MLK Week @ CSB/SJU
- Event Schedule for MLK Week 2017MLK Week: "Making the Connections, Doing the Work" runs January 16th - 20th, with events taking place each day. These events include guest speakers, film viewings, community dialogues and workshops. Download the full schedule!
Keynote Speaker Robin DiAngelo
Robin DiAngelo, PhD, is a consultant and educator who has worked with a wide range of private, non-profit, and governmental organizations on critical race and social justice issues. She is the keynote speaker for MLK Week 2017 at CSB/SJU.
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Putting Racism on the Table
"Racism is a system that encompasses economic, political, social, and cultural structures, actions, and beliefs that institutionalize and perpetuate an unequal distribution of resources between White people and People of Color. White people are the beneficiaries of this system of racial inequity, regardless of awareness or intentions.” — Robin DiAngelo
Further Reading
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism (2018) byReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo explores how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
What Does It Mean to Be White?
byWhat does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race? Written as an accessible overview on white identity from an anti-racist framework, this book is an invaluable resource for members of diversity and anti-racism programs and study groups, and students of sociology, psychology, education, and other disciplines.Is Everyone Really Equal?
byThis practical handbook will introduce readers to social justice education, providing tools for developing ''critical social justice literacy'' and for taking action towards a more just society. Based on extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada, the authors address the most common stumbling blocks to understanding social justice.
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Useful Links
For additional documents, checklists, and readings on critical racial and social justice issues from Robin DiAngelo, please visit the resource page on her website.