Anti-racism opportunities

Thanks to my wife Ruthanne’s recommendation, I’ve recently finished reading Pauli Murray’s memoir, “Proud Shoes.” Murray was an amazingly talented individual who had a powerful intellect, deep commitment to ethics, and was fearlessly persistent in her drive for justice and equity. Murray’s story is also an all too familiar one: despite her many accomplishments she has been little known and grossly underappreciated. The makers of the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsberg, “Notorious RBG,” have recently released a documentary about Murray and Murray has been the subject of a few articles in the New York Times in the last two weeks.

The familiar story is the lack of awareness of the accomplishments of Black individuals. And when we do not put time and effort into learning about them and expanding our understanding and appreciation of the stories and of the lives of those who lived them we miss out on multiple opportunities for moving toward a more anti-racist society. 

With that in mind, you are encouraged to participate in the AEU’s second offering of Anti-Racism Dialogues. Here’s the list of offerings:

TopicFacilitatorSession TimesSession Dates
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-CulllorsHugh Taft-Morales4 Sessions – 5:00 – 6:30 PM ETOct 18, Nov 8, Nov 22, Nov 29
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park HongTrang Duong1 Session – 7:00-8:30 PM ETNov 1
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Saving the World by Anand GiridharadasPaul Heymont2 Sessions – 7:30-8:30 PM ETOct 28, Nov 11
Three short articles on facing reactions to racism and anti-racismEmily Newman1 Session – 7:00-8:30 PM ETOct 5
Three short articles on facing reactions to racism and anti-racism  – Emily Newman – 1 Session – 7:00-8:30 PM ET – Oct 12Emily Newman1 Session – 7:00-8:30 PM ETOct 12
Three short articles on facing reactions to racism and anti-racism  – Emily Newman – 1 Session – 7:00-8:30 PM ET – Oct 26Emily Newman1 Session – 7:00-8:30 PM ETOct 26
Two sessions on Implicit and Unconscious Bias – viewing TEDTalks together followed by group discussionsRandy Best2 Sessions – 7-9:30 PM ETOct 5, Oct 12
Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer HarveyAnne Klayson3 Sessions – 8:00-9:30 PM ETOct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9
Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer HarveyAnne Klayson3 Sessions – 8:00-9:30 PM ETOct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10
Critical Race Theory: An Introduction by Richard Delgado and Jean StefancicJone Johnson Lewis2 Sessions with optional 3rd Session 7:30-9:30 PM ETOct 28, Nov 18, Dec 2
Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, Inclusion and Equality at Work by Kathryn JacobJone Johnson Lewis1 Session – 8:00-10:00 PM ETNov 10
How to Become a Multicultural Church by Douglas J. BrouwerJone Johnson Lewis1 Session – 8:00-10:00 PM ETNov 17
Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism by Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin LinJone Johnson Lewis1 Session – 8:00-10:00 PM ETDec 15
Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa TurnerJone Johnson Lewis1 Session – 8:00-10:00 PM ETJan 19

And you can register for sessions here: 2021 Anti-Racism Dialogues Registration

And it’s not too late to register for the AEU’s Salon on Criminal Justice on Wednesday, September 29th via Zoom at 8:00 pm Eastern Time. Here’s a link to a description and to the registration: Activism At A Distance Salon on Criminal Justice

Thank you,

Bart

This post originally appeared at AEU.org.