#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 -
A space for deep learning & un-learning
- through an emergent curriculum supports the needs of the groupImplementing theory into practice through artistic methods
- a way to experience theory through an embodied experiences / workshopsDoing what do we in the arts anyway i.e., rehearse
- practice again and again, take risks, try new things together and as we rehearse together - not being afraid of stepping on toes, while also knowing that the stepping on toes was not intentional
… & its framed this way because this work does not need another book club.
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/