Three-Part Anti-Racism Series, Offered in Partnership with WaterfordRISE In-Person
October 7 - Session 1 - History of Race
An introduction to basic vocabulary, historical precedents, and current conditions of race in our country. The presentation demonstrates how race was created, maintained, and manipulated throughout U.S. history. Past/present connections show how legacies of injustice shape systems and society in the 21st century. The program concludes with an opportunity for questions and discussion.
November 4 - Session 2 - Allyship in Focus
An overview of the insidious ways racism manifests in our lives today and the opportunities allyship provides to counter that inequity. Facilitators show participants how liberal and progressive ideologies, especially those held by white people, maintain and contribute to racist systems. The program concludes with opportunity for open discussion.
December 2 - Session 3 - Allyship in Action
Empowers participants to enact anti-racist strategies and allyship in their own lives. Through scenarios, scripts, and an emphasis on language and color consciousness, facilitators provide a range of actions applicable for workplaces, schools, and interpersonal relationships.
This series is facilitated by Aqua Drakes and Katie Burton. This program is funded by our partners at Waterford RISE with support from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and Ledge Light Health District.
Registration is required as space is limited. Participants should plan to attend all three sessions.
- Date:
- Saturday, October 7, 2023 Show more dates
- Time:
- 9:30AM - 11:00AM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Workshop
Waterford RISE is a group of Waterford residents who celebrate our diversity and seek to achieve a community where everyone feels valued, respected, included, and welcomed.
Drakes and Burton Consulting is looking to the past to help build a better future. Our tools for instituting positive change are education and facilitation: powerful strategies for promoting anti-racist action among individuals and systems. We work together with clients to build DEI capacity and imagine new possibilities for racial justice.
- Aqua Drakes is a committed DEI professional with seven years of experience facilitating conversations about social inequity. A futurist, Drakes grounds her facilitations in historical context while keeping an eye to the future.
- Katie Burton is a public humanities educator committed to access and empowerment. Burton's work in higher education, museums, and conversation facilitation focus on the power of narrative in community building.