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
Price
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Live: I’m ready to do the work
$450.00
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.
$450.00
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Co-Conspirator (Asynchronous)
$450.00
+$11.25 service fee
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 fee
0$0.00
Asynchronous Accomplice
$300.00
+$7.50 service fee
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 fee
0$0.00
Asynchronous Educator
$150.00
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
0$0.00
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