Widener Community Reading Group Session 1

Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism—and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. At its core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond race, from the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexes, gender identities, and body types. Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves. 

In "How to Be an Antiracist," Ibram X. Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves.  

This reading group is open to all Widener faculty, staff, & students and is a forum for discussion and intergroup dialogue, with the goal of improving our individual understanding of cultures, identities, histories, and communities.  We hope that this increased interpersonal and community awareness will help in building and supporting an inclusive campus culture.

Event Details:

• Open to: Students, faculty, and staff
• When: November 9th, 12:00 pm - 1 pm
• Where: Wolfgram Memorial Library, Drost Room
• Registration: Not required

We hope to see you there!