 Saturday, March 12, 2021, 6-8pm
Southwest Church 150 Remick Blvd. Springboro, OH 45066 Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month! This month, local African-American textile and quilt artist Maxine Thomas, will join us to share with us her professional and creative journeys. Not only is Maxine Thomas an accomplished artist, she has also led a distinguished career in law, as assistant attorney general in the state of Washington and as a professor and dean of the University of Georgia School of Law. Here is a schedule of the evening's activities: 6-7pm: Potluck Dinner & Mingle 7-8pm: A talk with Maxine Thomas This is a public event open to any who wish to attend. Please RSVP at the following SignUpGenius link. Those participating in our potluck dinner, also use the following link to let us know what food item you wish to share: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA8AF28A5FBC07-peacoc2. PEACOC Monthly Fellowship Meetings Parents of children of children of color and their families are welcomed to attend our monthly fellowship meeting, a time and place for families of color in Springboro and nearby communities to learn and connect with each other, build relationships, and network with other families of color in our community.
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Monthly Fellowship Meeting: Racial Healing Circle - Coming together, exploring our commonality1/25/2022  Phenomenal Woman, Maxine Thomas, © 2021 Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, 5:30-8pm 115 Wright Station Way Springboro, OH 45066 Join us for Black History Month for a very special event! February's PEACOC fellowship meeting will be held at the Springboro Performing Arts Center, where Alieu Nyassi, PEACOC board member and assistant vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at St. Elizabeth Heathcare, will guide attendees in a Racial Healing Circle session, designed to improve our capacity as communities and as a country to see ourselves in each other, so that we can shape a more equitable future with opportunities for every child to thrive. Children and adults are welcomed to participate together in this activity. In addition, the performing arts center is holding a reception for local African-American textile and quilt artist Maxine Thomas, whose works combine yardage, thread, dyes, and paint will be on display. Here is a schedule of the evening's activities:
This is a public event open to any who wish to attend. Please wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
PEACOC Monthly Fellowship Meetings Parents of children of children of color and their families are welcomed to attend our monthly fellowship meeting, a time and place for families of color in Springboro and nearby communities to learn and connect with each other, build relationships, and network with other families of color in our community.  MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022 AT 12 PM – 12:30 PM
Lawn at Wright Station Way, Springboro, OH Participants are are asked to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the Springboro Community Assistance Center. Sponsored by the Springboro Pastors Association  Heather Kieffer EVENT CANCELLED:
Due to significant increases in COVID-19 infection rates, the board of PEACOC has decided to cancel January's fellowship meeting. The concern is not only for PEACOC's adult and child members, but also many of our adult members work in settings in which self-exposure would put many others at risk. We have our next fellowship meeting scheduled for February 12, 6pm, at Southwest Church. We look forward to seeing you all then. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, 6-8pm Ring in the new year with PEACOC! For our upcoming fellowship meeting, we have invited life coach and wellness advocate Heather Kieffer, who will guide fellowship families in creating vision boards, which will help us visualize how, as families, we can live out PEACOC's mission statement in the coming year. Parents of children of color and their families are welcomed to attend our monthly fellowship meeting, a time and place for families of color in Springboro and nearby communities to learn and connect with each other, build relationships, and network with other families of color in our community. The evening will include programming (e.g. a panel, guest speaker, discussion session, group or family activity, etc.) We'll also discuss and provide updates on how become an official voting member of PEACOC and how to get involved in activities that serve to empower our children. Fellowship meetings include a potluck, so bring a favorite food to share. For this fellowship meeting, PEACOC will provide a variety of chilis. Go to this link at SignUpGenius to RSVP and let us know what food item you will bring to share: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA8AF28A5FBC07-peacoc1 Masks are encouraged when indoors for this gathering.  Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, 6-8pm
Southwest Church 150 Remick Blvd. Springboro, OH 45066 We were happy to see so many families attend PEACOC's fellowship meeting last month. Children of color bonded and their parents connected on the challenges we face as well as what we have to be thankful for. This month, we're calling on families to get into the holiday SPIRIT. Pull out your elf hats, ugly sweaters, jingle bells, or any of your favorite holiday regalia! In addition, holiday props will be available for fun and joyous holiday family and individual pics! Along with family fellowship, we'll learn about progress made PEACOC's mission and hear about opportunities to take action. Fellowship meetings include a potluck, so bring a favorite food to share. For this fellowship meeting, PEACOC will provide a variety of chilis. Go to this link at SignUpGenius to RSVP and let us know what food item you will bring to share: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ba8af28a5fbc07-peacoc Masks are encouraged when indoors for this gathering. Parents of children of color and their families are welcomed to attend our monthly fellowship meeting, a time and place for families of color in Springboro and nearby communities to learn and connect with each other, build relationships, and network with other families of color in our community. The evening will include programming (e.g. a panel, guest speaker, discussion session, group or family activity, etc.) We'll also discuss and provide updates on how become an official voting member of PEACOC and how to get involved in activities that serve to empower our children.  Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, 6-9pm
Southwest Church 150 Remick Blvd. Springboro, OH 45066 PEACOC formed in the summer of 2020 after heartbreaking events both locally and nationally led families of color to see that we needed to join together, make connections with one another, and advocate for our kids in order to empower them. This November, let us gather to give thanks for our personal and community accomplishments and to learn from each other what is next. This meeting will kick off a return to face-to-face fellowship among families of color, youth of color, and parents of children of color, in Springboro and surrounding communities, yet another thing we have to be thankful for! This meeting will be devoted to getting us reconnected and familiar with each other again. Fellowship meetings include a potluck, so bring a favorite food to share. Masks are expected when indoors for this gathering. o help with planning, please sign up to provide a food item at https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10c0f4ba8af28a5fbc07... Parents of children of color and their families are welcomed to attend our monthly fellowship meeting, a time and place for families of color in Springboro and nearby communities to learn and connect with each other, to build relationships, and network with other families of color in our community. The evening will include programming (e.g. a panel, guest speaker, discussion session, group or family activity, etc.) We'll also discuss and provide updates on how become an official voting member of PEACOC and how to get involved in activities that serve to empower our children. If you plan to attend, please email us at peacoc@peacoc.us and let us know. Or find us at the PEACOC Facebook page, join if you need to, and respond to the event.  March 16, 2021, 7-8:30pm
Springboro United Church of Christ 5 W. Mill St., Springboro, OH 45066 (Please bring masks for community safety) This is our time to take action! Since last June, families raising children of color in Springboro have organized for mutual support and to put an end to the racial threats, slurs, and intimidation faced by children of color in our schools. Parents Empowering All Children of Color now invite families of color and their allies at 7pm at Springboro UCC Tuesday March 16 to take action. Students will be sharing their stories and experiences within the school, and PEACOC will call on decision makers from the school board and administration to actively participate in solutions to make our district a safer, more welcoming, and inclusive space for all students. Please show your commitment to equity and your support for students of color in Springboro by attending this event We are also looking for written narratives from students of color and/or their parents about racial threats and/or intimidation experienced in school or from other students through social media, to share with school district officials. Students names in such narratives will remain anonymous. These narratives help build a case that action needs to be taken in our schools. If you care to share such a narrative, please contact us at peacoc@peacoc.us. Monthly Fellowship Meeting: Women's History Month - Local Women of Color in Industry - A Panel2/26/2021  Saturday, March 6 - 7-8:30pm via Zoom
(open to the public) “Women's History Month - Local Women of Color in Industry - A Panel” Dorian Cox and Devon Shepherd, sisters and local women of color who work in traditionally male dominated industries, will share their experiences in a discussion moderated by Springboro students of color. Dorian Cox is a Research and Development manager at Sunstar Engineering in Springboro. Devon Shepherd is an engineer at GE Aviation in Cincinnati in areas of manufacturing, sourcing, and quality. For Zoom meeting link, please contact us. NOTE: Due to heightened risk levels related to COVID-19, this event will be held on Zoom and open to the public. Parents of children of color, and their children, of course!, are welcomed to attend our monthly fellowship meetings, a time and place for families of color in Springboro and nearby communities to learn and connect with each other. We'll also discuss and provide updates on how to get involved in activities that serve to empower our children. If you'd like to learn more about a fellowship meeting or about PEACOC, please contact us.  You are cordially invited to PEACOC's Inaugural Black History Month Contest Award Ceremony.
Over fifty students residing in the Springboro school district submitted entries to our contest. Of those, 16 students in 5 different grade categories won a prize. But, of course, all the entrants in this year's contest are winners because they chose to challenge themselves and grow by learning about important figures and events in Black history. This year, the award ceremony will be held via Zoom, on Friday, February 26, at 7pm. During the ceremony, attendees will hear a message from PEACOC's board president, listen to music by Black composers performed by Springboro students, and of course listen to the contest winners recite their own Black History Month essays. Thank you to everyone who entered an essay to the contest and to all who made this year's contest a success! You can attend the ceremony via Zoom on computer/laptop, smart phone or other digitial device, or by phone. See below for Zoom access information: Topic: PEACOC's Inaugural Black History Month Contest Aware Ceremony Time: Feb 26, 2021 06:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://ivytech.zoom.us/j/98102686806?pwd=MjJlQ0hFNUgwQjZNQVA4MCtMUWx6dz09 Meeting ID: 981 0268 6806 Passcode: 389781 One tap mobile +13017158592,,98102686806# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,98102686806# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 981 0268 6806 Find your local number: https://ivytech.zoom.us/u/a7HcRuoAx  VENUE CHANGE!
February 12, - 7pm Southwest Church 150 Remick Blvd. Springboro, OH 45066 Free Film and Community Discussion: FREE TO RIDE For Black History Month, PEACOC (Parents Empowering All Children of Color) and the Springboro Pastors' Association is airing Free to Ride, a Kirwan Institute Documentary Film. In 2009, citizens in Dayton, Ohio, voiced concerns about the dangerous journey faced by bus riders who had to cross a busy interstate overpass on foot to get to their employment, shopping, medical, and educational destinations. What followed was a series of policy and publicity battles and a two-year investigation by the Federal Highway Administration. Produced by The Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Free To Ride is a promising story about community action to correct an injustice. Community discussion to follow film. Masking and social distancing will be observed. |
