When is this day celebrated? The fourth Saturday in October
Who created this day? This day was founded by One United Race (OUR) in 2019.
What is this day?
OUR plan with One United Race Day is to hold “One Race for One Race” to raise international awareness that racism is still alive in our world and it must be confronted. There was a day and time when silence was seen as a protest against racism, but we believe that silence is no longer loud enough, not effective enough and certainly not strong enough. We can be silent no longer, we must come together and take a united stand against all forms of privilege and racism. OUR plan is to be a platform for awareness, education and positive dialogue that can be a catalyst for one united race moving forward. One of the steps in OUR plan is to bring more awareness internationally the 4th Saturday of October every year with OUR “One Race for One Race”. We believe this gives that majority a simple way to raise OUR voice against racism. OUR One United Race Day desires to positively celebrate our uniqueness but believes that our uniqueness never elevates one person or group over another.
Why was this day created?
OUR vision for One United Race is to be a positive uniting voice for the silent majority in our world that believe all people everywhere no matter language, ethnicity or country of origin are equal and valuable. Currently there are fringes of our society who are very vocal and well-resourced that want to divide us and create animosity among us over meaningless differences that make us unique but that uniqueness should be celebrated rather than used to divide us. We believe that these fringes make up a small percentage of the population but they create a lot of noise and garner a lot of attention. We believe that racism and the inequality it causes is one of the most damaging issues in the world today. This is not just a US issue; it is a global issue. We must start somewhere. We truly believe that the silent (or at least quiet) majority of people share the belief that everyone everywhere is created equal and should have equal opportunities to succeed. However, a very vocal minority does everything they can do to divide and discriminate, we are standing against that minority.
We believe that changing OUR world to embrace “equality for all as one united race” demands all of OUR voices.
How should this day be celebrated?
- OUR will be sponsoring “One Race for One Race” 7k race/walks all over the world. (7k instead of 5k representing the 7 continents).
- Raise awareness and resources for OUR partner charities that are tackling issues that are common to all ethnicities and people.
- Spark positive conversations in the media, on social media or with our friends and co-workers to promote unity in the one human race.