June 2021

Pride Month

Pride month is celebrated every June in recognition and in honor of the LGBTQ+ community. WeRISE for Greater Westerville stands with and in support of the LGBTQ+ community. We recognize the ongoing struggle against discrimination and injustice experienced in the United States. WeRISE will take action to help ensure that Read more…

By Tamara Murray, ago

Juneteenth: A Statement

WeRISE is celebrating Thursday’s news that Juneteenth is now a recognized Federal holiday, while understanding that without racial justice through legislative and policy changes, and economic and political equity, such federal recognition is merely another hollow symbolic gesture. On this day, we take time to remember the agency of the Read more…

By Tamara Murray, ago