#ABC4US

                                                                              an anti-racist rehearsal where art brings change for us.     

anti-racist rehearsal, what's that?

rehearsal |noun | re·​hears·​alˌ ri-ˈhər-səl :
a private performance or practice session in preparation for a public appearance | a practice exercise : trial.
anti-racist | adjective | an·​ti-rac·​ist ˌan-tē-ˈrā-sist |variants or anti-racism ˌan-tē-ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm :
opposed to racism
*above definitions as per merriam-webster.com, and all citations at the end of the page.

Now that the dictionary definitions are out of the way, I share with you where I learnt about this framework:
it was a higher education class titled - 'Rehearsals in Anti-racism', and below are the highlights of what the instructors of the class - dr. gloria j. wilson & K. Lynn Robinson shared as their scholarly interpretation of the same as - 

… & its framed this way because this work does not need another book club.

Project inspiration & brief to give you a background and resources.

My positionality & subjectivity, so you know where I am coming from...

Please review this before going any further in this engagement.

Ready to engage in some #ABC4US ?!?

*remember our community norms before going into the Rehearsal!

Reference list:

“Anti-racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-racist. Accessed 30 Apr. 2023.

Benjamin, R. (2022). Viral justice. Princeton University Press. 

KENDI, I. B. R. A. M. X. (n.d.). How to be an antiracist. 

“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal. Accessed 30 Apr. 2023.

Toolbox. Beautiful Trouble. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2023, from https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/artivism/