Michelle's Events

Equal Justice Needham for Families 

is happy to present 

Family Storytime with 

Michelle Chalmers, 

author of “Vitamin D and Me: How Humans Outsmarted the Sun” 

Sunday, Nov 8th  5PM – 6PM EST  RSVP: Free on Eventbrite 

ABOUT THIS EVENT 

Equal Justice Needham for Families’ monthly Family Storytime series are designed for adults and children who wish to learn about racial identities, social justice, and empathy. This free event will be hosted on Zoom. 

George Mitchell School Parents Association (GMSPA)

Virtual Storytime with 

Michelle Chalmers, 

“Vitamin D and Me: How Humans Outsmarted the Sun” 

Thursday, December 3, 2020 

 6:30 – 8PM EST 

Family Storytime series are designed for adults and children who wish to learn about racial identities, social justice, and empathy. This free event will be hosted on Zoom. 

Join us for a special family Aesop's Storytime event with author Michelle Chalmers and her book Vitamin D and Me in partnership with Diverse Holliston.  Children of all ages and their parents are welcome to join us as Michelle reads her book which discusses why people have different skin colors.  Michelle is a Boston area racial justice educator and frequently facilitates conversations around diversity.

This event will take place virtually on MLK Day - Monday, January 18 at 10am ET.   We expect the event to run between 30 - 40 minutes.

Date: January 18, 2021

Time: 2:30-3:10

This virtual event is designed for children and families of all ages to listen together to Vitamin D and Me, an amazing story of how and why human beings have different color skin tones. From dark brown to light, human beings and our evolution have an amazing story to tell and it’s all here to learn and share. This engagement encourages open conversation and questions after the story that will give families jumping off points for later conversations.

 Family Story time with 

Author Michelle Chalmers: 

The Skin on My Chin

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 

5:00—5:45 PM

Online Needham Free Public Library1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494

The Skin on My Chin

A Family Story time designed for adults and children who wish to learn about racial identities, social justice, and empathy.

Michelle will have a Q&A session that will offer jumping off points for later conversations.

Copies of the book will be available - inquire the Needham Children's Department at 781-455-7559, ext 204.

Sponsored by the Trustees of the Needham Free Public Library and in collaboration with Equal Justice Needham for Families, this will be a Zoom presentation.

RSVP HERE

Open to everyone 

Virtual Storytime for families 

Milton Early Childhood Alliance 

with Michelle Chalmers, “Vitamin D and Me: How Humans Outsmarted the Sun” Tuesday, February 2, 2021  6:00 – 6:45PM EST 

Family Storytime is designed for adults and children who wish to learn about racial identities, social justice, and empathy. 

Private Event 

WCCC Preschool Teacher Workshop 

Creating an anti-bias and anti-racist classroom community. 

Monday, March 1, 2021

Private Event

Anti-Bias and Talking About Differences with Children– 

In this discussion, we’ll focus on talking with children about race and human diversity. How can we engage in meaningful conversations about race  and diversity with young children? How and when do children learn about human diversity? How do our own biases and stereotypical thinking impact our children? How can we help children develop empathy for those who may have been treated unfairly? How can we share historical and current events in both truthful and developmentally appropriate ways?

Private Event 

Michelle is available to engage with children, parents and teachers  in your community. 

* Family Story Time

* Antiracism Teacher Workshops

*Parent Engagement in Learning How to Talk to Children about Race and Racism 

Presenting for the 6th time at the WPC22 and so excited. Join us for an amazing conference on line. I will be presenting - Completely Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack: The Liabilities of White Privilege How White Privilege Hurts White People. This workshop will offer an opportunity to dig deeper into our own invisible knapsack of white privilege.  Participants will be asked to reflect and examine white privilege as a personal liability that affects understanding our own humanity and our human connections. Get ready to dive deeper into the concept of white privilege, past the unearned advantages and examine the harm privilege does to the people who have it. The goal is to enable white people to see it is something we need to work against to restore our humanity and every else’s too. If we are to truly fight for freedom, equity and justice for all, we must first find it in ourselves.  Level: Intermediate Workshop. Register Here 

 Completely Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack: The Liabilities of White Privilege How White Privilege Hurts White People. This workshop will offer an opportunity to dig deeper into our own invisible knapsack of white privilege.  Participants will be asked to reflect and examine white privilege as a personal liability that affects understanding our own humanity and our human connections. Get ready to dive deeper into the concept of white privilege, past the unearned advantages and examine the harm privilege does to the people who have it. The goal is to enable white people to see it is something we need to work against to restore our humanity and every else’s too. If we are to truly fight for freedom, equity and justice for all, we must first find it in ourselves.  Level: Intermediate Workshop. SAVE THE DATE 

A Family Story time designed for adults and children who wish to learn about racial identities, social justice, and empathy.

Michelle will have a Q&A session that will offer jumping off points for later conversations.

PRIVATE EVENT 

THANK YOU TO SUDBURY FAMILY NETWORK FOR YOUR SUPPORT