History

Organizational History

One Human Family Workshops, Inc. (OHF) was originally formed as a music
workshop by its three founders who had encountered many challenges and
frustrations in their individual race unity work efforts. It quickly expanded beyond
the initial focus to incorporate a variety of dialogue workshops, presentations, and
other art forms such as dance, drama, and multi-media presentations. On October
25, 1999, the organization was incorporated and subsequently established as a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The impetus for the decision came about in an
effort to more accurately describe the mission and vision of OHF’s programming.

OHF has developed programs that creatively address racism both domestically and
internationally. We have participated in a myriad of events that foster race unity,
including the 2001 UN Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa and the
World Conference of Women Religious & Spiritual Leaders in Geneva, Switzerland.
We have developed children’s, youth and music workshop initiatives within our
established administrative chapters, and offer both professional/corporate and
community-based seminar series and a speakers network boasting the expertise of
over 35 presenters. OHF has successfully presented 8 Summer Harvest Tours since
1998. In the last two years, OHF has expanded to included workshop choirs in
several Canadian provinces. The OHF program model is easily replicated and has
established a high degree of credibility with many community groups, policy makers,
and educational institutions.