Step one was learning,

Step two, what are the answers?

Keep pushing forward.

Reflections by Various Contributors: Kyoko Hongo, Yuta Kato, ManMan Mui, Tomomi Hongo

Close your eyes and imagine: the first experience you had with racism and the most recent one. Tiffany sensei asked us to reflect on this, and we shared our stories before she asked us to stand and focus our mind inward to the places in the body where we carried that pain.

A Warm Message from Karen Young and A Closing Message from Michelle Fujii, Re-Imagining Organizers

Group: Solidarity 101 for Beginners: Building Consciousness and Taking Baby Steps, facilitated by Izumi Sakamoto By: Anonymous - Los Angeles, CA

Thank you all…..Activism is done in a community. “No one is free until everyone is free.” - Fanny Lou Hamer

Group: The Marathon Sprint: Leadership for the Long Haul for the API (Asian/Pacific Islander) Community, facilitated by Karen YoungBy Derek Oye - Los Angeles, CA

Group: How Do We Lead with Empathy in the Global Healing of Anti-Racism? Facilitated by ManMan MuiBy Kegan - Minneapolis, MN

Thoughts on Identity

Group: Discuss the Police, facilitated by David Wells

A Look Back and Within as We Weave New Futures: Reflections on Activism Interviews

日本人の人種差別との距離感 facilitated by Toru Watanabe

「私は日本語で話す “日本人の人種差別と距離感”分科会に参加して、今まで漠然と捉えていた人種差別について少しずつ学んでいる。

Group: Orientalism in Taiko, facilitated by Joe Small & Tamiko Ooka

The second session started out with a BANG, where all of the participants were treated to a wonderful performance by Nobuko Miyamoto singing Black Lives Matter.

Group: How Do We Lead with Empathy in the Global Healing of Anti-Racism? facilitated by ManMan Mui

I am so thankful for ManMan's generous spirit and courage while facilitating a brave space for all of us in our learning and discussions on Nonviolent Communication.

Group: Discuss the Police, facilitated by David Wells

Taiko is not separate from the systems in which we live in.

Group: How can we be in the movement and conversation with our older generations? facilitated by Ian Berve and Vicky Zhang

To say that 2020 has been a year of trials and tribulations is probably a household phrase at this point.

Group: Orientalism in Taiko, facilitated by Joe Small & Tamiko Ooka

I don’t know why, but I sat feeling a little bit nervous during the few minutes I spent before I clicked on the Zoom link to join the ‘Re-Imaging as a Taiko Community’ session.

Group: Orientalism in Taiko, facilitated by Joe Small and Tamiko Ooka

Once again I am reminded of how refreshing and reassuring it is to be in discussion groups with people of a similar mind on topics that we are passionate about.

Group: Liberation from Internalized Racial Oppression, facilitated by Michelle Fujii

Breaking the cycle of misunderstanding