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SUMMARY:Courageous Conversations Study Group
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DESCRIPTION:Have you been hearing the word reparations more often? Would y
 ou like to learn more about why some are calling for reparations for Afric
 an Americans? Join us for a four-week study group..\nhttps://mhl.libnet.in
 fo/event/12176981
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We will explore together why people are ca
 lling for reparations to redress past wrongs in our history\, how reparati
 ons have been distributed&nbsp\;historically to address harm to&nbsp\;othe
 r groups\, and various proposals for how to allocate&nbsp\;reparations to 
 descendants of formerly enslaved Africans who were brought to the United S
 tates against their will.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The goals of the study group are 
 to educate ourselves about aspects of U.S. history we may not have learned
  in school\, and to wrestle with issues of race and privilege and the harm
  caused by the institutions of slavery\, segregation\, and Jim Crow. Parti
 cipants are encouraged to come with an open mind and a willingness to read
  and discuss the material to obtain a deeper understanding of a complex is
 sue.</p>\n<p>The main text we will use is <a href="https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.
 net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$
 002fSD_ILS:1627451/one"><em><strong>The Black Reparations Project: A Handb
 ook for Racial Justice</strong></em></a>\, edited by William A. Darity Jr.
 \, A. Kirsten Mullen\, and Lucas Hubbard. Copies are available through the
  library and can be picked up at the circulation desk. Other supplemental 
 readings will be used\, and we will provide an extensive list of resources
 .</p>\n<p>Each session will focus on specific chapters. Participants are e
 xpected to read the designated chapters before attending the session. We a
 sk that participants commit to attending all four sessions as we build on 
 the lessons and discussions from each week.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Week 1 
 (1/27/25): Introduction and Chapters 1-2</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Week 2
  (2/3/25): Chapters 3-5</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Week 3 (2/10/25): Chapt
 ers 6-7</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Week 4 (2/24/25): Chapters 8-10</strong
 ></li>\n</ul>\n<p>All are welcome to register for this study group\, espec
 ially if you are looking for an opportunity to increase your understanding
  of race and antiracism and aspects of America&rsquo\;s history that&nbsp\
 ;have often been omitted or overlooked. This is intended to be a safe\, fo
 cused space in which to discuss the systematic structures of racism and th
 e work we can do individually and as a community to dismantle them.</p>\n<
 p>The discussions will be facilitated by members of the Courageous Convers
 ations planning team. Space is limited and registration is required.</p>\n
 <p><em>Courageous Conversations works to advance and amplify conversations
  about interpersonal and systemic racism\, racial identity and privilege\,
  and antiracism through community reads\, films\, facilitated conversation
 s\, speaker events\, and panel discussions.</em></p>\nhttps://mhl.libnet.i
 nfo/event/12176981
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