Past Events
This website recalls events dating back to February 2021. If you have questions about earlier events, please contact us.
Upcoming eventsThe Newark Public Library's Alliance Book Club Book Discussion based on the book, Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora.
This event is presented by the Newark Public Library Alliance Book Club.
Event Poster
To register, please visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjdKr8QiTCxYBZVc6NXCY5Y84-VAbFK0in3J2cULTCuNlxuA/viewform
Co-hosted by WARE.
Looking Toward the Future: A Wayne County Conversation
Featuring speakers: James Schuler of My Brother's Keeper, Steve MacNeal, candidate for Wayne County Sherriff, Rhea Hayes, new Director of the Wayne County Museum, and Wayne Action for Racial Equality (W.A.R.E.)
Live Music
Young Sommer Winery in Williamson, New York
(Restaurant rules apply for masking.)
Chat with Wayne County neighbors about a post-pandemic future. Hosted by Citizen's Response Network of Wayne County.
Wayne County Police Reform Collaborative: Committee Opportunities
WARE has been actively involved in the Police Reform effort in Wayne County. After Governor Cuomo presented Executive Order 203, Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative, Wayne County produced its flawed response with minimal input from residents. The Board of Supervisors did approve the development of 4 committees to continue the reform initiative in the county plan. WARE has been asked to invite community members to join these committees:1.Sheriff’s Office Policy Review Committee, 2. Civilian Review Advisory Board,3. Minority Community Advocacy Board, and 4. EO 203 Independent Advisory Committee.
WARE would like volunteers to join us in our efforts to improve police-community relations through this committee structure. For that reason, we will be holding a Zoom discussion on the purpose for the committees and how we can proceed. We have invited speakers from two communities who have already started this process . I think we will all find this enlightening and it will allow us to efficiently proceed to make Wayne County a safer place for all of us. The details are still being developed.
Signup for the information session using the following address: https://forms.gle/EqujupUKyQ3asmfKA
You will then be contacted about the next steps. Please spread this information as we want others to learn about this opportunity to help.
I am always available for any questions, Lory
John L. Ghertner, MD
Wayne Action for Racial Equality
W.A.R.E will be holding a Zoom meeting to share information with those interested in joining any of four committees in efforts to continue to improve police-community relations.
Talk: I’m Buildin’ Me a Home: The Maxwell Settlement and African Americans of Wayne County
Co-hosted by the Newark Public Library.
Join former Wayne County Historian, Marjory Allen Perez, for a look into this important history about the making of an African American community in Wayne County, NY.
Cultural Humility Workshop
No Justice, No Peace in the Absence of Truth: A Case for Cultural Humility - Workshop presented by WARE president Earl Greene and Faculty and Director of Racial and Social Justice, Family Engagement & Equity at the URMC (University of Rochester Medical Center) / Children's Institute.
Register here: http://newarklibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=10445&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2021/03/01
Event is cosponsored by the Newark Public Library and WARE.
Workshop presented by WARE president Earl Greene and Racial and Social Justice, Family Engagement & Equity at the URMC. Co-hosted by the Newark Public Library.