In response to what members call a challenging year, the African American Roundtable centered its annual community gathering and fundraiser on resilience.
On Thursday, Nov. 21, the African American Roundtable, or AART, filled ThriveOn King, at 2153 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, with members, residents, partners and community stakeholders.
The groups came together for AART’s Liberation Roadmap to Resilience annual community gathering and fundraiser, which offered a space for reflection and healing.
“We love gathering people,” said Markasa Tucker-Harris, AART’s executive director. ”This is a part of the vision that we’re trying to create, creating interconnected, intergenerational spaces, where people can come not just to give but to come build community.”
This year’s highlight was a conversation with Prentis Hemphill, an embodiment facilitator, organizer, therapist, and author of “What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World.”
Hemphill guided attendees through frameworks for healing and resilience that can help shape Milwaukee’s future.
You can find the discussion here.
“Milwaukee has been through so many changes and we have people who are still making decisions on behalf of residents, and it’s tough when we see our needs not being met, or resources not flowing into our community that we need to thrive,” said Maleisha Reedy, programs and logistics associate for AART.
“Resilience is really finding a way to get what we need from each other in a very authentic and very loving and just real way.”
AART organizers hope to continue this work with support from the community. Help is already on the way. A donor has agreed to match every dollar that the organization raises, up to $2,000.
For more information
You can click here to support the organization’s mission of organizing, nurturing, and transforming Black leaders in Milwaukee.
In addition to asking Milwaukee’s greater community to give, Tucker-Harris said there are many ways someone can be involved in AART’s work, including becoming a member, volunteering or just attending the group’s educational events.
You can follow AART through its website or social media pages.
