Special Events
"Do the Work!" - An Antiracist Activity Book
* For all the people overwhelmed by racial injustice and white supremacy in America,
who've taken some action and know they can do more, but don't always know what to do or how to do it, or are afraid of getting it wrong or not knowing enough
and are left wondering what do I dooooo???
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Created by the socio-political comedian W. Kamau Bell and bestselling author Kate Schatz, Do the Work! is a humorous, thought-provoking, highly-illustrated interactive workbook designed to give readers a hands-on understanding of systemic racism, white privilege, and Black disenfranchisement... In a fun way!
Packed with activities, games, illustrations, comics, and eye-opening conversations, Do the Work! challenges readers to think critically and act effectively. Readers will experience the effects of voter suppression through a Connect-the-Dots gerrymandering activity of Pennsylvania’s 7th district. Learn about redlining through a Color-by-Numbers map based on the infamous examples used by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation in the late 1930s. Take a “Nope or Nice” quiz that tests their knowledge of which commonly used words have racist roots or are offensive to some groups. And readers will try to answer questions from the state of Alabama’s 1965 Literacy Test (miss more than 7 of 68 questions and no voting for you!). Neither a deep dive into critical race theory nor a scholarly tome on antiracism, Do the Work! is something more: an enormously clever and enlightening guide meant to be picked up, read, played with, shared, and absorbed.
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DETAILS:
Join us for a truly Interactive Workshop consisting of six 90-minute sessions from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, beginning March 26th through May 7th (We will skip Easter Sunday - April 9th). Each week we will work through a series of activities and tasks creating a bridge between understanding what it takes to be an antiracist... to taking critical action to support racial and social justice in our community every day.
REGISTER: Click on the following link: Do the Work! Registration Form
Space will be limited to 20 people, so please register by March 22nd. ~ Thank you!
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LOCATION:
The Workshop will be held in person at Paint on Pottery located at 1430 High Street, next to The Movie Tavern, off Richmond Road (Rte 60) in Williamsburg. The space will be closed to the public, open only for our group to meet privately. There is ample space to spread out, allowing us to meet safely in person.
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TO PURCHASE THE BOOK: Visit the following bookstores or click on the online retailers below.
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Racial Justice, Social Justice and Antiracist Education
"It’s fine if you have a moment of being overwhelmed, but we need to get you to actually doing the work to create less racism."
~W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz, Do the Work!