Tag: anti-racism
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Series – Learning to be Anti-Racist: Some Recommended Resources
I am learning to be anti-racist. Anti-racism is an ongoing journey, a way of life that invites the learner to ask “how am I perpetuating systems of whiteness?” “How am I complicit in systems of racial oppression?” From the answers there, the learner asks, “what can I do to dismantle systems of whiteness and oppression…
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Series – Learning to be Anti- Racist: Things You Can do This Week
I am learning to be an anti-racist. More than being “not a racist,” anti-racism is a way of life; of doing hard, inner work every day that asks “where am I complicit in racist practices whether I know it or not, what is my part in the systemic oppression of Black, Indigenous, and People of…
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Series – Learning to be an Anti-Racist: Use Your Privilege
Tonight, we watched Remember the Titans. It was on Disney+ while we were scrolling for something to watch; and we picked it. I’ve seen this movie enough times to know what’s coming up, and the next line. It was one of those feel good movies when it came out. Tonight we watched it as part…
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Series- Learning to be an Anti-Racist: Work
I am learning to be an anti-racist. More than just “not being a racist,” which I don’t think is a thing, since I benefit from a system put in place by privileged people in power to keep the privileged in power; being an anti-racist is an active, continual practice of holding up a mirror to…