Post date: Jan 15, 2021 10:18:4 PM
Please find a few resources put together for us by the District Equity Department on some upcoming events, if you are interested:
New Book Study - Open to all certificated staff – How to Be an Antiracist
Section Number:12399
Notes: Book, How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, will be provided by the Equity Department and sent to your building. 8 Clock hours
Date: Tuesdays, February 2, 2021 - March 30, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (No class over mid-winter break)
Eastside for All and the Eastside Race and Leadership Coalition are holding an event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Day of Racial Healing called Racial Healing and Reconciliation In the 21st Century. The event is free.
Lake Sammamish has a Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a Walk in the Park. :
https://www.lakesammamishfriends.org/events
Lastly, a couple resources to help you understand some of the racial history that contributed to the events last Wednesday.
Charles Blow New York Times Op-Ed https://www.cbsnews.com/video/charles-blow-on-the-greatest-threat-to-our-democracy/
2. NPR Code Switch most current episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/11/955673514/from-the-fringe-to-the-capitol
3. Ibram X Kendi on why white America is still shocked by white supremacy: https://www.vox.com/22227102/anti-racism-ibram-kendi