2025 ER 815 booth at Juneteenth Celebration at Sinnissippi Park

2025 children playing in creek at the Native American Water Ceremony

2025 Youth Cleaning Corn for "Unity Fest"

2025 Rockford Summit on Racism - youth speakers

Four youth discuss their experience in school.

March 25, 2026 Community policing event

Rockford Chief Carla Redd, Park District Chief Theo Glover and Retired Chief David Couper discuss "Community Policing"

Group photo of Eliminate Racism 815 members

Eliminate Racism 815 members who attended the Martin Luther King Jr Legacy Award Ceremony when ER815 was presented an award in January 2026.

Anthony Keene speaking at a podium

Anthony Keene speaking about the All Faiths Goal from the Summit on Racism at the Martin Luther King, Jr event at Zion Lutheran Church in January of 2026.

January 2026 Dick Rundall accepts MLK Legacy Award

Dick Rundall, Board President of Eliminate Racism 815, accepts the Martin Luther King, Jr 2026 Legacy Award on behalf of the organization at the 23rd annual event at Zion Lutheran Church.

Ron Simmons speaking at a podium

Ron Simmons Speaking about Eliminate Racism at the Martin Luther King Legacy, Jr Award presented by the Multicultural Committee at Zion Lutheran Church in January 2026.

October 26, 2025 Eliminate Racism partner

ER815 was one of several partners for the Rockford African Cultural Fair on October 26, 2025.

Rockford African Cultural Fair

Eliminate Racism 815 supported Nadira Issoufi, a Rockford University student who hosted an African Fest at Rockford University. One of the Goals that came out of the 2025 Summit on Racism was: Plan community events with diverse food, music, activities for all ages with education on different cultures.

2021 Picnic

Music!

Jim Roberts and David Stocker entertained the group with music at the 2021 picnic.

2021 Picnic

2021 Picnic

Education Action Team in 2018

Food!

Food brings us together at the 2021 Picnic.