The next book the BIPOC reading group has chosen is The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, which we will discuss on Monday, January 24, at 6:30 pm. If you’d like to read this on your computer, here is a link to a PDF of it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DEizcnW8JYlzy23_7QbNj-0jFFfS_bZp/view For February, we’ll be choosing a book by the … Continue reading BIPOC Authors Book Discussion – The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
Join the UU Congregation of Fairfax and their panel of speakers to learn about Critical Race Theory (CRT), the politics around the topic in Northern VA and across the nation, and reinforce the understanding of why learning accurate, inclusive history is good for students and our communities. Find out more and register here: https://uucf.org/events/teaching-truth/.
The author is from India and is an oncologist at U Penn. One review: "A one-sitting read for a dark night." Maybe a different genre for us. If you need a book, let me know and I will get one for you. If you wish to order from Open Door rather than online, I will … Continue reading BIPOC Book Group Discussion – Night Theater, by Vikram Paralkar
Green Sanctuary is partnering with the Anti-Racism Team for a discussion on the film, 'The Condor and The Eagle.' The film is available via free streaming every 15 minutes through November, as part of the UU Ministry For The Earth campaign for climate justice. Watch on your own schedule and join us for a discussion … Continue reading The Condor and The Eagle film discussion
Join us for an evening focused on topics from Robin DiAngelo’s book White Fragility, Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism. (Beacon Press, 2018) Tom Comparin will facilitate a presentation and discussion of Robin DiAngleo’s work. We will review some of her key ideas and then watch two short videos that vividly dramatize … Continue reading Videos and Discussion on White Fragility
Next for the Anti-Racism Team in this time of physical distancing is a book discussion group focused on various genres by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) authors. The first book we'll be discussing is the 2020 novel, The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett. Invite friends and family and join us for a zoom discussion … Continue reading Anti-Racism Team – BIPOC Book Discussion Group – February 3rd
