Thank you! You have been put on our waitlist. You have also received an email confirming your RSVP, and will be notified by Friday, June 12th if we are able to accommodate you. Stay tuned!
If you have any questions or comments, please email Sarah Harris (sarah@leading-from-within.org).
This event is facilitated by Connie Alexander and James Joyce III, which offers a meaningful conversation to reflect on and move towards supporting our communities of color.
We honor the safety of all who wish to participate. A few things to remember and help you prepare:
Conversation Guidelines
Respect
Speak for Myself
Make Space, don’t take space
Honesty
Intention
Be Present
Confidentiality
Please read the following article before our conversation:
FOR OUR WHITE FRIENDS DESIRING TO BE ALLIES BY COURTNEY ARIEL
Additional Resources and Further Reading
History and Social Justice
- Why We Can’t Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Stony the Road: White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Killing Rage by Bell Hooks
- Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
- White Trash: The History of 400 of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Literature
- The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- In Search of Our Mothers Gardens by Alice Walker
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Podcasts