28-Day Challenge for Facebook Group

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2	It's said it takes 21-days to form a habit. We're inviting all members of this Facebook Group to go 7-days further to start the "habit" of shifting their consciousness toward anti-racism and begin interrupting and disrupting systemic racism at the personal, interpersonal, and structural levels. These resources and actions are loosely arranged in a suggested, intentional order but you may follow or supplement along the way. Be vigilant with yourself. Personal accountability is of the utmost importance. If you have any questions--reach out to the administrators of the Facebook Group! We're here for you. Inspiration for this framework from Layla Saad's book "Me and White Supremacy" and the Instagram project of the same name and YWCA of Cleveland. This framework was created in June 2020 and launched June 8 specifically for members of the Facebook Group "White People Working in U.S. Theatre Talking About Racism" [https://www.facebook.com/groups/862156953852845/]. We warmly welcome you to join that community, whose intention is to be a resource-sharing and action hub for white people working in the theatre who are committed to interrupting and dismantling systemic racism and anti-blackness and advancing anti-racism in their personal and professional lives. If you want to use this framework in your workplace, home, and community--go for it! You can download, copy, or print it. At the same time: we strongly urge you to consider using it with Layla Saad's book, the YWCA's 21-day challenge, or another source established by BIPOC individual(s). THANK YOU!
3	A brief note about the actions which involve money: We recognize that at this specific moment in time financial actions may not be able to be acted on as robustly or at all. We invite you to give what you can knowing any amount is truly a gift. We invite you to consider how you can engage in the spirit of each action instead. We invite you to research wealth inequality and plan for future financial actions (the net worth of a white household or family is around ten times as much as that of a black family; tracking and comparing the median net worths of white and black households over the past thirty years, white households' net worth far exceeded that of black households through recessions https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/02/27/examining-the-black-white-wealth-gap/).
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5	1	June 8	Monday	Check-in with yourself with a combination of these actions, depending on if/which you've engaged with recently (or if at all). Take the Racial Bias Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm Read White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo available at https://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/viewFile/249/116 And if you've done all that, you'll probably want to review: "Detour Spotting for white anti-racists" by joan olsson https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/olson.pdf
6	2	June 9	Tuesday	Invite a colleague from your workplace or a peer you interact with professional to read and discuss "White Supremacy Culture" by Tema Okun in terms of your own personal behaviors (not analyzing others' behaviors). https://www.dismantlingracism.org/uploads/4/3/5/7/43579015/okun_-_white_sup_culture.pdf Invite yourself to check in with this list at the end of every day for the rest of the challenge (or the rest of the summer) to reflect on how WSC showed up in you that day and what antidotes did you attempt.
7	3	June 10	Wednesday	Read "When White People Are Uncomfortable, Black People Are Silenced" by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a25747603/silencing-black-voices/ - Consider times when you have consciously (or unconsciously) silenced Black people (or Indigenous or People of Color). If you find yourself thinking "I haven't"--sit with the reality that, as a white person, you have. Create a strategy to catch yourself when faced with the next time that you're in a position where you could silence or be silencing.
8	4	June 11	Thursday	Select a Black-owned and managed arts organization local to where you live and donate money to them.
9	5	June 12	Friday	Reach out to someone on the Facebook group--bonus if its a relative stranger--and start a conversation thread over the weekend about: What does it mean to you to "matter"? How do people in our lives show us that we matter to them? How do we show others that they matter to us? How does US society show people they matter? What would it mean for you to invest in all these ways in black people?
10	6	June 13	Saturday	Invite someone close to you to watch the documentary "The 13th" together (at the same time via Netflix party or in shared space) and discuss it after.
11	7	June 14	Sunday	Listen to this On Being Podcast "How Can I Say This So We Can Stay in This Car Together?" an interview with Claudia Rankine https://onbeing.org/programs/claudia-rankine-how-can-i-say-this-so-we-can-stay-in-this-car-together-jan2019/ What do you learn from this conversation about how to stay in conversations around race--both from what Claudia Rankine describes as well as how Krista Tippett behaves during the interview?
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13	8	June 15	Monday	Ijeoma Oluo writes in her book "So You Want to Talk About Race": “The promise--you will get more because they exist to get less--is woven throughout our entire society.” - pg12 For the entire day, make note of where and/or how this message about race is communicated and/or reinforced? (in everything from individual behavior to media images to government actions)
14	9	June 16	Tuesday	This is the 57th anniversary of when Fannie Lou Hamer and other activists were falsely arrested and beaten in Winona, Mississippi. Less than 18 months later, she delivered her "I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired" speech alongside Malcolm X at the Williams Institutional CME Church in Harlem. Read this speech with a colleague/coworker or peer/friend and discuss. https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2019/08/09/im-sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-tired-dec-20-1964/
15	10	June 17	Wednesday	Read "Bidialectalism: The Linguistics of White Supremacy" by James Sledd with someone close to you. Consider how you maintain WSC in your language and how you consciously or subconsciously bias certain dialects and speech patterns over others. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Ttti_iHuLA_IcAxx1TxQsGIPxzbzgXX/view
16	11	June 18	Thursday	Research Juneteenth. Create social media posts describing what you learned about Juneteeth and encouraging your followers to 1) research on their own 2) engage in conversation around the holiday the following day.
17	12	June 19	Friday	Give to a black-owned non-profit organization dedicated to serving black residents local to you.
18	13	June 20	Saturday	Invite someone close to you to watch Watch "I am not your Negro," a visual essay exploring racism based on James Baldwin's unfinished book (at the same time via Netflix party or in shared space) and discuss it after.
19	14	June 21	Sunday	Listen to this Still Processing Podcast about dystopia and utopian narratives in media, and how race intersects and impacts with our visions of a "better tomorrow": "New Loop, America" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/podcasts/still-processing-westworld-hollywood-utopia-dystopia.html. Consider how you are exercising your free will to change the status quo toward a better tomorrow? What is that vision? Who is empowered to or charged with imagining the future?
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21	15	June 22	Monday	Read James Baldwin's Essay "On Being White" https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gl9JejcGcVW-xBvoLyk1wCH4xbbXYFy6/view and reflect on how you would describe white culture today. How and where were you taught to be white explicitly or implicitly at home, school, or in other communities growing up? How do you opt into that culture as an adult?
22	16	June 23	Tuesday	Invite a neighbor or someone who lives in close proximity to you, but isn't a family member to read and discuss "How the Federal Government Intentionally Segregated American Cities" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-federal-government-intentionally-racially-segregated-american-cities-180963494/ How did these patterns and events play out in your area of your city? Why did you decide to move to that area?
23	17	June 24	Wednesday	Scroll through your one or more of your social media feeds for a set period of time (5-10 minutes). What messages about race are communicated by you to others? What messages about race are communicated by others to you?
24	18	June 25	Thursday	Find a black-owned business you've never been to before to make a purchase at this day or week. Decide the maximum amount you can afford to spend there and then double that amount. Spend the second amount. (tipping and shipping costs do not count)
25	19	June 26	Friday	As you enter the weekend, explore The Nap Ministry's website and social media feeds. Possibly read "The Future is now: why Octavia Butler is our Muse" https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/the-future-is-now-why-octavia-butler-is-our-muse/ What is the relationship between rest, leisure, and race? How can you seek to de-emphasize productivity and quantity over quality? How can you seek to emphasize/support rest and self-care for Black people (as defined by them, not us or white culture)?
26	20	June 27	Saturday	Invite someone close to you to watch Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (at the same time via Netflix party or in shared space) and discuss it after.
27	21	June 28	Sunday	Listen to this Code Switch Podcast about Judaism and white identity: "Members Of Who's Tribe" https://www.npr.org/2018/04/18/602678381/members-of-whose-tribe. Consider the larger implications and impacts of this in terms of the intersection of race, ethnicity, religion, and identity. How might your language shift as a result of what you heard?
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29	22	June 29	Monday	Watch Kimberle Crenshaw's intersectionality TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en and if you've already seen it invest in this podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kimberl%C3%A9-crenshaw-on-racism-intersectionality-death/id406769844?i=1000476519552 How have your personal intersecting oppressions (and privileges) shaped your perceptions of race/racism?
30	23	June 30	Tuesday	Invite a close friend or family member to read both of these essays on cultural appropriation: "What’s Wrong with Cultural Appropriation? These 9 Answers Reveal Its Harm" by Maisha Z. Johnson https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/cultural-appropriation-wrong/ "Commentary: Cultural Appropriation is, In Fact, Indefensible by K. Tempest Bradshaw https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/06/28/533818685/cultural-appropriation-is-in-fact-indefensible Discuss how you have participated in cultural appropriation and make plans for how you will call-in loved ones, peers, and strangers who are engaging in cultural appropriation.
31	24	July 1	Wednesday	Read the following NPR articles: 'Farming While Black': A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment Farmer John Boyd Jr. Wants African-Americans To Reconnect With Farming Consider what Leah Penniman refers to as "food apartheid", and think about what farmers like Penniman, Chris Newman, and John Boyd Jr. are trying to accomplish for their communities in terms of health and food justice. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/11/10/663529543/farming-while-black-a-guide-to-finding-power-and-dignity-through-food? https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/12/16/553748898/black-farmers-are-sowing-the-seeds-of-health-and-empowerment https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/14/466565785/farmer-john-boyd-jr-wants-african-americans-to-reconnect-with-farming
32	25	July 2	Thursday	Reflect on black individuals in your life who you've learned from--particularly colleagues and peers who may have invested unpaid labor that benefited your personal and professional growth. Make a plan to compensate 1-5 of those individuals starting today through check, Venmo/CashApp, etc. and simply get to it.
33	26	July 3	Friday	Invite a friend or family member to read and discuss "Fascists Are Using COVID-19 to Advance Their Agenda. It’s Up to Us to Stop Them" by Ejeris Dixon https://truthout.org/articles/fascists-are-using-covid-19-to-advance-their-agenda-its-up-to-us-to-stop-them/ Name three steps you can both commit to taking in the month of July and a plan for how to hold yourselves accountable to battle the fascism that's occurring (and being experienced by Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color most negative and severely).
34	27	July 4	Saturday	No celebrating. Really. For you and your family. Discuss why. Make two lists: what are you afraid of that keeps you from speaking up? what are you willing to risk for racial equity/to correct racial injustice /for liberation of black lives?
35	28	July 5	Sunday	Reflect on the past 27 days and the rest of the month of July. Create your own “pledge of action for the remainder of July" and share it on your social media feeds and in this Facebook Group.