WE Teachers Antiracism Module

You are most likely reading this because you know that our world has a racism problem and that we all need to do our part to solve it. You are probably someone who cares deeply about young people, their education, democracy and a brighter future. Imagine the world you want to leave to future generations. How can you become the example of that way of living now? The goal of this module is to increase your capacity to understand the issue, engage in anti-racist and anti-oppression practice, undertake continuous learning, and become ambassadors for anti-racism. Through this WE Teachers Anti-Racism module, educators, administrators and community leaders will be able to use an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens to critically examine their schools’ and communities' climate, practices and policies.

Essential Questions:

1. What comes up for you as you work through this module?
2. What is justice?
3. What are the consequences of not confronting racism and anti-Blackness?
4. What commitments toward antiracism and anti-oppression do you hope to make?

Objective/Purpose: The primary goal of this module is to launch you toward a robust antiracism/anti-oppression praxis. The goal is to help you build some awareness and some skill, so that you will:

• Engage in vigilant self-awareness;
• Acknowledge racism and the ideology of white supremacy;
• Study and teach representative history;
• Talk about race with students; and
• When you see racism, do something

Learning Goals: As you work through this module, you will:

• Understand racism, anti-Blackness, and white supremacy more fully;
• Begin to recognize, explore, and prepare to intervene in your own anti-Black, discriminatory, and/or racist beliefs and behaviors; and
• Apply the frameworks within this module to your educational and life practice to strengthen antiracist and anti-oppressive praxis.