Reading for Session Four:
Rediscovering a Heritage Lost: A European-American Anti-Racist Identify, by Joseph Barndt and Charles Ruehle, America 's Original Sin, Sojourner Magazine
Strategies for Being An Effective Ally , Ricky Sherover-Marcuse
Discussion for Session Four:
This session is designed to give the dialogue circle the chance to talk about what they can do to bring about racial equality in our community. Some circles take an action together, and others commit to each other to take action in their own workplaces, community, and families. These actions can be big or small, recognizing that every action makes a difference. Often, we think tackling a problem like racism is too big for us, or that we don't have enough expertise to make a real difference. But what we are promoting in our community is the idea that many different people take many different actions - complementary actions. Addressing the problem of racism from a variety of angles and approaches will ultimately create a racially just community.
ALLIES
One of the ways people can help to end racism is to become an ally to each other.
Allies are people who speak out and act to end discrimination of a group of people, even though they are not part of that particular group. For example, men can be allies to women by standing up against sexism, and women can be allies to men by interrupting male bashing.
1. When is a time you could have used an ally? This may or may not have to do with race.
2. How have you been an ally? How did it make you feel? Tell the story.
3. Have you ever wanted to stand up for somebody, but didn't? What stopped you?
4. If you have children, what have you told them about racism?
Email us your response at cwd1@irccny.org |
