Juneteenth at Webflow

What is Juneteenth? As some of you may be aware, this Monday (06/19) is Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day,” or “Emancipation Day” in the United States. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States; however, what many people don’t know is that Juneteenth is not the day enslaved people were freed, or the day that slavery ended. Juneteenth is the day when enslaved Texans were given their freedom — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

This year, we want to honor the legacy of Juneteenth as a team by creating space for all of us to learn and reflect on the history of slavery and the present day challenges that limit freedom and equality for all.

‍Support the movement, uplift the culture

There are several ways to honor and celebrate Juneteenth and the recognition of the contributions and accomplishments of black individuals.

📚Educate yourself: This Monday (06/19), we are asking all team members to block 3 hours for conscious education and reflection. For team members who identify with the Black community, we invite you to spend that time celebrating and/or connecting with your community offline.

🍽️Support a Black-owned restaurant. Find a Black-owned restaurant to support locally on EatOkra.

🎊Attend events and celebrate:

Juneteenth Emoji: Feel free to leverage this emoji in recognition of Juneteenth in slack. Learn more about the history of the Juneteenth Flag here.

🤎🏳️🌈Juneteenth Poetic Pride Celebration (6/20 @12PM PST): Join our Blackflow hosted event where poets from various backgrounds and experiences will captivate the audience with heartfelt verses that resonate with the spirit of Juneteenth and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.‍

🗣️Embracing Self-Care: Stress, Burnout and Trauma Workshop (6/22 & 6/29): Blackflow and Queerflow have partnered up to host this workshop as an opportunity to gain an understanding of how to recognize the common systems of stress, trauma and burnout. Most importantly, learn how to create a personalized toolkit for resilience during times of stress, trauma, and burnout.

Juneteenth conscious education tracks‍

We realize that everyone has a different level of familiarity and experience with topics related to slavery, race, and systemic racism. For that reason, we have created a series of conscious education tracks that you can pick from based on what you are most interested in learning about. Please select a conscious education track (or 2) that most interests you to engage with this Monday.

For each track, we have also created a Slack channel that you can join to to ask questions, share what you learned, share additional resources you’ve come across, and continue to facilitate dialogue.

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