EVENT 25 Racism isn’t over
How do you define racism?
According to The Free Dictionary, racism is "the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others ".
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/racism
It is the marginalization and/or oppression of people based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people. It shows up in all aspects of our lives. It is present in:
. interpersonal communication
. discriminatory policies and practices
. biased language
. laws and institutions
. education, media, employment, government and even in the criminal justice
system
When biased attitudes go unchecked, they become “normalized”! And these attitudes contribute to a pattern of accepting discrimination, hate and injustice.
For reflection:
Watch the following video. Racism is real.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTcSVQJ2h8g&t=121s
Taking Action is our responsibility!
Small efforts can contribute to social change.
What can you do to help? What actions might make a difference?
Activities:
1)Identify examples of social injustice and racism.
Oral presentation in class, 3 minutes
Some examples:
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American man, was killed while being arrested by the police. Since then, the Black Lives Matter movement became more widely acknowledged and highlighted.
Hattie McDaniel won the Academy Award for best-supporting actress on Feb. 29, 1940, for her role as “Mammy” in the epic Civil War movie “Gone with the Wind”. However, she wasn't allowed to attend the Dec. 15, 1939, Atlanta premiere of the movie at Loew’s Grand Theater on Peachtree Street.
2)Develop a plan/project through which you guarantee that racism is addressed on both a personal and societal level.
Oral presentation in class, 3 to 4 minutes
Visual/audio aid usage (power-point presentation or other resources).
Every project tells a story about its goals, team, timing, and deliverables—and it requires detailed project planning to get the story right!
Here are some guidelines for your project:
Basic Information:
- Project Name
- Short Description - Describe your project in 1-2 sentences.
- Social Impact - Explain what kind of impact your project has on the local community, environment, etc.
- Project Location - Where is it going to be developed?
- Methodology - How are you going to develop it? People involved, activities, materials. The ‘what, why, who, when and how’ of project management activities.
- Likely duration - Time management
- Multi-disciplinary requirements?
- Value of benefits expected from the project
- Propose specific implementing entities that will lead, manage or oversee the implementation of the proposed project. DREAM BIG!!
3)Recording a speech
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Topic: Racism
Remember to add some signal words and phrases, as well as transitions in your speech.
4)Writing an essay on racism.
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(Check "Events 27, 28, 29 and 30 - Developing writing skills", in this blog for instructions)
Some of the themes might include:
- Critically analyzing and identifying artifacts of Racialized Design;
- Shared experiences of microaggressions and implicit bias;
- Systemic forms of racism and how we and our culture perpetuate them.
Extra readings:
Engaging in Conversations about Race and Racism
Some ways to fight racism
https://nnedv.org/latest_update/8-everyday-ways-to-fight-racism/
As Martin Luther King, Jr. said,
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
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