Offers young people twenty illustrated lessons with activities for standing up to racism. Provides information on understanding your own identity, personal and institutional racism, the history of prejudice, and ways to take action against racism. Features extensive backmatter including a glossary of terms, notes on the text, and resources for further information.
Content Note
Waking up : understanding and growing into my identities -- Who am I? -- What are my social identities? -- What is race? what is ethnicity? -- What is racism? (personal) -- What is racism? (institutional) -- Opening the window : making sense of the world -- Prejudice is personal -- The history we carry -- Knowing our history -- We are our history -- Choosing my path : taking action and responding to racism -- Disrupt! -- Take action! -- Interrupt! -- Solidarity -- Calling in and calling out -- Holding the door open : working in solidarity against racism -- Spending that privilege -- Allyship -- Building relationships -- Love yourself -- How we grow -- Our freedom.