WE Embrace Antiracism Campaign - For Students

Thank you for joining us. The WE Embrace Anti-Racism campaign is built on WE’s long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion, service-learning and undertaking continuous education. We believe that through service-learning, students are able to gain the skill sets to better understand themselves emotionally and act in accordance with core ethical values, leaving them better equipped to service their communities.

For educators like you, who are dedicated to empowering young people to make a difference and recognize the need to take action on anti-racism, this campaign is designed to inspire social change in your students while supporting you in engaging in the necessary but sometimes difficult conversations as your students embrace anti-racism. Recognizing the sensitive nature of this topic, we have developed this campaign through a trauma-informed lens and with great attention to youth well-being.

As you proceed, please be mindful that this campaign can be implemented in different ways. The ideal structure is for you and your students to learn together, however, students can also choose to seek outside support while engaging with the campaign or opt to learn independently.

We thank you for participating in our campaign to tackle anti-racism. We know this isn’t easy work, but we also know it is important and long overdue.

Objective/Purpose:

Despite generations of social movements and individuals advocating for justice and equality, racism still deeply affects Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and racialized communities. Recent economic and political turmoil, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, have shed light on the existence of systemic racism that encompasses a broad range of racialized dimensions: racist emotions, discriminatory habits and actions, racist institutions, racist framing, and racist ideology. This moment demands deep introspection through education, self-reflection on our own biases and privileges, and creating real change through the promotion and awareness of anti-racist ideology.

Learning Goals:

The WE Embrace Anti-Racism campaign is comprised of three sections, each designed to achieve the following learning goals with your students:

1. Learn & Understand
2. Empowerment & Self-Accountability
3. Allyship & Action

Educators will be able to assess the following learning outcomes with your students:

• Students are more knowledgeable about racism;
• Students understand that self-accountability and allyship are critical steps toward being anti-racist;
• Students feel that they have a personal role to play in addressing racism;
• Students are equipped to develop their own anti-racism action plan