Workshop Resources Archive
The materials referenced in the Living the Pledge workshop were re-worked when we developed an online version of the workshop in response to the COVID pandemic. The following materials were used during the original in-person workshop and are listed here as additional resources to supplement those currently used (though there is some overlap).
READ: Definitions from Tim Wise (PDF)
TAKE: Implicit Association Test (Online test) Click “I wish to proceed” at the bottom of the page and then scroll down to the Race test. You can choose to take others if you want, but at least take that one. Print your results when you’re finished so you have them to bring to class.After you take the test:
WATCH: Dateline episode: Implicit Association Test (Video 10:19) https://youtu.be/n5Q5FQfXZag
READ: Racial Microaggressions (PDF) Note: this articles starts as a heavy academic read, but has some excellent examples as you move through the article.
READ: Speak Up Handbook (PDF)
READ: Speak-up Six Steps Tips (PDF)
READ and REFLECT: Living the Pledge Reader on Whiteness (PDF)
READ: A History The Construction of Race and Racism (PDF)
OPTIONAL: Dismantling Racism – A Resource Book for Social Change Groups (PDF) (includes A History: the Construction of Race and Racism)
OPTIONAL: A Brief History of Jim Crow Laws – Various Links from the University of Southern California
READ: A Herstory of the BlackLivesMatter Movement (PDF)
READ: Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles(PDF)
READ: 11 Major Misconceptions About the Black Lives Matter Movement (PDF)
READ: White Solidarity with Black Lives Matter (PDF)
READ and REFLECT: On Making Meaningful Pledge Commitments (PDF)
READ: Talking About Race Notebook(PDF)
READ: What you can do to Eliminate Racism (PDF)
READ: Living the Pledge Commitments and Next Steps (PDF)