Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. and Kleinhans Music Hall cordially invite you:
All Our Relations Racial Healing Circle and Multicultural Dance Celebration!
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Kleinhans Music Hall

Join us for an afternoon building peace, pride, love & respect for all!

The “All Our Relations Racial Healing Circle & Multicultural Dance Celebration” offers a free opportunity to explore what and how racial healing can be advanced, promoted, and nurtured through meaningful dialogue of sharing our stories and learning of the experiences from many diverse perspectives.

12:30 – 3 pm — ALL OUR RELATIONS RACIAL HEALING CIRCLE
We will begin at 12:30 pm with the All Our Relations Racial Healing Circle, and doors will open by 12 pm.  These Racial Healing Circles are open to all and focus on creating brave, compassionate spaces for discussions that help us carry our shared humanity into what we say and our actions.  By engaging in these Racial Healing Circle, we hope to contribute to a greater sense of peace, pride, love, and respect for all and to all.

To attend the Racial Healing Circle, pre-registration is kindly required and greatly appreciated.  Lunch will be served for people who pre-register and attend the Circle.

Also, because of the sensitive nature of these discussions, we will need to close the doors by 1 pm as we embark on our discussions.  We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

3:30 – 6 pm — MULTICULTURAL DANCE CELEBRATION
All are welcome to join us for this celebration of Indigenous and global cultures representing African, Asian, European, Indigenous American, and everyone else!  We are excited to welcome five diverse groups who will share of cultural dances and communities.  No pre-registration is needed for the Multicultural Dance portion of the event.

Our anticipated order and approximate times for the five cultural groups are:
3:30 pm – Welcome & Acknowledgements
3:40 pm – Amor & Heritage Dance Group
4:05 pm – German Folk Dancers (SGTV Edelweiss)
4:30 pm – JGB Shibuki Japanese Taiko Drum Group
4:55 pm – African Warrior & Drum Group
5:20 pm – Traditional Haudenosaunee Dancers from Tonawanda
5:45 pm – Closing Words, Announcements & Thanks
6:00 pm – end of program

This event is part of the “All Our Relations Racial Healing Project” at Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc. (NACS) with this Project being funded by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.  This event is also supported by the Buffalo Resilience organization, as well as businesses, foundations, and caring individuals, like you!

For more information, please contact Pete Hill, NACS’ Special Initiatives Director at phill@nacswny.org or 716-574-7871 (call or text).

Nyah-weh!  Thank you!