Tomorrow, Sat., March 27, at 10:30 a.m. at this link.  Our conversation theme is Level of Racism.  The Monday evening and Wednesday morning conversations will continue as scheduled.

Here’s the zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85932098689?pwd=L3d0ZE4wdTdTUXZMU0NaTTFTeE1PZz09.  You may always find these links on the Racial Justice page of this website.

Here are the resources to review before our discussion, followed by our discussion questions.
Are you seeing and addressing how racism operates at different levels? Dr. Camara Jones, says that in order to address racism effectively, we have to understand how it operates at multiple levels. Often what people think of first and foremost is interpersonal racism. Only seeing this level means that we fail to see the full picture that keeps the system of racism in place.

Watch:

Moving the Race Conversation Forward 4:38 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjGQaz1u3V4

Non-racist vs. Anti-racist 2:05 min https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2016/jan/13/marlon-james-are-you-racist-video

A Conversation with my Black Son 5:05 min https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=2VtyiDff99Y

Read:

Racism vs. Prejudice: What’s the Difference?  https://www.thoughtco.com/racism-vs-prejudice-3026086

A Theoretical Framework and a Gardener’s Tale  https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/practice/resources/equitylibrary/docs/jones-allegories.pdf

Watch:

Allegories on Race and Racism 20:31 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhcY6fTyBM&feature=youtu.be

Read:

Anti-Racism Defined http://www.aclrc.com/antiracism

Discussion Questions:

• Now that you are more aware of “4 Levels of Racism,” which level do you believe is the most difficult to change? Why?
• With the definitions presented in the video clip, what is the significant difference between non-racist and anti-racist? Between Racism and prejudice?
• What did you learn when you watched, “A Conversation with My Black Son”?
• Please share an allegory that you “saw” on Race and Racism.