This coming Saturday, February 18th, we will celebrate Black History Month during our Zoom meeting! Be sure to register here!

Also, just posted – the dates and times for a series of focus groups for “Overdue” participants! These groups, organized and led by Lucinda Canty, provide an opportunity for you to share how the “Overdue” sessions have influenced you and what are steps are needed for nursing to become a diverse, inclusive, anti-racist and equitable profession. We will have special focus groups for nursing students, nurses of color, white nurses, and nurses with over 40 years of nursing experience.

Here are the dates, times and registration links!

Undergraduate Nursing students of color/new graduate nurses

• Date: Wednesday March 8th – 3:00 – 5:00 PM PST/6:00-8:00PM EST
• Registration Link: amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlcuiqrjguGdCr2t-2xSOVQV-Q6aJPtpKq

Undergraduate Nursing students of color/new graduate nurses

• Date: Wednesday March 15th: 3:00 – 5:00 PM PST/6:00- 8:00PM EST
• Registration Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tf-iorTwjGdR4Tpz7GrPUKtIkl1cUH98g

Doctoral Students: Nurses enrolled in doctoral programs – PhD/DNP

• Date: Monday February 20, 2023: 3:00 – 5:00 PM PST/6:00 – 8:00 PM EST
• Registration Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoceqqrTkpEtJ_YY9apTNzsVJf6SbweSN4

Nurses of Color

• Date: Wednesday March 1, 2023: 3:00 – 5:00 PM PST/6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST
• Registration Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrc-6sqj4uGdaqYaiDnxtl2k6CVtIx19nc

Nurses of Color

• Date: Wednesday March 22, 2023: 3:00-5:00 PM PST 6:00pm-8:00pm EST  
• Registration Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtduitpj0pHd2up71tYHQyxCeNcr7ISbvB

White nurses

• Date: April 7 12:00-2:00 PM PST/3:00-5:00 PM EST
• Registration Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuf-2hrz8pGtR6ImKJUcovAxFs3ZzTIOpO

Every 3rd Saturday through May, 4-5:30 Eastern!

January 21
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20

Register for all January-May gatherings here!

When you register, you will receive the meeting link and the dates for all of the spring sessions from Zoom.

https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkcuyrrT4qH9Ay_TNR2d7qE_ZnYsIBZ4JL

Note: If you lose the zoom information, come back and register again!

All information and updates are posted on our “Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing” page.

I am thrilled to announce the release of the 9th Edition of Peace and Power – now published by Cognella – a relatively young publisher focusing on excellence “rooted in passion, collaboration, and collective well-being” (https://cognella.com/company-culture/).

The book retains the essential elements that so many have come to appreciate and have used to shape action. The content, however, reflects current realities that have emerged from a much greater involvement in virtual meetings that arose from the necessities of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another major feature of the book is a central focus on anti-racism action, content that was developed from the real-life activism of the “Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing” project.

The book is available on the Cognella website here as a paperback edition, and an electronic version. It will be available on Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook soon!