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Entitlement
From Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel Having benefits and being part of the culture of power encourages a person to develop a sense of entitlement to special treatment. Entitlement is the sense Read more...Read More -
Environmental Justice
Adapted from Paul Kivel, Uprooting Racism, revised 4th edition, New Society, September 2017 One of the most critical national and international issues we face is global warming including such visible effects as ice cap melting, rising temperatures and sea levels, Read more...Issue: Activism, Environmental JusticeRead More -
Examining Class and Race
I GREW UP BELIEVING THAT ALL AMERICANS have equal opportunity to succeed because there is a level playing field and affirmative action was no longer necessary. Since then, I have found this exercise useful to challenge our common assumptions of Read more...Issue: Racial JusticeRead More -
Eye to Eye: Gotta Get Down With Our Toddlers
I LOVED PLAYING WITH ARIEL when he was a baby. He cradled in my arm like my body was meant to hold him. I could carry him easily, close to me, on my stomach in a snuggli, on my back Read more...Issue: Young PeopleRead More -
Fall 2016: Resources for Racial Justice
With all the focus on the elections it can be difficult to remember (or even to find out about) the millions of people organizing for social justice every day. Some of those struggles are highlighted in this issue of my Read more...Issue: Racial JusticeRead More -
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
WHAT KIND OF ACTIVE SUPPORT does a strong white ally provide to a person of color? Over the years, people of color that I have talked with have been remarkably consistent in describing the kinds of support they need from Read more...Issue: Racial JusticeRead More -
Guidelines for Working with Young Men
A FACILITATOR’S GUIDE “Our struggle is not easy. … The truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness is to sacrifice oneself for others in the nonviolent struggle for justice.” Cesar Chavez YOUNG MEN’S WORK: STOPPING VIOLENCE Read more...Issue: Young PeopleRead More -
Guidelines for Working with Young Women
Introduction and Facilitator’s Guide from Young Women’s Lives: Building Self-Awareness for Life by Nell Myhand and Paul Kivel YOUNG WOMEN’S LIVES: BUILDING SELF-AWARENESS FOR LIFE is a program for young women, ages 14-19. It is designed to celebrate and Read more...Read More