Online Book Club June 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The book club meets once a month on the third Tuesday. Please contact Susan Bertram or Abby Thomsen for more information and to receive a Zoom invitation. Everyone is welcome!
June 22, 7:00 pm Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
The book club meets once a month on the third Tuesday. Please contact Susan Bertram or Abby Thomsen for more information and to recieve a Zoom invitation. Everyone is welcome!
June 22, 7:00 pm Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
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Waking Up White
by Debby Irving
Waking Up White is the book I wish someone had handed me decades ago. My hope is that by sharing my sometimes cringe-worthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, I offer a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance. As I unpack my own long-held beliefs about colorblindness, being a good person, and wanting to help people of color, I reveal how each of these well-intentioned mindsets actually perpetuated my ill-conceived ideas about race. I also explain why and how I’ve changed the way I talk about racism, work in racially mixed groups, and understand the racial justice movement as a whole. Exercises at the end of each chapter prompt readers to explore their own racialized ideas. Waking Up White‘s personal narrative is designed to work well as a rapid read, a book group book, or support reading for courses exploring racial and cultural issues.
Contact Susan Bertram at susan@sb-designs.net to get a link to a free book.
Also, available at your local bookstore, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, Audible, and libraries.
50% of profits go to charities addressing issues of racial inequity.
Waking Up White by Debby Irving. It’s on Monday, June 22, at 7:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact:
Abby Thomsen at abby_thomsen@hotmail.com or Susan Bertram at susan@sb-designs.net.
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