end racism in their community. |
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Phoenix employees in Hartford, CT locked arms to make a Stand Against Racism™ Human Chain led by Jim Wehr, president and CEO, Phoenix. To learn more about the Stand Against Racism™ in Hartford, click here. |
 There were over 60 people in attendance at our Stand Against Racism™ Seminar proctored by Barbara Chieves. It was a motivational and eye opening seminar. All attendees signed the poster in the picture to “Stand Against Racism™.” |
Click here to learn more about the Stand Against Racism™ in Charleston. |
Wisconsin - Middle School Students in Marshall, WI Take a Stand
Over 200 students participated at Marshall's Stand Against Racism™ Rally organized by PLAID (People Learning About Individual Differences). |
Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino & YWCA Executive Director Sherry Rounds take a Stand in Troy, NY. |
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Dancing, singing and drawing for racial unity, sponsored by YWCA, Kauai, HI |
Mirror Show Management in NY hosted a one-mile walk around town wearing Stand Against Racism™ t-shirts, then met back at our office for lunch. Employees were invited to sign a Stand Against Racism™ pledge board. |
Over 250 afterschool advocates from SOWA (School's Out Washington) take their Stand to the U.S. Capitol |
Watch this powerful video created by the Anchorage School District's Training and Professional Development as part of their Stand Against Racism™ event. |
Sponsored by the YWCA Northern Rhode Island. |
Supporters line the street with signs and cheers to Stand Against Racism™. |
Missouri - High School Students in Saint Joseph, Missouri Take a Stand
Students from Central High School in Saint Joseph Missouri volunteered during their lunch periods to Stand Against Racism™. Students pledged by signing their names to the school banner. |
YWCA Eastern Union County staff was joined by United Way representatives and community members for an interactive panel presentation about Racism Today, and then gathered across from City Hall for a rally, where the YWCA received a proclamation from Elizabeth City Council. |
Sponsored by the YWCA Grand Island YWCA, the “Stand Against Racism™: Community Night Out” was the culmination of a number of activities during the week that focused on the theme of fighting racism and discrimination. Click here to read more. |
Students re-enact Rosa Parks' Bus Story as part of their Stand Against Racism™ event. |
The YWCA Jamestown organized a march as part of their Stand Against Racism™. |
A large crowd gathers for the YWCA Bergen County's Stand Against Racism™ at Paramus Mall. Pictured above is Freeholder John Driscoll, Jr. To see more pictures, click here. |
The Firm, DiCicco, Gulman & Company in Woburn, Mass held a World Fair at their office as part of the Stand Against Racism™. They celebrated diversity through food. Different employees brought in dishes that represented their heritage. It was a delicious day and a great way to take a Stand Against Racism™! |
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YWCA Greenwich, CT rallies support for Stand Against Racism™ Day Pekin, IL residents ‘Stand Against Racism™’ Taking a 'Stand Against Racism™' in Grand Island, Nebraska 'Stand Against Racism™' poetry slam by Charleston Gazette St. Petersburg, FL groups unite for Stand Against Racism™ NBC’s Coverage of the Stand in Topeka, Kansas West Virginia’s Channel 12 News Coverage of the Stand Niagara Falls Students Take a Stand Against Racism™ Kankakee County Takes a Stand Against Racism™ Milwaukee Students Stand Against Racism™ Holocaust stories recited in Pittsburgh during YWCA's Stand Over 100 Groups in Boston Take a Stand Against Racism™ Raleigh, North Carolina residents take 'Stand Against Racism™' Organizations, businesses taking Stand Against Racism™ in Grand Island, Nebraska ABC News: Topekans join national effort to Stand Against Racism™ NBC News: Roanoke takes a Stand Against Racism™ YWCA Stand Against Racism™ in Fargo, North Dakota Stand Against Racism™ with YWCA Tulsa Phoenix Sororities Take a Stand Against Racism™ in Arizona YWCA Northern Rhode Island taking Stand Against Racism™ Minersville, PA students take Stand Against Racism™ Bubbles, balls and hula hoops in YWCA’s Stand Against Racism™ – Nebraska
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