St. Petersburg City Council’s final virtual meeting before summer break was interrupted Thursday shortly after being called to order, as unknown participants in the meeting, under the guise of being city residents speaking on the consent agenda, subjected City Council, city staff and the public to threats, derogatory racial epithets and hate speech.
On this episode, Jaclyn Boland, CEO of the Intercultural Advocacy Institute joins Chris Steinocher, CEO of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, and Joe Hamilton, publisher of the St. Pete Catalyst to talk about the Hispanic Outreach Center..
Wednesday’s edition of The Catalyst Sessions got technical – if only briefly – as Gulfport ceramic artist Brenda McMahon talked us through the process she uses to create her delicate, shimmering vessels and pots. McMahon’s technique is called saggar firing.
"It is a tag line we adopted in celebration of our 25th year of making the arts accessible to all," writes Kerry Kriseman. "Our work is rooted in the fundamental principal that everyone deserves access that results in equality and equity. We endeavor to serve, empower and advocate for those who are marginalized."
There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi. In this vital conversation, he defines the transformative concept of antiracism to help us more clearly recognize, take responsibility for and reject prejudices in our public policies, workplaces and personal beliefs.
