by lindaoppenheim | Mar 26, 2016 | Opinion
“Why are racists still a thing?” This is the question I saw early this morning on Facebook. It startled me because I think about racism every day, read about racism every day, hear about racism every day. The existence of racism and racists is not a surprise to me nor...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 10, 2015 | Events
“Girls to Women: Honoring Women’s Sacred Journey through a Multicultural Lens, ” sponsored by the New Jersey Counseling Association, will be Friday, October 23. Roberto Schiraldi, a conference organizer and a panel moderator, is on the board of NIOT...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 29, 2015 | Events, Stand Against Racism
An event that began eight years ago in Princeton and Trenton — demonstrations for Stand Against Racism day — has grown exponentially and is now the signature campaign for the national YWCA. Not in Our Town (NIOT) wishes to thank all those who contributed...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 4, 2014 | Continuing Conversations, Events
Ninety-nine percent of the time, NIOT’s Continuing Conversations on Race are considered confidential. For the special session called to discuss the Ferguson situation, everyone present voted to welcome a reporter, Linda Arntzenius, who wrote a wonderful account...