Mar 4
ANTIRACISM TRAINING What Is Racism?
March 4th Zoom Link: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://carleton.zoom.us/j/92681011321?pwd=Ymw2cUtLdkl5eFM1QkNwaEkydU40dz09 Passcode: 727290 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16468769923,,92681011321#,,,,*727290# or +13017158592,,92681011321#,,,,*727290# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 408 638 0968 Webinar ID: 926 8101 1321 Passcode: 727290
A foundational shift we want community members to make is to think of racism as less of an individual act of behavior, but rather as a systemic and structural reality predisposes people to act in certain ways without their being aware that this is what’s happening. White people can be deeply offended when someone accuses them of being racist, arguing that they don’t see race and harbor no ill intent to any person of color. We want to introduce the idea that racism is accepting and not noticing structures that disadvantage people of color, just as much as it is using racial slurs. The intent here would be to start people thinking about the structures in their own units and departments at Carleton that disadvantage people of color.
We will then move to looking at how a racist world entrenches white advantage. This is the basic idea of white supremacy or white superiority: that whites, because of their supposedly superior innate intelligence and capacity to use reason, should naturally be in positions of authority and power and direct the actions of everybody else.
For a full schedule of required events, including dates of affinity groups, visit https://www.carleton.edu/antiracism-training/tentative-schedule/
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