Sunday, November 17, 2013

Bonners and Race

For the open medium project I am teaming up with Emily and Aastha to run Bonner class discussion on race. My ideas for the class thus far involve sending a pdf of excerpts from White Like Me, that discuss volunteer work and volunteer organizations (mostly from chapter six). I do not know if this is how the class will actually run but these are the ideas that I am presenting to my group. Some questions that I would like to address are:
What is white privilege?
How is privilege manifested in your life? As a Bonner?
What institutional racism do we witness in our service sites?
          Share my thoughts on UTC (see blog post UC vs. Philly)
Are these issues addressed as racist?
Should they be, why or why not?
If they should be addressed, how can we spark that?
What is our responsibility in everyday life in regards to racism?
What is that you already do
Is there something we can do as Bonners to promote racial justice in the UC community and community partners?
After the discussion I hope to take about ten minutes to have everyone right up a small reflection on what they learned/what was powerful/needs to be addressed further.
We will then compile the responses and find common themes or issues that stick out and create a document including what was actually addressed in the class and the reactions of the other Bonners and ourselves.

Feedback? These are only my ideas and once again may change when Aastha, Emily and I meet up and discuss. The class is happening this Wednesday.

1 comment:

  1. Sorry i didn't comment on this when you wanted input. It's very exciting that you guys are doing this.

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