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