The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative (FREC) in collaboration with the East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) sponsor the monthly “Shared Learning Community Circle” to build relationships, exchange ideas, and share resources on diverse topics and themes. FREC is a 13 year old collaborative of individuals and organizations working towards just, equitable and antiracist communities throughout Minnesota, committed to engagement with multiple communities and ways of knowing.

On April 21 from 4:30-6:00pm CT, Beverly Bushyhead, an Independent Equity Strategist and Visionary and an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will facilitate us in the practice of Radical Reflection and direct truth telling:

Threshold of Radical Reflection
Now is the time for direct truth telling. Challenging conversations we’ve avoided could lead to a form of storytelling that puts us in touch with our core selves and our humanity. This humanizing factor leads us to recognize the humanity of others as well.

Explore this style of sharing as we practice Radical Reflection. Join us in creating a context of connecting our humanity with promising methods of anti-racism.

Join us on Zoom here!

Beverly Bushyhead, she/her pronouns, is an Independent Equity Strategist and Visionary. Bev is an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and grew up with her tribe on their original lands. She demonstrates a rich equity lens and follows curiosity, activating empathy and asks illuminating questions to build greater understanding and connection. She asks questions that emerge origins of unconscious personal bias and connect across culture, ethnicity and race.

Bev is a systems thinker and gifted at creating innovations that inspire action steps toward racial justice. Beverly Bushyhead has over 20 years’ experience. Beverly is an officer on the Executive Committee and Chair of the Board Development Committee at Family Tree Clinic. Bev is a community lead for Transforming Systems Together (TST) a shared decision-making initiative of community and Ramsey County to change county decision-making by influencing priorities, approaches, budgets and program design. Beverly earned a degree in psychology at Augsburg College and two master’s degrees in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management at Hamline University. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.