Racial Justice Challenge

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. Participants receive access to a Challenge app, allowing for connection and discussion with one another to discover how racial and social injustice impact our communities, and identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

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.

The Challenge focuses on a different topic each week that is related to equity and social justice.

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.

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Our 2024 Challenge Topics

BODILY AUTONOMY

Bodily autonomy is one of the most fundamental rights we have as human beings. However, across the country, this fundamental right is being challenged.

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT

Generations of women were denied control over their financial lives, and it wasn’t until 1974 that women were allowed to have credit cards in their own name. Today, more women are taking control of their finances and making important decisions about budgeting, saving, and investing. Despite this progress, inequities persist that hold women back from reaching their full economic potential.

GUN VIOLENCE

The United States has the highest number of civilian-owned firearms in the world, making gun violence a major threat to health and safety. We will explore the history of gun ownership in America and how it has impacted the lives of marginalized people.

TRANSPORTATION

Access to transportation impacts every aspect of our lives, from our ability to get to work, access healthcare, and educate our children. Reimagining the way we think about roads, buses, and sidewalks is essential for addressing the historical injustices such as segregation and present-day inequities that include access to safe transportation in marginalized communities, sexual harassment on public transportation, and roads that are unsafe for pedestrians.

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.