BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Memorial Hall Library X-WR-CALNAME:Memorial Hall Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40ff0dcb-03af-492e-98c4-0ded1435e59f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260915T142213Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T181500 SUMMARY:Courageous Conversation: Me and White Supremacy LOCATION:Memorial Hall Library\nMemorial Hall Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Memorial Hall Library;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Memorial Hall Library:geo:42.6568137,-71.1414167 GEO:42.6568137;-71.1414167 DESCRIPTION:Join members of Courageous Conversations for a 4-week\, in-dep th discussion of the themes and issues raised in Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad..\nhttps://mhl.libnet.info/event/9950899 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad will walk you step-by-step through the work of examining:

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Awareness leads to action\, a nd action leads to change. This program is for anyone who is ready to clos ely examine their own beliefs and biases and do the work it will take to c reate social change. \;This is intended to be a safe\, focused space f or honest sharing in which to discuss the systematic structures of racism and the work we can do individually and community-wide to dismantle them.< /p>\n

Each session of this 4-week discussion series will focus on select sections from \;Me and White Supremacy. The book is organized as a 28 -day reading and reflection practice. \; We encourage you to keep a jo urnal\, as each day includes reflective journaling prompts. \; Whether or not you read daily or in fewer sittings\, participants are expected to have read the designated sections before attending the discussion.

\n< p>Week 1 (2/8) \;  \; Part I and Part II: Day 1 - Day 7
Week 2 (2/15) \; Part II: Day 8 - Day 14
Week 3 (2/22) \; Part II: Day 15 - Day 21
Week 4 (2/29) \; Part II: Day 22 - 28 and now wh at?

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Copies of the book are available through the library. \;Find it in the catal og and request a copy. \;

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Registration is required for thi s series and space is limited. We ask that participants commit to attendin g all 4 sessions as we build on the lessons and discussions from each week .

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This discussion series will be facilitated by Aldonsa Pereyra an d Deb Olander\, active members of the Courageous Conversations planning co mmittee. \;

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Aldonsa Pereyra is a community organizer who lives in Lawrence and works at MIT&rsquo\;s Sloan School of Management. She is committed to helping people find common ground through courageous conversa tions. \;

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Deb Olander is an educator and Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion facilitator who lives in Andover. She is committed to helpin g white people find their place in anti-racism work through courageous con versations. \;

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This program is in partnership with \;Coura geous Conversations \;which \;works to advance and amplify convers ations about interpersonal and systemic racism\, racial identity and privi lege\, and antiracism through community reads\, films\, facilitated conver sations\, speaker events\, and panel discussions. \;The purpose is to educate ourselves on these issues so that we may better understand the sys tems that perpetuate racial inequities and reflect on strategies for inter rupting and dismantling those systems.

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