On February 17, 2024, NOW, LOVE will launch Anti-Racism Action Nuggets,™ a
6-week learning experience focused on supporting white people to take actions that address and combat systemic racism.
6-week learning experience focused on supporting white people to take actions that address and combat systemic racism.
In as little as 20 minutes per week, you can expand your thinking about how your personal choices and actions can weaken racist systems.
Sound familiar?
⦾ Have you been inspired -- and a bit frustrated- by anti-racism trainings that you leave without an action plan?
⦾ Have you read books like White Fragility and wondered what to do next?
⦾Are you considered a leader, but unsure what you can do to change systemic racism?
We will give you what you need to translate your good intentions into impactful actions.
You'll get:
✪ 2 learning "nuggets" per week with concrete ideas to put your value of anti-racism into action in action followed by reminder prompts
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Why Anti-Racism Action Nuggets?
⦿ These nuggets will help you to make concrete and meaningful changes in your everyday actions to undo the racist systems that surround you.
⦿ You'll get text and/or email “nuggets” (your choice) sent to you over the course of 6 weeks in addition to 6 weeks of reminder prompts. Once you have a nugget, you can keep it and reference it indefinitely. Think of it as Anti-Racism in your pocket!
⦿ The series guides you to work in solidarity with a broader community to undo racist systems.
⦿ This nugget series is ideal for white people who are already keenly aware of racism and want to DO something about it.
⦿ It is easy to participate in the series at a level of intensity that makes sense for you and your schedule.
⦿We piloted and refined this over the last three years-and that learning is all reflected in this latest, greatest 2024 version.
Creating Connections. Taking Action.
Cultivating Community.
Interactive Events
Our live events are opportunities to ask questions, cultivate community, and
exchange real-world examples of actions taken to mitigate the impacts of racism.
exchange real-world examples of actions taken to mitigate the impacts of racism.
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The in-person event will be in New Orleans, with light refreshments. Attendance at the live events isn’t mandatory, but is strongly encouraged! Many participants have shared how valuable these events are to solidify the work. Alumni are welcome to attend to further their exploration and commitment. |
This early ‘24 cohort is designed especially for people in New Orleans. If you don't live here, but are eager and curious, please register and join for the Zoom events. We'd love to have you!
An Overview of the Nugget Topics
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TESTIMONIALS
Anti-racism nuggets are exactly what the name implies -- instructive bites that leave you with doable actions for each week. Some weeks I had an “aha” moment, opening a window of revelation. The nuggets are small but powerful messages that are suitable for one person or a group, easy to digest and can result in tremendous growth.
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The nuggets were a twice-weekly reminder to think about how I live my values to fight racism through my thoughts and actions. Some weeks highlighted information I have experience with, and it was helpful to see new sources and hear the authors' perspectives - then to be reminded midweek to consider actions.
Other topics, like the lasting effects of racism on financial stability, were explained in ways that gave me new ideas about how to talk about systemic racism, as well as new ways to focus my own spending. Jenni Evans, Advocate in Parent Education (Cohort 1) |
I honestly found it a bit traumatizing to see all the data in the nuggets and to realize that many well intentioned white people don't know these things. It certainly would make me feel better if I knew that all the white people in my networks knew about the nuggets.
Black Female Leader in New Orleans
Black Female Leader in New Orleans
More from our 2023 cohort
This program was very informative and has helped me navigate conversations with racist overtones or generalizations. It has given me tools to use background and historical information such as generational wealth or red-lining to add a different viewpoint to discussions. It has also provided me with practical ways to reach out to my community concerning racism through church, library, political and business activities. I have become much more reflective on my interactions with members of the BIPOC community.
There are clear and non-judgmental action steps outlined in the course that can be highly effective toward dismantling systematic racism.
This is absolutely worth your time, and you will get out of it what you put in to it. The opportunity to learn from like-hearted others is unique, supportive, and affirming.
About Anti-Racism Action Nuggets™
The content for this series came from decades of research on systemic inequity and from the personal experience of Dr. Allison Plyer, an expert in racial disparities and their historical antecedents. The series is designed with Val Uccellani, an internationally-recognized expert in adult learning design and facilitation, who focuses on the use of structured dialogue for deeper learning. Allison and Val were inspired to create this series by the racial reckoning of 2020, and the challenge from people of color that white people should take responsibility for teaching other white people about systemic racism.
Many NOW, LOVE leaders provided invaluable input into early pilots including Troi Bechet, Christine Jordan, Linda Usdin, Annie LaRock, Julianna Padgett, Tami Fairweather, Meg Logue, and Rachel Pickens.
The content for this series came from decades of research on systemic inequity and from the personal experience of Dr. Allison Plyer, an expert in racial disparities and their historical antecedents. The series is designed with Val Uccellani, an internationally-recognized expert in adult learning design and facilitation, who focuses on the use of structured dialogue for deeper learning. Allison and Val were inspired to create this series by the racial reckoning of 2020, and the challenge from people of color that white people should take responsibility for teaching other white people about systemic racism.
Many NOW, LOVE leaders provided invaluable input into early pilots including Troi Bechet, Christine Jordan, Linda Usdin, Annie LaRock, Julianna Padgett, Tami Fairweather, Meg Logue, and Rachel Pickens.
Thanks to the generous support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, your cost for this series has been kept to a minimum. If the cost is a barrier for you, please email us at [email protected].
New Orleans Women, Living Our Values Everyday (NOW, LOVE) is an informed community that advocates for and supports the core values of our democracy: Justice, Respect, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, Integrity, Honesty, Equity.
NOW LOVE is grateful to the following partners for promoting these Anti-Racism Action Nuggets - and for the important work they do to build equitable communities. Check them out!
Community Partners:
Campaign for Equity New Orleans
Center for Restorative Approaches (ART)
People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
10,000 Women Louisiana
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Media Partners:
WWNO
WWOZ
NOW LOVE is grateful to the following partners for promoting these Anti-Racism Action Nuggets - and for the important work they do to build equitable communities. Check them out!
Community Partners:
Campaign for Equity New Orleans
Center for Restorative Approaches (ART)
People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
10,000 Women Louisiana
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Media Partners:
WWNO
WWOZ