Anti-Racism for White People is a community of people learning about how to recognize and counter racism in ourselves and the world around us. Together we further our understanding of harmful systems and deepen our work as champions of racial and social justice.
This course will support participants in learning, reflection, and action-taking to combat white supremacy and racism in our daily lives. Though this course is designed with the unique challenges of white identity in mind, everyone is welcome.
Each month, participants will receive roughly an hour of readings, podcasts, and videos that pertain to that month's topic, with additional optional resources for those who want to go deeper on the topic. The cohort meets via Zoom on the fourth Thursday of each month from 1-2pm PT (third Thursday in July and November, longer sessions), where participants will have the opportunity to learn more, reflect, and learn in community.
Course Dates:
Thurs, January 27, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, February 24, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, March 24, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, April 28, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, May 26, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, June 23, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, July 21, 12:30-2pm PT
NO AUGUST SESSION
Thurs, Sept 22, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, Oct 27, 1-2pm PT
Thurs, Nov 17, 12:30-2pm PT
The work of becoming anti-racist is a life-long journey of humbly learning new ways of seeing and being.
Through this course, you will:
- Identify the conditioning of white supremacy and its impact on your identity, perceptions, and behavior
- Explore mindsets, behaviors, and commitments that will enable you to more effectively take action for racial justice
- Hone your ability to have difficult conversations about white supremacy & racism
- Gain skills to identity and dismantle white supremacy culture as it shows up in the workplace
- Learn about the history and present-day realities of systemic racism
- Craft individualized strategies for being an agent of interpersonal, institutional, and systemic anti-racism
This course is offered through Social Justice Partners LA (SJPLA), a community of Angelenos who see and speak the truth of racial, economic, and social injustices, and who use their power to support the liberation of all people. We are a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, and we provide grants, training, and peer learning & healing spaces for proximate leaders of visionary social justice initiatives. All funds from this course fuel this work.
The course is facilitated by Christine Margiotta, Executive Director of SJPLA, who has facilitated this content for over 1,000 participants on their anti-racism journey.
We are committed to creating access to this learning for the broadest community possible, so if the cost is prohibitive, please reach out to Christine at [email protected].
"This course has been the most impactful thing in my life, hands down. It has put words to my feelings, and helped me understand my power in changing myself and the spaces I occupy."
— Year-long cohort-based Participant
Course Curriculum
Greetings from Team SJPLA!
We are a small but mighty team committed to liberation in all its forms.
We facilitate trainings, lead programs, and make grants in service of racial, economic, and social justice.
In purchasing this course, you're not only investing in your anti-racism journey, you're also investing in our nonprofit's work to fund, support, and spotlight powerful systems change work led by BIPOC and proximate community leaders.