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The 2026 Challenge will focus exclusively on voting rights—honoring 250 years of the American democratic experiment while exposing inequities, uplifting the struggle for access to the ballot, and advocating for a future where every American’s vote is protected, valued, and accessible.
From April 6 – May 4, the Racial Justice Challenge will offer a streamlined experience: one carefully curated piece of content each day—an article, video, podcast, or action step—designed to deepen participants’ understanding of voting rights and inspire meaningful engagement. This approach allows us to dive deeply into one of the most urgent issues of our time.
All participants will be invited to take part in a weekly virtual connection hour with our Social Justice Department. The connection hour will offer space for reflection, dialogue and collective learning. Each connection will feature brief remarks from YWCA’s leadership and community partners as well as provide opportunities to connect with fellow participants.
UNTIL JUSTICE JUST IS
The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership. The Challenge works to foster personal reflection, encourage social responsibility, and motivate participants to identify and act on ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.
YWCA has a long and proud history of advancing justice within and outside the organization, from modeling a more diverse leadership representation to striving for fair housing where all people can live harmoniously in the same neighborhoods.
The Racial Justice Challenge is a four-week learning engagement that includes daily challenge activities such as reading an article, listening to a podcast, journaling, and more.
We are proud to continue to build on our momentum for advancing justice, and the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is a critical component in realizing this vision.
We invite you to the Challenge! Registration fees for the Racial Justice Challenge help support our Violence Prevention Education Programs. Join as an individual or connect us with for group rates and offerings.
TOGETHER, WE CAN END RACISM ONCE AND FOR ALL.
YWCA is a multi-issue social justice organization because the lives of women and girls are complex and exist across many personal, cultural and political contexts. Our organization has a deep and abiding commitment to working on issues of economic, gender and racial justice.
