Facilitators
Daniel Escalante
Reading To End Racism w/ Your Family, Grandkids, and Young Persons
Thursdays, June 10-July 1
1-2:30pm Pacific / 2-3:30pm Mtn / 3-4:30pm Central / 4-5:30pm Eastern
Rivera Sun
Facilitated by Reading To End Racism Cofounder Daniel Escalante, supported by Pace e Bene/Campaign Nonviolence's Rivera Sun
In this 4-week webinar, Reading To End Racism Cofounder Daniel Escalante will guide you through how to use personal stories and books to open up meaningful conversation about the impacts of racism and how to dismantle it. This course will offer trainings, practice sessions, and weekly assignments in applying the knowledge we’ve explored each week. Daniel will facilitate group discussions and share his experience working with tens of thousands of schoolchildren over twenty years. Pace e Bene trainer Rivera Sun will also connect this work with Pace e Bene/Campaign Nonviolence's mission to create a culture of active nonviolence, free from war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction.
Week 1: How to tell personal stories about how racism impacts people
Week 2: How to use books skillfully to address racism and ending racism
Week 3: How to open up a discussion with young people about racism
Week 4: How to put these skills together to identify ways to end racism
Participants will learn how to:
use books and stories to help children understand racism
listen in a way that helps children express and learn
facilitate a conversation that helps identify ways to help end racism
become more articulate and courageous about ending racism
foster a deeper understanding of racism and ending racism in your family
The Taos Reading to End Racism program (Taos RER) is designed to promote literacy and provide opportunities for school communities to dialogue about racism and other forms of oppression. After over 20 years of operation, RER has reached over 50,000 students and educators in New Mexico, Colorado, New Jersey, and Oklahoma. Click here to see RER on YouTube!
Additional Resource: Reading To End Racism has curated a special book list for this webinar. It is available as a pdf to everyone, regardless of whether you register for the course. Find it here>>
COST: $60 USD. Register below. If you are in need of a scholarship, just let us know. No one will be turned away. Email us at info@paceebene.org
Max Participants: 24