by lindaoppenheim | May 3, 2017 | Article
Ruha Benjamin, leader in racial literacy, encourages white people to interrogate their white spaces. In this article, Leah Shafer supplies questions teachers in primarily white schools can use to frame the discussion.
by lindaoppenheim | May 1, 2017 | Events
Take this opportunity to meet and discuss the book Waking Up White by Debby Irving and do some of the exercises from the book. As organizer John Steele says, “Understanding and unpacking one’s own privilege is difficult, and almost impossible on...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 22, 2016 | Events
On Thursday, April 28 at 7 pm, Not in Our Town is co-sponsoring a talk by educational consultant Jen Cort, who partners with schools to create growth in relation to diversity, discusses talking to children and teens about religious discrimination and racism....
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
The following were compiled by four wonderful student activists at Princeton University. The basic ideas, of course, can be applied to conversations about topics similar to Ferguson. Holding your ground on Thanksgiving Day Ten tips for navigating tough discussions...
