20 Tips on Having Tough Conversations about Racism

Below are 20 Tips for Having Tough Conversations about Racism. If you noticed any editing errors, have any additional tips to add, or any feedback please email peoplesschooldc@gmail.com

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Presentation Slides

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Tips

Don’t Unfriend
Hold space for multiple narratives
Learn when to “call out” or “call in”
Take a Second Before Responding
Come from a place of Compassion
State Goals and Intentions of the Conversation
Avoid Shaming
Use Active Listening and Assertive Communication
Ask questions and identify bridges
Deep Listening, Deep Canvassing, and RACE
Morally Reframed
Model Vulnerability, Not Data
Build Alliances
Understand Logical Fallacies
Prepare Rebuttals Ahead of Time
Use Media as Rebuttals
Challenge Segregated Beliefs by Inviting to Diverse Experiences
Become an Active Bystander
Learn to Rest, Not Quit
Work on Your Self
Learn How to Receive Feedback

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Videos in Recording

Jay Smooth: How To Tell Someone They Sound Racist
Resistance School: Listening Partnerships and Deep Canvassing: How to Affirm, Bridge, and Connect
Resistance School: Listening Partnerships and Deep Canvassing: Seeing it in Action
Robb Willer: How to have better political conversations
Social Good Now: Why Facts Don’t Convince People (and what you can do about it)
Kimberly Jones: Great Rebuttle to Looting, Broken Social Contract, and the need for Reparations
Cut: Black Parents Explain How to Deal with the Police
Barnard Center for Research on Women: Don’t be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks
Franchesca Ramsey: Getting Called Out, How to Apologize

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