Registration:
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Action Institute
Over a two-day period, established faculty from one of the premier communication schools in the United States, Emerson College, along with experienced professional practitioners will teach the basic skills and approaches required to be effective advocates for racial and social justice. The Action Institute will offer twelve specific courses. Each course offering will be up to 60 minutes in length and offer participants an opportunity for hands on training and interaction.
All student teams will be tasked to develop an Action Plan addressing issues of racial and social justice that they will attempt to implement upon their return home. Team Harmony will track the progress of the students and their Action Plan over the coming year and will award teams with the Zakim Award and special recognition for outstanding efforts.
Action Plan Development
An Action Plan is a strategy developed by a student team that addresses an issue or cause related to promoting racial harmony or social justice.
The Action Plan will identify their issue/cause, the target audience(s) they will direct the effort towards, the messaging they plan to use to promote their effort and will also detail the various activities and tools they will utilize to deliver their message during the duration of the campaign. The Action Plan should state a start and end date for the effort and expected outcomes.
Remember, that Action Plans comes in all sizes, from a small activity to large scale undertakings! All sizes are welcome!
Samples of Action Plans include:
Hosting a school assembly about diversity, equity and inclusion.
Inviting an expert to speak to a group about racial and social justice.
Hosting a panel discussion about climate change and actions that can be taken in your community.
Forming a club or organization in your school that addresses a specific issue related to racial or social justice.
Creating an awareness campaign about an issue you care about. Be sure to offer ideas of how people can help!
Being a mentor! Work with younger students and help them get involved in their community.
Leading a voter registration drive in your community.
Team Harmony will recognize all teams that successfully implement their Action Plan with the Team Harmony Action Institute certificate of accomplishment.
A committee comprised of Team Harmony Tulsa Host Committee members will also select three student teams to receive the ZAKIM AWARD. Along with the Zakim Award these teams will receive special recognition at the 2024 event.
We Have a Dream Rally
As the culmination to this action-oriented experience, Team Harmony will present the “We Have A Dream” Rally. This two-hour celebratory rally of unity, respect and diversity will be a combination of high-profile speakers, special recognition awards, celebrity appearances and performances and interaction with the students.
Location: Guthrie Green
111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK 74103
ABOUT TEAM HARMONY
Founded in 1994, Team Harmony is a nationally recognized multicultural forum designed to unite youth of all backgrounds in the battle against prejudice, bigotry and hatred and to effect social justice for all people. Team Harmony is a program of Empower Peace, a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization.
The Team Harmony Foundation is committed to educating, inspiring and engaging youth in the battle against hate in all its forms. The primary goal of the Foundation will be to support year-round engagement, coalition building, and organizing efforts of students as they work to develop diverse coalitions and encourage collaboration across differences. We believe supporting coalition building amongst youth of all races, ethnicities, religions, socio-economic statuses, orientations, legal status will serve to build bridges and further enhance student efforts to organize and fight against injustice and discrimination. This effort can result in the establishment of a new majority, one committed to altering our civic discourse for a better and more just future!