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Tue, Jun 29
|online course
Rooted, Summer 2021
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 the young people in your life. All tiers include a discounted copy of WHAT WE BELIEVE: A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book.
Time & Location
Jun 29, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
online course
About the Event
There’s more to Black Lives Matter than responding to police brutality. The guiding principles are pro-active, not reactive, and offer a framework for building a more just society; 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; 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. Yes, there will be homework (there's a lot to cover), but no, there will be no grades. All tiers include a discounted copy of WHAT WE BELIEVE: A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book.
Session 1 - An Introduction to Black Lives Matter at School: Why Now?
History
- Black Lives Matter at School
- US History and the Social Contract
Systems - What They Are and Why they Matter
The Guiding Principles
Today’s Principles:
- Collective Value & Unapologetically Black
Session 2 - Abolition, Imagination, and Using Children’s Literature
History
- Black Lives Matter at School - Demands
- Policing in the US
Today’s Principles
- Empathy, Diversity, & Restorative Justice
Session 3 - Intersectionality and Identity
History
- Some Black Women You Should Know About
Today’s Principles
- Black Women
- Transgender Affirming
Session 4 - Families, Fairness, and Intergenerational Wealth
History
- Reconstruction and Redlining
Today’s Principles
- Black Families & Intergenerational
Session 5 - Imperialism, Exceptionalism, and Interrupting the Narrative
History
- Imperialism
- The Myth of American Exceptionalism
- Alternative Narratives
Today’s Principles
- Loving Engagement & Globalism
Session 6 - Dreaming into the Future(s)
History
- Afrofuturism
What future do we imagine for our children?
Today’s Principles
- Queer Affirming & Black Villages
Tickets
Live: I’m ready 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 all readings, a copy of each week's presentation, and access to all class recordings until September.
$450.00Co-Conspirator (Asynchronous)
Can't make it on Tuesday evenings, feeling generous, *and* and want to support teachers bringing this to their classrooms? Great! Absorb the fees, allow me to offer this session for a lower cost for teachers (who are underpaid, and also have access to lots of children), *and* support the time it'll take for me to update the book into a new, hardcover edition. Includes all readings, a copy of each week's presentation, and access to all class recordings until September.
$450.00+$11.25 service feeAsynchronous Accomplice
Can't make it on Tuesday 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). Includes all readings, a copy of each week's presentation, and access to all class recordings until September.
$300.00+$7.50 service feeAsynchronous Educator
Can't make it on Tuesday evenings, but want to support your students? Great! We're asking our accomplices for support, so you can bring this work to your classroom. Includes all readings, a copy of each week's presentation, and access to all class recordings until September.
$150.00
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