I Want to Help! What Can I Do?
Keynote Description
A common refrain from most of us white folks is “I am sickened by what’s happening in our country. What can I do to help?”
A noble question, for sure, but sometimes it causes a turned face, or a roll of the eyes from many Black folks who’ve been begging for help for decades. Virtually every movement to emancipate and free Blacks of slavery, Jim Crow, oppressive laws and the like has been launched by Black folks themselves.
But one thing that’s been ringing in most of our collective white heads is that we can no longer remain bystanders if we want to create a more equitable and harmonious society. The time has come for us silent ones to no longer remain silent. To no longer just stand by in our comfortable chairs, not feeling racist, and watch Black and Brown men, women and children suffer.
So what can we do to help?
Key Takeaways
In this presentation, race and society expert Jeffrey Kass will deep dive into a whole host of concrete actions each of us can take to turn the tide of this increasingly unjust and unfair society of which we are apart and from which we benefit.
These steps can pervade every aspect of our life:
A common refrain from most of us white folks is “I am sickened by what’s happening in our country. What can I do to help?”
A noble question, for sure, but sometimes it causes a turned face, or a roll of the eyes from many Black folks who’ve been begging for help for decades. Virtually every movement to emancipate and free Blacks of slavery, Jim Crow, oppressive laws and the like has been launched by Black folks themselves.
But one thing that’s been ringing in most of our collective white heads is that we can no longer remain bystanders if we want to create a more equitable and harmonious society. The time has come for us silent ones to no longer remain silent. To no longer just stand by in our comfortable chairs, not feeling racist, and watch Black and Brown men, women and children suffer.
So what can we do to help?
Key Takeaways
In this presentation, race and society expert Jeffrey Kass will deep dive into a whole host of concrete actions each of us can take to turn the tide of this increasingly unjust and unfair society of which we are apart and from which we benefit.
These steps can pervade every aspect of our life:
- In our homes
- At our jobs
- Where we shop
- Our books
- Getting coffee
- Walking down the street
- Organizations and volunteerism