The Laura & L.D. Nelson Foundation & the YWCA Of Southern Arizona (The Dr. Laura Banks Reed Center for Gender & Racial Equity) to Host Interactive Workshop Connecting 1911 Lynching to Ongoing Violence Against Black Women and Girls  

Your registration helps the Laura and LD Nelson Foundation carry out its mission of education, remembrance, and advocacy and the YWCA Of Southern Arizona eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Together, we will reflect, learn, and consider practical steps toward a more just and equitable society.

The Laura & L.D. Nelson Foundation, a Mesa-based 501(c)(3), will present "A Legacy of Silence, A Call to Speak: Laura Nelson and the Ongoing Violence Against Black Women and Girls," a 90-minute interactive discussion workshop: Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the YWCA Of Southern Arizona 525 N. Bonita Ave. Tucson, AZ 85745 The event is free. You must register to attend.

The workshop uses the 1911 lynching of Laura Nelson and her son L.D. in Okemah, Oklahoma, as a starting point for a facilitated conversation about a pattern that continues today: police violence and domestic and intimate partner violence against Black women and girls. The program will include a screening of the extended trailer for the documentary in progress "Looking For Laura Nelson" and Bruce Nelson’s short film "Raglin Tales," followed by guided group discussion.

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