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2020 -2021 Study Group Topic: Racial injustice
Upcoming Dates:
January 27th 7-9 pm. Discussion of book How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi. Zoom.
Past Discussions:
November 19th 1-3 pm & 7-9 pm. Discussion of book Caste: the Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Zoom
Interesting and informative video with Isabel Wilkerson serves as a good companion to the book. In Conversation: Isabel Wilkerson and Jacqueline Woodson. Presented through the California African American Museum. About 90 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oybvQAKUjC8
October 21st 7-9 pm & October 22nd 1-3 pm. Discussion of book So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. Zoom
September 23rd 7-9 pm & September 24th 1-3 pm. Discussion of book Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge. Zoom
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- Racial Injustice
Recommended resources:
Excellent short video that quickly illustrates how systemic racism has and continues to hurt people of color, especially Black families. Systemic Racism Explained presented through act.tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ
AAUW California Racial Injustice Webinar
Harvard University Racial Bias Test
Antiracism Reading List compiled by MJC Librarian Stella Beratlis
Prior study Group topics
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- Gender Issues and Intersectionality
Recommended resources:
National Center for Transgender Equality WEBSITE
>> National Geographic, January 2017, Gender Revolution
Online information HERE
>> The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ashley Mardell;
Read online here;
Buy here
>> The Gender Tag Project started by Ashley Wylde;
Full 600+ Video Playlist Here;
Or Explanation HERE,
Original example HERE,
One Year Update HERE,
and TEDx follow up HERE
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- Climate Change and Activism
Recommended resources:
Twitter based activism, Scientific American Article HERE
InsideClimate News Article – DC in April
Mercury News – Gov. Jerry Brown legislation ARTICLE
Sierra Nevada Alliance WEBSITE
SchiShow – History of Earth’s Climate
A playlist of videos hosted by Hank Green HERE
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) – climate change WEBPAGE
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) – Climate WEBPAGE
Climate Reality Project – Climate 101 WEBPAGE see bottom of page for list of further resources
NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) WEBSITE
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation WEBSITE
Greenpeace – Global Warming WEBPAGE
YALE Climate Connections WEBSITE
InsideClimate News WEBSITE
Solar Information
Business Insider ARTICLE
Forbes ARTICLE
EcoWatch Reporting an Elon Musk talk ARTICLE
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- Current Political Climate
Recommended resources:
November 2016 CSU Stanislaus Social Justice Conference – Brief Overview
Twitter based activism, Scientific American Article HERE
PBS Idea Channel – The Hoodie
VlogBrothers – Human Life is Getting Better
VlogBrothers – Donald Trump’s Budget Explained
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- “Fake News” and Propaganda
Recommended resources:
PBS Idea Channel – Bias in Algorithms
PBS Idea Channel – How Not to Spot Fake News