Unity Council Summer Series 2020
The UC Summer Series was created as a response to the high demand for anti-racist educational resources from the St. John's Community in the Summer of 2020. It is dedicated to
1. learning
2. generating meaningful discourse.
3. becoming actively anti-racist in our daily lives.
1. learning
2. generating meaningful discourse.
3. becoming actively anti-racist in our daily lives.
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UC Summer Series #1: Why you shouldn't say "All Lives Matter"
Date: June 29, 2020 (5-6pm) Link to slides: ALM_forum.pdf Details: This forum focused on the origins of the Black Lives Matter Movement and why "All Lives Matter" is an inappropriate response. After the initial educational session, viewers were split into groups to discuss what they had learned and to act out scenarios to practice responses to insensitive comments. |
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UC Summer Series #2: The Dangers of "Performative Wokeness"
Date: July 22, 2020 (4-5pm) Link to slides: performative_wokeness_forum.pdf Details: An educational forum and discussion about topics relating to performative activism and competitive wokeness. |
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UC Summer Series #3: Shattering White Fragility
Date: August 3, 2020 (6-7pm) Link to slides: white_fragility_forum.pdf Details: An educational forum and discussion on white privilege, guilt, and fragility. |
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UC Summer Series #4: Systemic Racism
Date: August 17, 2020 (5-6pm) Link to slides: systemic_racism_forum.pdf Details: A discussion of the history, modern-day effects, and actions we can take to combat systemic racism. |
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