Lincoln High School PTSA Working on Race and Equity

May be an image of text that says 'Lincoln High School PTSA's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee presents a Six-Week Online Course: FROM ALLY TO ANTIRACIST Cultivating and Committing to Action in the Face of Life's Obstacles with Jonathan W. Kanter, Ph.D., Director, UW Center for the Science of Social Connection and Behavioral Scientist, UW Medicine Office of Health Care Equity Wednesday Evenings 7:00 to 8:30 pm Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19 Limitedto 100 Participants Suggested donation for 6-week course $250 το SIGN UP & DONATE, TEXT DEI το 41444'














Dear Alumni and Staff,

The Lincoln PTSA DEI committee is offering this 6-week online course as a fundraiser. It will be on zoom, and any interested alumni and staff, wherever you may live now across the country or the globe, is welcome to join. The funds raised will be shared with Alliance for Education, and used to support equity at Lincoln and across public schools in the Seattle area. To register, email lincolnptsadei@gmail.com or text DEI to 41444.

Course Description:

Many of us, stirred into action by the death of George Floyd and the resulting national protest and action movement in the Summer of 2020, felt in the moment of collective antiracist awakening an important lesson: This cannot be just a moment. It must last.

Yet here we are now. For many of us the passion that stirred in June 2020 is now a receding memory, stripped of power. Some may have ordered antiracism books and even read some of them. Others may have attended protests, donated to organizations, and obsessively followed the news about events happening elsewhere, but were overwhelmed by uncertainty about what to do in their own spheres of influence, such as how to address racism within their families, circles of friends, communities, and schools. Still others may have felt paralyzed by anxiety about stepping out of their comfort zones and making mistakes and retreated to the safety of inaction. Most of us feel we have not done enough, are not doing enough, to fight for Black lives and equity for all in our society.
Traditional training and education efforts often fall short with respect to producing behavior change and sustained action. They often do little to address the obstacles that we face on a daily basis that must be overcome to align our behavior with our stated values on an ongoing basis.

In this course, Dr. Kanter will share important and innovative lessons about what gets in the way of antiracist behavior change and what to do about these obstacles. Each week, Dr. Kanter will lead participants through innovative and evidence-based exercises to practice how to address personal and systemic obstacles that help get people translate antiracist values into everyday action. Each week, participants will have the opportunity to share with each other their successes and obstacles and support each other in our collective and individual growth.

The goal of this course is to inspire personal antiracist action and growth and build a supportive and courageous community.

Signing up for the course is an antiracist action: 100% of profits generated from participant fees will support the diversity, equity, inclusion, and Seattle Public Schools Equity fundraising efforts of the Lincoln High School PTSA.

About Dr. Kanter:

Thanks for your consideration and we hope that you will join us for this course.
Lincoln High School’s PTSA DEI Committee

Comments

Anonymous said…
Coupla observations -- $250 is not petty cash for most people. Who does the Lincoln PTSA think can afford that? Seems pricey for some online lessons. Next thought -- Fundraisers usually offer fun stuff that people want to buy. Is this the Lincoln PTA's idea of fun? Found this kinda heavy handed too -- "signing up for the course is an antiracist action." Does that make people who don't (or can't afford to) sign up for the course racists? Lastly -- the Alliance for Education? Didn't schools stop using them cause they charge a service fee? Why are they involved?

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