Standing Against Racism
CU Boulder Campus Resources For Standing Against Racism
Ombuds Office Lunch And Learn Series. Small Bites. Big Impact.
“Staying In Conversation About Racism” Series With Kirsi Aulin And Donna Mejia
You may be wondering, what can you do? DonnaMejia and Kirsi Aulin will talk through five elements that you can engage with:
• Meeting the moment with awareness
• Questioning with courage
• Listening with sincerity
• Learning about valuable resources
• Acting with integrity
View theJune 19th session:
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia and CU Boulder Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin share an overview of the five elements of Staying In Conversation about Racism.
View the July 8th session:
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia and CU Boulder Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin take a deeper dive into what it means to meet the moment with awareness.
View the July 15th session:
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia and CU Boulder Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin take a deeper diveinto what it means to listen meaningfully and wholeheartedly.
View the July 22 Session:
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia and CU Boulder Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin take a deeper dive into what it means to question with courage.
View the July 29 Session:
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia and CU Boulder Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin take a deeper diveinto what it means to learn about valuable resources.
View the August 5 Session:
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia and CU Boulder Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin take a deeper diveinto what it means to act with integrity.
CU Boulder Campus Resources
CU Boulder Student Dialogues: Skill Building Dialogue Series
Center for Inclusion & Social Change: Let’s Talk, Let’s Heal Together and e-Let’s Talk Informal Consultations and Interrupting Racism Interactive 90 Minute Skillsoft Training
Center for Teaching & Learning: Inclusivity: Take Action Ideas
Office of Diversity, Equity & Community Engagement: Combating Racism Together
Office of Faculty Affairs: Academic Freedom Conversation
Office of Undergraduate Education: Combating Racism Together
University Libraries:
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University Libraries:
Leeds MBA Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee:#BeTheChange Challengecelebrating Black History Month
Other Resources
Definitions
Dr. Robin DeAngelo's definition of White Fragility:
“White Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium. Racial stress results from an interruption to what is racially familiar."
Peggy McIntosh's definition of White Privilege:
"How one’s gender/race/etc. may lead to unearned advantages and requires a willingness and structural understanding to recognize racism as a default system that institutionalizes an unequal distribution of resources and power."
Take a deeper look at these authors and thought leaders:
Angela Davis
bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins)
Edward Said
Frederick Douglas
Ida B. Wells
James Baldwin
Paulo Freire
W.E.B. Du Bois
Zora Neale Hurston
Quotes
“We don’t do perfect here.” – Dawn French
“We do the best we can. When we know better, we do better.” – Maya Angelou