Wed, Jul 15
|Online Zoom Course
Rooted: Framework & Education for Creating an Antiracist Home
This 6-week course will introduce you to the guiding principles of Black Lives Matter, place them in a historical context, and give you tools to discuss them with your students or children. If you're joining us after the 15th, never fear! You'll still get access to the previous weeks' materials.
Time & Location
Jul 15, 2020, 5:00 PM PDT – Aug 31, 2020, 2:27 PM PDT
Online Zoom Course
About the Event
There’s more to Black Lives Matter than police brutality. The Thirteen Principles offer a framework for building a more just society, and young children are primed to learn about them. In this six-week course, you’ll learn about U.S. history and how our “peculiar institution” of slavery has reverberations that have echoed for the past 400 years; explore alternatives to the systems that uphold white supremacy; reflect on the roles of allies and accomplices; and, of course, learn about how to talk to your children or students about Black Lives Matter and what they can do to make the world a better place.
This course will take place at 5PM PST/ 8PM EST every Wednesday for 6 weeks on Zoom beginning on July 15th. Each class is 1 hour long with 30 minutes for Q&A. You will receive weekly readings and yes, there will be homework!
We offer both live classes and recorded along with a special discount for educators. Please see ticket tiers for the option that works best for you.* Recorded classes will be provided to live ticket holders.
*If you are an educator or would like to take the course but are experiencing financial hardship, please email rootedcourseworkonline@gmail.com and we will make arrangements for you.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what we'll be covering:
Session 1 - Get ready for some hard work!
History
- Black Lives Matter at School
- US History and the Social Contract
- Systems and Why they Matter
The Thirteen Principles
Today’s Principles:
- Collective Value
- Unapologetically Black
Session 2 - You made it! Let’s do some more!
History
- Black Lives Matter at School - Week of Action Demands
- Policing
Today’s Principles
- Empathy
- Diversity
- Restorative Justice
Session 3 - Intersectionality and Identity
History
- Combahee River Collective
- Gloria Richardson, Audre Lorde, and bell hooks
Today’s Principles
- Black Women
- Transgender Affirming
Session 4 - What is a Family?
History
- Urban removal
- Welfare “reform”
Today’s Principles
- Black Families
- Intergenerational
Session 5 - Let’s Use Our Imaginations!
History
- Imperialism
- The Myth of American Exceptionalism
- Black responses - bell hooks, Adrienne Marie Brown
Today’s Principles
- Loving Engagement
- Globalism
Session 6 - Dreaming into the Future
History
- Octavia Butler warned us
- What future will our children imagine for themselves?
- What are the roles of accomplices and allies?
Today’s Principles
- Queer Affirming
- Black Villages
To learn more about me, you can check out my bio here. For questions or concerns, you can email me: garcialm1998@gmail.com
Tickets
Live - I'm here to do the work
Ready to get your questions answered and grapple with some difficult personal growth? Great! You'll get to learn in real time, ask a question or two, and go home armed with strategies. Includes a recording of each week's session, so you can re-watch whenever you want, all readings and handouts, and a copy of each week's presentation. If you're joining us after the 15th, never fear! You'll still get access to the previous weeks' materials.
$400.00Sale endedAsynchronous Accomplice
Can't make it on Wednesday evenings, and want to support teachers bringing this to their classrooms? Great! Absorb the fees, and allow us to offer this session for a lower cost for teachers (who are underpaid, and also have access to lots of children). You'll get access to each week's recorded session to watch at your leisure. Includes all readings and handouts. If you're joining us after the 15th, never fear! You'll still get access to the previous weeks' materials.
$300.00+$7.50 service feeSale endedAsynchronous Ally
Can't make it on Wednesday evenings? No problem - you'll get access to each week's recorded session to watch at your leisure. Includes all readings and handouts. If you're joining us after the 15th, never fear! You'll still get access to the previous weeks' materials.
$200.00Sale endedAsynchronous Educator
Can't make it on Wednesday evenings, but want to support your students? Great! We're asking our accomplices for support, so you can bring this work to your classroom. You'll get access to each week's recorded session to watch at your leisure. Includes all readings and handouts. If you're joining us after the 15th, never fear! You'll still get access to the previous weeks' materials.
$120.00Sale endedAsynchronous Parent
Can't make it on Wednesday evenings, but want to support your children? Great! We're asking our accomplices to spread the wealth, so you can bring this to your home. You'll get access to each week's recorded session to watch at your leisure. Includes all readings and handouts. If you're joining us after the 15th, never fear! You'll still get access to the previous weeks' materials.
$120.00Sale ended
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