Taking a Knee for Racial Justice:
How Kaepernick's courage reveals U.S. systemic racism
Explore systemic racism in the United States through the lens of the Colin Kaepernick protest.
In this workshop, participants will learn about systemic racism and how it operates in the United States. You will build an understanding of the history of the Colin Kaepernick protest, and juxtapose his social activism with systemic racism. Exercises include analyzing "Common Patterns of Whites" and applying these patterns to your behavior, exploring solutions to personal patterns of oppression, and finding resources for further exploration and self development.
In this workshop, participants will learn about systemic racism and how it operates in the United States. You will build an understanding of the history of the Colin Kaepernick protest, and juxtapose his social activism with systemic racism. Exercises include analyzing "Common Patterns of Whites" and applying these patterns to your behavior, exploring solutions to personal patterns of oppression, and finding resources for further exploration and self development.
Facilitator |
Kim Harris is a professional diversity trainer who resides in Bellingham, Washington. She has a master’s degree in education from Western Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in humanities from the University of California at Berkeley. Kim’s philosophy of training is “together we can learn from one another to create our greatest truth.” She provides diversity and inclusion training through Distinctive Voice Consulting, which she started in 2014.
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Details |
When: 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 17
Who: All levels Cost: $20 general, $15 students/seniors (bring cash/check, or pay online and indicate it's for 10/17 workshop) |
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The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center calls on our government and society to disavow policies of violence and seek a culture of peace.
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