Racial Justice Activism: Pitfalls and Pathways
Racial Justice Activism: Pitfalls and Pathways is an 6-week on-line course in which students learn about the most common mistakes new and seasoned white activists make while working towards racial justice. Students will then be introduced to tactics and strategies that have proven effective in the fight for racial justice. The course culminates in a series of activities which result in students developing their own customized action plan that suits their particular skill set, interest level and communities.
In this activism course students receive weekly presentation materials in the form of a pdf presentation that leads them through learning modules which include some articles, videos, and other tools to engage deeply in this work. The required book for this course is White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo.
This course consists of the following components:
A pdf presentation which includes readings and videos for you to engage with throughout the week
Community discussion boards
Weekly reading assignments from White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Weekly zoom calls
Self Assessment and Individualized Activism Plan
Course Outline:
Week 1: Intro to Activism and Pitfalls of Racial Justice Activism
Week 2: Pitfalls of Racial Justice Activism Continued
Week 3: Pathways to Racial Justice Activism
Week 4: Pathways to Racial Justice Activism Continued
Week 5: Self Assessment
Week 6: Individual Activism Plan
Racial Justice Activism: Pitfalls and Pathways is an 6-week on-line course in which students learn about the most common mistakes new and seasoned white activists make while working towards racial justice. Students will then be introduced to tactics and strategies that have proven effective in the fight for racial justice. The course culminates in a series of activities which result in students developing their own customized action plan that suits their particular skill set, interest level and communities.
In this activism course students receive weekly presentation materials in the form of a pdf presentation that leads them through learning modules which include some articles, videos, and other tools to engage deeply in this work. The required book for this course is White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo.
This course consists of the following components:
A pdf presentation which includes readings and videos for you to engage with throughout the week
Community discussion boards
Weekly reading assignments from White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Weekly zoom calls
Self Assessment and Individualized Activism Plan
Course Outline:
Week 1: Intro to Activism and Pitfalls of Racial Justice Activism
Week 2: Pitfalls of Racial Justice Activism Continued
Week 3: Pathways to Racial Justice Activism
Week 4: Pathways to Racial Justice Activism Continued
Week 5: Self Assessment
Week 6: Individual Activism Plan
Racial Justice Activism: Pitfalls and Pathways is an 6-week on-line course in which students learn about the most common mistakes new and seasoned white activists make while working towards racial justice. Students will then be introduced to tactics and strategies that have proven effective in the fight for racial justice. The course culminates in a series of activities which result in students developing their own customized action plan that suits their particular skill set, interest level and communities.
In this activism course students receive weekly presentation materials in the form of a pdf presentation that leads them through learning modules which include some articles, videos, and other tools to engage deeply in this work. The required book for this course is White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo.
This course consists of the following components:
A pdf presentation which includes readings and videos for you to engage with throughout the week
Community discussion boards
Weekly reading assignments from White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Weekly zoom calls
Self Assessment and Individualized Activism Plan
Course Outline:
Week 1: Intro to Activism and Pitfalls of Racial Justice Activism
Week 2: Pitfalls of Racial Justice Activism Continued
Week 3: Pathways to Racial Justice Activism
Week 4: Pathways to Racial Justice Activism Continued
Week 5: Self Assessment
Week 6: Individual Activism Plan