Via Medium. Whites Only: SURJ And The Caucasian Invasion Of Racial Justice Spaces White-led racial justice groups have displayed problematic behavior, lack of accountability, and outright anti-Blackness. Last summer — after a 20 year hiatus — Hollywood released the long awaited sequel to the alien invasion blockbuster, Independence Day, entitled Independence Day: Resurgence. The original film was … Read More
Via SURJ Political Education. SURJ Political Education WELCOME to the SURJ Political Education website. This site is designed to support us as we work together to deepen our understanding and sharpen our practice in working for racial justice. What is political education? Political education is the collective process of study, research, analysis, and storytelling that … Read More
Via WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh. Principles for White Affinity Study Groups Sources/Resources: “About Study Group” from WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh wwhatsup.wordpress.com/studygroup The Catalyst Project collectiveliberation.org We focus on working with other white people and in majority white organizations. This is a response to generations of encouragement from activists of color for white people to take on this responsibility … Read More
Via Racial Equity Tools. Caucus and Affinity Groups White people and people of color each have work to do separately and together. Caucuses provide spaces for people to work within their own racial/ethnic groups. For white people, a caucus provides time and space to work explicitly and intentionally on understanding white culture and white privilege … Read More
Via Crossroads. Racial Identity Caucusing: A Strategy for Building Anti-Racist Collectives Acknowledgements This essay was developed by Crossroads to assist Anti-Racism Teams confront internalized racist oppression and internalized racist superiority. Crossroads does not exercise any proprietary claim to the thoughts and ideas expressed in this essay, rather is honored to provide a vehicle to communicate … Read More
Via Zinn Education Project. Zinn Education Project’s Teaching Materials The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in classrooms across the country. For more than ten years, the Zinn Education Project has introduced students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of history than is found in traditional textbooks and … Read More
