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Adult Programs on Race and Racism By Tanya Misselt 08/06/2020

The River Falls Public Library is offering live streaming programs for adults on the issue of Race and Racism. If you have a Facebook account, then all you need to do is go to our Facebook page on the date and time of the scheduled program. If you do not have a Facebook account, please follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/riverfallspubliclibrary/ live/ on the date and time of the scheduled program. Ignore the login information. Scroll down to the videos. Anticipate a brief time delay. All live-streamed programs are also recorded for later viewing. If you need any help accessing the recordings, please call us at 715-425-0905.

Defining Racism: How Race Shapes our Lives

Learn more about the complexities of racism, including new definitions that will help you to better understand the current moment. Time for questions and further resources for learning will be provided. Join us on Facebook Live with Cyndi Kernahan, Professor of Psychological Sciences and Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin -River Falls._Cyndi is a Social Psychologist who specializes in the area of race, bias, and prejudice. She is also the author of Teaching about Race and Racism in the College Classroom: Notes from a White Professor._

Instructor: Cyndi Kernahan Date: Thursday, August 13 Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Place: Facebook Live Fee: Free

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Hidden History of Women's Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin

In the xenophobic atmosphere of the 1920s and 1930s, Ku Klux Klan activity spiked in Wisconsin and gave rise to Women's Klan no. 14, also known as the Grey Eagles of Chippewa Falls. Against a national backdrop that saw the male and female Klan hurl its collective might into influencing presidential elections and federal legislation, quotidian matters often stole the attention of the Grey Eagles. Join us on Facebook Live with John E. Kinville, author of_The Grey Eagles of Chippewa Falls: A Hidden History of a Women's Ku Klux in Wisconsin._

Instructor: John Kinville Date: Thursday, September 10 Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Place: Facebook Live Fee: Free

John Kinville