DATES: Nov 12, Nov 26, Dec 10, Jan 14, Jan 28, Feb 11, Feb 25, Mar 11, Mar 25, and Apr 8
Nov 12 – Grounding: Welcome, Definitions, and Values
At this first gathering, we’ll spend most of time getting to know each other; grounding ourselves in the values and agreements for the group; and talking about logistics. We’re looking forward to meeting you!
- “What is White Supremacy?” by Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez
- “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
- “The Urgency of Intersectionality” TED talk video by Kimberlé Crenshaw (19 min)
- No Progress Without Struggle by Frederick Douglass
Bonus: If you would like to get a serious head start on the materials, begin listening to the podcast series, Seeing White (available at the link as well as through many podcast services such as Soundcloud). Think of it like a book you will be “reading” until our February 11th meeting.
Nov 26 – Structural/Systemic Racism
- Racism Defined by dRWorks
- “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Settler Colonialism Primer by Laura Hurwitz & Shawn Bourque, Unsettling Klamath River Coyuntura
- A Practice in Visioning a World Beyond White Supremacy by Dahlia Ferlito
- Re-read or read: “What is White Supremacy?” by Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez
- Bonus: Resource for talking with our families at Thanksgiving
Dec 10 – Class and Capitalism
- Slavery and Capitalism (excerpt) by Sven Berckert
- We Must Talk About Race to Fix Economic Inequality video by Demos
- Why Class Matters to Racial Justice Organizing by SURJ
- Tips from Working-Class Activists by Class Matters
- Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person By Gina Crosley-Corcoran
- Optional: Robin D. G. Kelley – What is Racial Capitalism and Why Does It Matter?
Jan 14 – White Supremacy Culture
- White Supremacy Culture adapted by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun (pdf version)
- Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles
- Costs of Oppression to People from Dominant Groups by Diane J. Goodman & Lee Anne Bell
- Grieving the White Void by Abraham Lateiner
- On Being White and Other Lies by James Baldwin
- Pittsburgh Doesn’t Need More Guns — We Need Less White Supremacy by Moriah Ella Mason
Jan 28 – White Racial Transformation
- From White Racist to White Anti-Racist: the life-long journey by Tema Okun
- Why It’s so Hard to Talk to White People About Race and/or video by Robin DiAngelo
- On the Role of White People in the Movement at this Moment by SONG
- Love as a Practice of Freedom by bell hooks
- Re-read or read: “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
Feb 11 – History/Herstory/ Theirstory
- Seeing White – 14-part podcast
Feb 25 – Reclaiming Our Roots
- Family History Research Instructions
- Critical Family History by Christine Sleeter
- Genealogy and Anti-Racism by Diane Kenaston
- White People Have No Culture by Lorena Wallace
- Toward a Radical White Identity by Susan B. Goldberg & Cameron Levin
Mar 11 – Mass Incarceration & Disability Justice
- 13th
- “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration”, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Disability Solidarity: Completing The ‘Vision For Black Lives by The Harriet Tubman Collective
- ‘Calling the Police’ Is White People’s AppleCare for Black People by Damon Young
- Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis
- Disability Justice – a working draft by Patty Berne
- What looks like a move to curtail police violence by PA Democrats is yet another police stimulus package by Dustin Gibson
- Additional resources that you will really want to read here
Mar 25 – Indigenous Sovereignty & Environmental Justice
- Settler Colonialism
- Map of Native Americans by Aaron Carapella
- Standing Rock Syllabus Timeline of United States Settler Colonialism, by NYC Stands with Standing Rock
- How to Talk About #NoDAPL: A Native Perspective by Kelly Hayes
- Principles of Environmental Justice, Developed at the POC Environmental Summit
- Putting land at the heart of radical economic transformation – a perspective from the ground by Sithandiwe Yeni
Apr 8 – Solidarity
- The Work Is Not The Workshop by Catherine Jones
- How to Tell the Difference Between Real Solidarity and ‘Ally Theater’ by Mia McKenzie
- How to Show Up in Solidarity to Protests by WHAT’S UP?! and SURJ
- Barriers to Organizing Among Anti-Racist White People by Joanie Mayer
- One Step Forward on the Path to Liberation by LA Aware
- Allyship from Unsettling America
- Optional: Powerful Partnerships: Transformative Alliance Building by Shelly Tochluk & Cameron Levin
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