As we wrote in the first issue, every other month we will share articles, podcasts, videos and other content that is informed by and contributes to the conversation around racial equity. Each issue will be followed by a discussion session. The discussion session for this issue will be on September 30 at 7:00 pm. CLICK HERE to register. Below you will also find more information about the material for the next discussion group and news of coming events in our community and opportunities for further learning.
In a recent discussion, John Amaechi, a former NBA basketball player and now a renowned psychologist, told Wharton professor Adam Grant:
“Privilege is a hard concept for people to understand because normally when we talk of privilege we imagine immediate, unearned riches and tangible benefits for anyone who has it. But white privilege, and indeed all privilege, is actually more about the absence of inconvenience, the absence of an impediment or challenge. And as such, when you have it, you really don't notice it. But when it's absent, it affects everything you do.”
If you participated in the first group discussion, you know that it was engaging and thought provoking and we hope you will join us again and bring friends! If you missed the first group discussion you are absolutely encouraged to join us for this one.
The topic for our upcoming meeting is White Affirmative Action/White Privilege and the discussion will be based directly on the resources we are sharing in this newsletter. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, contact Rabbi Greg Weisman at [email protected].
The Temple is working to put together a group to participate in this three-hour webinar that uses stories and data to present a perspective that racism is fundamentally structural in nature. By examining characteristics of modern-day racial inequity, the presentation introduces participants to an analysis that most find immediately helpful and relevant. The Groundwater metaphor is designed to help practitioners at all levels internalize the reality that we live in a racially structured society, and that that is what causes racial inequity.
Temple Beth El’s racial equity mission is to inspire our congregation and community to do our part to dismantle systemic racism and build a more just world through education, relationship building and advocacy.
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