Muse Club Resource Library
Each year, we choose one social justice issue for all of our clubs to learn more about and address. Our 2020-2021 issue is: Anti-Racism.
The materials included in our Muse Club Resource Library are intended to cultivate Knowledge, Empathy, and Action around Anti-Racism and Racial Equity Issues. These are the 3 elements that Racial Justice Activist Rachel Cargle says are necessary for doing anti-racism work. We will also include Self-Inquiry Prompts and Self-Care Practices.
ANTI-RACISM 101
Goals: To develop a core understanding of why anti-racism work is necessary, to cultivate compassionate listening + communication skills, to create monthly action step, and to commit to beginning self-inquiry and self-care practices.
1. Knowledge: Let’s Talk about Racism
Resource: What is Racism
Resource: Racial Equity Vocabulary
Video: ‘The Origin of Race’
Video: ‘The west was built on racism. It’s time we faced that.’
Interactive Calendar: The History of Racial Injustice.
Video: Racial Unrest Then & Now
Series: Race Forward Video series about Systemic Racism
Resource: Essay from 1619 Project
Resource: How Many US Presidents Owned Slaves
Video: Michelle Obama DNC 2016
Video: President Trump insists on using racist language
Video: ‘This is America’ by Childish Gambino
Resource: When Teens Support BLM and Parents Don’t
Resource: Collection of Articles Addressing Racism
2. Empathy: Stories
Podcast: 1619, Episode 1, ‘The Fight for a True Democracy’
Video: Biography of Harriet Tubman
Video: Ex-Slaves Talk about Slavery
Video: James Baldwin Discusses Racism in 1969
Film: ‘A Conversation about Growing up Black’
Video: Racial Equity Slam Poetry
Video: Racial Literacy = Personal Stories + Facts
Resource: Teens + TikTok + Talking to Parents about Racism
Video: ‘How to Deconstruct Racism’ by Baratunde Thurston
Video: Muse Conference Interview with Betty Reid Soskin
Video: Favorite Moments from First African American Presidency
3. Action: Some suggested actions to take.
Talk to Your Parents about Racism
Invite a friend(s) to join your Muse Club
4. Self-Inquiry: Your journal is your best friend.
What did you learn this month that you didn’t already know?
How did it feel to learn this new information?
How have you witnessed or experienced racism?
How will you take action to be anti-racist?
5. Self-Care: Some suggested self care practices.
Begin a Gratitude Practice: when you wake up before getting out of bed, make a list of the things you are grateful for.
Take Screen Breaks: Make sure to give yourself time away from the screen to take a walk or simply sit quietly
Move Your Body: Find a way to release mental tension, emotional stress. Walking, yoga, dancing.
Who me Biased?
Goals: To develop a deeper understanding of how racism, bias, and privilege affect each of us personally, to explore how our personal biases affect the collective, to begin sharing our own experiences, to create a personal action step, and to stay committed to our self-care.
1. Knowledge: Social Location, Implicit Bias
Resource: Internalization
Film: ‘Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias’
Video: Implicit Bias and Politics
Resource: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Video: Simple Lesson on Privilege
Resource: Privilege 101
Video: Viral “Check Your Privilege” Challenge
Video: ‘Your Privilege is Showing’ by Lillian Medville
Film: ‘Life Changing Magic of Hanging Out’
Interview: ‘Me and White Supremacy’ with Layla Saad
2. Empathy: Stories
Video: Real Stories of Implicit Bias from a class at Penn State
Video: ‘How to Overcome our Biases” by Verna Myers
Video: ‘Unconscious Bias’ short film
Video: ‘Pod Save the People’ host DeRay Mckesson
Resource: Celebrities Speak about Racism
Short film: A Conversation with White People on Race
Short film: A Conversation with My Black Son
Short film: A Conversation with Black Women on Race
Short film: A Conversation with Police on Race
3. Action: Some suggested action steps:
Create Your Own Identity Chart
Talk To Your Parents About Voting
Watch and Share this important video about voting
Invite a friend(s) to join your Muse Club
4. Self-Inquiry:
What is something new that you learned about your own bias and privilege this month?
How did it make you feel to know you have bias and privilege?
Journal about some of the times and ways your bias and privilege has affected your actions?
What kind of steps will you take overcome your biases?
5. Self-Care:
Try a Breathwork through free app
Enjoy a month of free online yoga classes
Then & Now
Goals: To integrate the history of anti-racism with the present moment, to hear the stories of anti-racist activists from past to present, to create an action step based on this information, and to commit to on-going self-care.
1. Knowledge: History of Anti-Racism Movements
Video: Biography of Ida B Wells
Video: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Video: The Birth of the Black Panthers
Speeches: 5 of Martin Luther King’s Most Memorable Speeches
Video: History of The March on Washington
Resource: Audre Lorde, ‘Learning from the 60’s’
Video: History of Black Lives Matter
Resource: Anti-Racist Protest Anthems
Resource: Hamilton Encourages Inclusion in Theatre
Video: The Earliest Performance of Hamilton
Film: ‘Black is King’ by Beyonce
Resource: Crayola Colors of The World
Resource: Taking on Racist Packaging
Resource: Kendall Jenner + Pepsi + BLM
Resource: Brands Rooted in Racism
Podcast: Still Processing, ‘Kaepernick’
2. Empathy: Stories (voices from the past to the present)
Video: The Story of Sojourner Truth
Video: A Conversation with John Lewis
Resource: BlackPast and the United States
Video: TED Talk with Founders of Black Lives Matter
Video: Voices of BLM 2020: The Largest Global Protest in History
3. Action: VOTE, TALK TO YOUR PARENTS, FRIENDS ABOUT VOTING
Invite a friend(s) to join your Muse Club
4. Self-Inquiry:
What is something new that you learned about anti-racism movements from past to present?
How do you feel about current events happening?
Are you more aware of racism and anti-racism in your life, in our culture, and in the world?
What steps can you take to be a part of the movement towards racial justice?
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, we will still have anti-racism work.
5. Self-Care:
Choose the practices you’ve tried and make a self-care plan that works for you.
Write out a commitment to yourself: what are you committed to doing to practice self-care?
Include your “WHY.” Identify your reasons for self-care: mental, physical, emotional health.
International Resources
Goals: To recognize that racial injustice is a global issue and to hear the stories of anti-racist activists from around the world.
How to Change Systemic Racism in Canada. – Canada
Young Black Canadians Reflect on Anti-Racism Protests – Canada
Does the EU Have a Race Problem? – EU
Afrophobia in Europe – EU
Black Europeans Discuss Black Activism – EU
Apartheid 46 Years in 90 Seconds – S. Africa
S. African Girls Hold AntiRacism Protests – S. Africa
What Koreans Think of Black People – S. Korea
The Most Famous Black Man in S. Korea – S. Korea
3 Youth Voices Behind UK Anti-Racism Protests – UK