Events from 2020 before the Viral Pandemic
JANUARY 2020
“New date change”- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020 , 2020 -4 pm – Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day presented by LaVerne McLeod including a dramatic interactive theme of Dr. King’s era from her African American historical fiction, Corn Hollow.
HOSTED by: Boys & Girls Clubs, 1332 La Salle Avenue, Seaside, CA 93955. Free event. Contact LaVerne McLeod (831) 595-9692 if you plan to attend or email from contact page on this website.
FEBRUARY 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020-San Francisco State University, 1:00pm Workshop Leader at the National Student Leadership Diversity Convention -dedicated to social justice & leadership development. Topic: “Why All the Conversation About Racism?” NSLDC slogan: “Leading for Social Justice & Change”
Sunday, February 16, 2020– California State University Monterey Bay- Celebration of Black History Month in its All Black Gala (formal affair). Program theme: “Still I Rise: Reclaiming Our Stories & Seizing Our Futures” with guest speaker- Kevin Willmott . [LaVerne McLeod is one of the many local social justice leaders to be acknowledged in the event’s digital display].
MARCH 2020
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to the COVID-19 PANDEMIC “shelter-in-place”
Saturday, March 28, 2020- 9:00am- 4:00pm-Bridge Building to Equity Workshop- “Building the Bridge to a More Inclusive Community” facilitated by LaVerne McLeod at the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula in the Outcalt Chapel building,
4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923. IN-House: Wholehearted Chorus. Only if enough space, the public is invited. To REGISTER: https://thebirdsings.com/bridgebuildingtoequity/ Questions, contact LaVerne (831) 595-9692.
Sunday, March 29, 2020- 9:00am- 4:00pm-Bridge Building to Equity Workshop- “Building the Bridge to a More Inclusive Community” facilitated by LaVerne McLeod at the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula in the Outcalt Chapel building,
4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923. IN-House: Wholehearted Chorus. Only if enough space, the public is invited. To REGISTER: https://thebirdsings.com/bridgebuildingtoequity/ Questions, contact LaVerne (831) 595-9692.
STAY TUNED for two powerful workshops coming in JUNE & SEPTEMBER 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19
Held in Beautiful Big Sur!
CAN WE REALLY PREVENT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION?
“CONTINUING OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACISM”
Dates to be Announced!
Contact: info@lavernemcleod.com, if interested.