DEI Golden Thread Discussion and Sharing by Kemp, Dana https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu What are the differences between being racist, non-racist and anti-racist? en-us 2020-09-28 14:05:56 UTC 2021-01-29 03:07:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/709856157/ec0e6b55794706d7cacf859878a97400/How_to_be_Antiracist.PNG https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139210362 I don't know if non-racist is really possible, especially in the united states. Racism is so much a part of what it is to american. Inherently, we are all racist. To be anti-racist is to actively work against the racism we find in ourselves, in our institutions, in our culture, and in our relationships. To call oneself not- racist is to blind oneself from seeing color or seeing the truth. 


]]> 2021-01-29 02:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139210362 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211028 Being racist doesn't always mean malicious or having racist *intent* - it can mean supporting systems that have racist impact]]> 2021-01-29 02:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211028 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211187 Coming from an un-educated background that does not permit expanding knowledge, wanting to learn more, admitting being wrong, etc.  Individuals who are self-defined as racist often exhibit other overt prejudices, whereas individuals who do not define themselves as racist do not necessarily, or try not, to hold prejudice thought and action toward others.  Someone who is non-racist or anit-racist is someone who is striving, learning, wanting to be better, wanting to improve, and admitting imperfetion.

This is an ever-changing topic, laden with terms that are have ever changing linguistic value.]]> 2021-01-29 02:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211187 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211337 I believe being anti-racist involves working towards equity, understanding and inclusion. ]]> 2021-01-29 02:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211337 Dana dkemp10 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211355 I feel like the difference between being racist and non-racist is admitting to some level of being a product of the racism that we experience. Could be at any given moment. Non-racist is a denial of the system we profit from or are oppressed by. Anti-racist involves action to dismantle the system and its structures.]]> 2021-01-29 02:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211355 racist is seeing one race being of more value than another. mwalkerebersole https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211856 Non-racist- not condoning, but not wanting to rock the boat - accepting of the current discrepancies that have come about through our history of racism. Avoiding the difficult conversations and self reflection needed to change things.
Anti-racist: actively committing to self reflection and engagement to identify and dismantle racist thinking, systems. .]]> 2021-01-29 02:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211856 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211905 I think that according to Kendi, a non-racist is reinforcing racism through complicity.]]> 2021-01-29 02:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139211905 Being racist is to act in ways that negatively affect marginalized peoples. Non racist is adopting a personal behavior to not act in a racist way, while not being involved in any type of struggle against racism. Being anti racist is doing the work to combat racism. https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139212081 2021-01-29 02:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139212081 antiracist requires some kind of action https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139212123 2021-01-29 02:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139212123 there are so many ways to be racist. https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139212888 2021-01-29 02:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139212888 I believe that we are all racist in some aspect - we have to explore those areas and work to address them https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139213124

]]> 2021-01-29 02:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139213124 Being anti-racist requires action not just to avoid racist actions/impacts but to take actions and make impacts that actively result in equity https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139213762 2021-01-29 02:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139213762 right now it's making me crazy that the Kansas City Chiefs are exalted. Seeing and hearing their awful chant on national tv for the world to see and no one bats an eye at how wrong it is. https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139214594 2021-01-29 02:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139214594 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139216181 2021-01-29 02:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139216181 I think being non-racist is a "don't rock the boat" approach. Not calling someone/thing out and not working against it https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139216933 2021-01-29 02:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139216933 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139217811 Racist: colorblind, hurtful, ignorant
Non-Racist: sees color but keeps the status quo, indifferent. 
Anti-Racist: working for systemic change in every aspect of life. Using your voice and power to fight for those in need. ]]> 2021-01-29 02:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139217811 being anti-racist requires a lot of self-reflection. https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139220522 2021-01-29 02:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139220522 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139220688 Racism seems like the norm in WNY

]]> 2021-01-29 02:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139220688 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139221638 Racist, is an active upholding of attitudes, policies, beliefs, etc that contribute to white supremacy. Non-racist, upholding the concept of “colorblindness”, which essentially allows racism to go unchecked and thrive. Anti-racist is to be well armed with the facts, or willingness to meet the soul wrenching facts and history of our country and following it all the way to our present lives, then work towards challenging it wherever you see it. Within ourselves and our world ]]> 2021-01-29 02:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139221638 Racist: actively upholding the status quo or acting against edi Non racist: babies, animals, innocence Anti-racist: actively pushing change against racist systems https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139223226 2021-01-29 02:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139223226 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139223955
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I'm only for myself, what am I?"


-Rabbi Hillel
]]> 2021-01-29 02:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139223955 racist=dehumanizing https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139229701 anti-racist= humanizing]]> 2021-01-29 02:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139229701 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139285024 Could the committee name include anti-racism too? Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism ]]> 2021-01-29 03:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139285024 https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139290876 I noticed a lot of today's participants have early childhood students. Would love a discussion about how to reconcile being proactive/educating young kids on antiracism early vs. the Waldorf notion of protecting childhood innocence, which is a form of white privilege.]]> 2021-01-29 03:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dkemp10/wxtja7lc7ef434iu/wish/1139290876