I am not a racist. Why do I need to talk about Racism and White Privilege? 

If you resonate with this statement, I invite you to join me in my on-going journey of being anti-racist and an ally to my black and brown neighbors. 

21 day racial equity challenge

Date/ ​Topic	To watch and/or read
9/13 ​What is this and why are we doing this?	Ted Talk	​ZOOM in for discussion at 7:00 pm​
	ELCA	​read "Race, Ethnicity and Culture Social Statement"
9/14 ​Locating ourselves and racial identity formation	The Myth of Race
	Conversations on Race	​To watch these videos you must sign up for a free NYTimes account.
	​A question to reflect on: How do you think about your own racial identity and its relevance to your life?
9/15 ​The power of self-definition	​​JeffriAnne Wilder
	For reflection: How do you define yourself?	​
	​For reflection: How does it feel when other people tell you who you should be and what you should do?
9/16 ​The intersection of white supremacy and patriarchy	The Birth of a White Nation
9/17 ​​..continued	​How White People Got Made
9/18 ​​Levels of racism: How and where do we see these operating	​The Gardner
	​For reflection: Where do you see these levels present in our community?
9/19 ​The intergenerational trauma of racism	Historical Trauma​
	PTSS
9/20 ​​Internalized Racism	​Black Self/White World	​ZOOM in for discussion at 7:00 pm
9/21 ​​Interpersonal Racism	Detour Spotting
9/22 ​..continued	Speak Up​
9/23 ​​Institutional Racism	What is Systemic Racism?
	​For reflection: Consider the institutions in which you participate. Where do you see institutional racism?
9/24 ​​Structural Racism	The Unequal Opportunity Race
	This is Us
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
9/25 ​​..continued	Housing
	Justice System
9/26 ​Recognizing and Dismantling White Supremacist/dominant culture	Robin DiAngelo​
	​Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person	​PLEASE excuse the language
	​For reflection: Is there anything from the video or article that resonates with you?
9/27 ​Racism hurts everyone	Dying of Whiteness
9/28 ​​Changing the narrative	Asset Framing	​​ZOOM in for discussion at 7:00 pm
9/29 ​​Valuing different ways of knowing	The Danger of a Single Story
	For reflection: is there one story that you have held onto that has informed your feelings about another person? (Need not be a racially motivated memory)
9/30 Now what? ​	Racial Equity Tools​	​Explore this website for inspiration
10/1 ​​Being an ally	​Guide to Allyship
10/2  ..continued	Ally Mistakes
	Supporting BLM Appropriately
10/3 ​Closing reflections	​Go back and review things that were especially important to you AND/OR if your curiosity has been sparked by something or someone, do some research to learn more.​
10/4		​ZOOM in for discussion at 7:00 pm
	​Challenge based on resources from www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge and mlpp.org

7 day racial equity challenge 

Date/ ​Topic	To watch and/or read
9/20 ​What is this and why are we doing this?	​Ted Talk	Zoom in at 6:00 pm for conversation
	Optional: Conversations on Race	To watch these videos you must sign up for a free NYTimes account.
9/21 ​Locating ourselves and racial identity formation	The Myth of Race
	The Birth of a White Nation
9/22 ​​Levels of racism: How and where do we see these operating	The Gardner
​​The intergenerational trauma of racism	Historical Trauma​​
	PTSS
9/23 ​​Institutional Racism	What is Systemic Racism?
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
9/24 ​​Structural Racism	​The Unequal Opportunity Race
	​Housing
	​Justice System
9/25 ​Recognizing and Dismantling White Supremacist/dominant culture	Robin DiAngelo
	​Detour Spotting
9/26 ​​Valuing different ways of knowing	The Danger of a Single Story	​Zoom in at 6:00 pm for conversation
	Racial Equity Tools​​	Explore this website for inspiration
	​Challenge based on resources from www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge and mlpp.org