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What’s Next? Becoming an Anti-racist Activist
28 May - 22 July 2021, Online
In this course about anti-racism, we will use the book “This Book is Anti-Racist" by Tiffany Jewell to ask the questions “what next?" when it comes to moving from self-awareness to anti-racism activism.
We will follow the book, using early chapters to centre us in the acknowledgement of our own racism and then move to the chapters on how to proceed with the work. Embedded in the early parts there is an identification of our own identity, including the various communities we belong to (i.e. Quaker, chocolate tasters, theatre lovers, dog owners, etc.), which will be important later because these are where we will be able to do the work of anti-racism.
In this course about anti-racism, we will use the book “This Book is Anti-Racist" by Tiffany Jewell to ask the questions “what next?" when it comes to moving from self-awareness to anti-racism activism.
We will follow the book, using early chapters to centre us in the acknowledgement of our own racism and then move to the chapters on how to proceed with the work. Embedded in the early parts there is an identification of our own identity, including the various communities we belong to (i.e. Quaker, chocolate tasters, theatre lovers, dog owners, etc.), which will be important later because these are where we will be able to do the work of anti-racism.
In the Zoom sessions we will read and reflect on short chapters and discuss the ways in which we have used the information in the book between sessions. Participants are encouraged to do assignments each week that will help set us up to pursue anti-racism work. For example, one week the assignment might be to map your neighborhood to discover places and people and organisations you didn't know about. In the online forum we will continue the discussions and strengthen the links with each other that we hope will continue past the course so we can support each other moving forward.
A copy of “This Book is Anti-Racist" by Tiffany Jewell is required for this course, you can purchase it at the Quaker Bookshop: https://bookshop.quaker.org.uk/This-Book-Is-Anti-R... or at other online retailers and book shops.
The start date is when course materials and forums become available.
Live sessions are every Tuesday at 18:30-20:00.
More information
For more information contact:
Beccy Berridge
Telephone: 07935 601507