๐ฅ Anti-Racism Webinars: Learning, Reflection & Action
BEYOND AID NARRATIVES NEWLETTER : Edition 4
From confronting white supremacy culture to rethinking allyship, this weekโs collection of webinars offer bold perspectives and practical strategies. Tune in to critical conversations that challenge us to not only reflect but also act with urgency.
๐ค Webinar: White Optimism and the Erasures of Racism in Global Development โ๏ธExamines how well-meaning optimism can overlook systemic racism in development, and strategies to confront these erasures. ๐ Explore here
๐ค Webinar: How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion โ๏ธ Explores how understanding privilege enhances empathy and equips individuals to act against inequities in their organizations. ๐ Watch below TEDx
๐ค Webinar: Do Black Lives Matter in Your Organization? Living into the Values of Your Public #BLM Statement โ๏ธ Offers guidance on translating public commitments into meaningful internal policies and practices. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: A Celebration of Black Leaders in International Development โ๏ธ Highlights achievements, lessons, and challenges faced by Black leaders in global development contexts. ๐ Watch below Results UK
๐ค Webinar: Black Feminist bell hooksโs Trailblazing Critique of โImperialist White Supremacist Heteropatriarchyโ โ๏ธ Explores bell hooksโ critical analysis of power, race, and gender in systemic oppression. ๐ Explore here
๐ค Webinar: What Would Malcolm X Say? โ๏ธ Reflects on Malcolm Xโs insights and their relevance for contemporary anti-racist work. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: When the West Falls into Crisis โ๏ธ Examines racialized narratives in crisis response and development policies in Western contexts. ๐ Watch below The New Humanitarian
๐ค Webinar: A (Not So) Brief History of Imperialism, Philanthropy, and Race - #BAMEOnline โ๏ธ Provides historical context linking imperialism, philanthropy, and systemic racial inequities today. ๐ Watch below JMB Consulting
๐ค Webinar: What Is Race? w/ Khadijah Diskin - #BAMEOnline Scholar โ๏ธ Explores the social construction of race and its implications for anti-racist work. ๐ Watch below JMB Consulting
๐ค Webinar: Intersectionality - #BAMEOnline Scholar โ๏ธ Discusses the interconnected nature of race, gender, and class in systemic oppression. ๐ Watch below JMB Consulting
๐ค Webinar: Lived Experience Is Not the Whole Truth! โ๏ธ Challenges assumptions that personal experience alone captures systemic racial inequities, emphasizing structural analysis. ๐ Watch below JMB Consulting
๐ค Webinar: White Supremacy Culture โ๏ธ Identifies organizational patterns and behaviors rooted in white supremacy and provides steps to dismantle them. ๐ Watch below The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
๐ค Webinar: White Fragility โ๏ธ Explores defensive behaviors that prevent meaningful conversations about race and equity. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: How to Discuss Race at Work โ๏ธ Practical guidance for creating safe spaces for racial dialogue in professional settings. ๐ Explore here
๐ค Webinar: The Racial Hierarchy โ๏ธ Analyses systemic structures that reinforce racial inequities and strategies to disrupt them. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: A Case for Black Studies โ๏ธ Advocates for centering Black scholarship and curricula to address historical and systemic erasure. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: Britain's History of Policing Black Thought โ๏ธ Explores historical and contemporary efforts to suppress Black voices in political and social spaces. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: How Fundraising Can Support the Anti-Racism Movement - #BAMEOnline โ๏ธ Demonstrates ways fundraising practices can advance racial equity and support marginalized communities. ๐ Watch below JMB Consulting
๐ค Webinar: Decolonising Wealth - Martha Awojobi in Conversation with Vanessa Thomas โ๏ธ Explores racial equity and systemic change in philanthropy through decolonizing wealth. ๐ Watch below JMB Consulting
๐ค Webinar: Against Allyship - #BAMEOnline Scholar w/ Khadijah Diskin, Genelle Aldred, and Martha Awojobi โ๏ธ Critiques performative allyship and outlines actionable steps to be genuinely anti-racist. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: Capitalism is Racist โ๏ธ Examines the intersection of economic systems and racial oppression, emphasizing structural reform. ๐ Watch below
๐ค Webinar: Challenges and Triumphs in Creating Anti-Racist Environments with Letesia Gibson โ๏ธ Shares practical insights and lessons learned from building inclusive, anti-racist organizational cultures. ๐ Watch below
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