Last December, as I was reeling from the October 7th massacre of Israelis followed by the genocide unfolding in Gaza, I had the good fortune to attend a zoom workshop held at a Berkeley California synagogue hosting an Israeli Rabbi and a Palestinian activist from the West Bank called Roots. …
Thurs. Nov. 7, 2024 – 6:30-8 pmFREE, Community Dialog via Zoom What if Trump Wins – or Loses? Concerned about what may happen after the election? Will we see a peaceful transition of power or chaos at the voter centers? Will our fellow citizens elect a convicted criminal? If so, how will …
As a middle-aged white guy relatively early in my antiracism journey, I appreciate opportunities to swap questions, concerns, ideas, insights, and experiences with other aspiring racial justice allies. The more I talk with others on this journey, the more I believe we can help each other do and be better. …
When the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans published the California Reparations Report last summer, they laid the groundwork for what will be a long-term project to enact meaningful reparations in the state and improve the quality of life for Californians – both the descendants …
In 1978, a single white mother living in San Francisco with her biracial daughter, meets and eventually creates a family with Jamal, a black male music student and single father. Despite stereotypes, their relationship blossomed into a loving, enduring marriage, raising their children and later enjoying their grandchildren together. This story challenges common stereotypes and calls attention to the potential of black fathers unjustly incarcerated.
I watched the miniseries of Little Bird (2023), based on a true story, which follows a young Indigenous woman from Canada, who was adopted by a Jewish family, as she reconnects with her past and finds her birth family. According to The Guardian, in an article titled, “Cultural genocide: the …
I talk, interact and have relationships with white people and I am learning to relate better to their challenge regarding the subject of race.
This week, I went to the theater to see Origin, the new movie directed by Ava duVernay, based on the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. The film follows Wilkerson as she develops her theory of the parallels between racism in the U.S., the subjugation of the Dalits at the bottom of India’s caste …
By Z On this eve of the coming New Year, I hope we will all take a few minutes to reflect on our relationship with Race. How many times during the last year did you challenge some racist thought or action in someone else? How many times during the last …
This is a list of resources and poems that came out of our Oct. 26 dialog on this topic. The film “Gaza Fights for Freedom” is available free on YouTube. Made in 2018, it gives an incredible insight into the situation in Gaza 5 years ago and goes a long …