Episode 8, "A Dialogue on Dialoguing About Racism", is intended to provide some helpful tips on engaging in conversation about what is an incredibly difficult yet incredibly important topic: racism. In the first half of this episode, we share some tips/recommendations for arranging and navigating these conversations. In the second half, we highlight some helpful resources that are intended to help us all become more educated about the contours of racism in America. In addition, we've include some resources to help you work through these realities with your young people (see below).

We don't do this podcast perfectly, but if we all waited until we were perfect to have these conversations they wouldn't happen. So thank you for your grace and flexibility as we navigate a difficult yet crucially important topic. If you have questions or thoughts or feedback, please email us at [email protected]

Here are some recommended resources:

- "Just Mercy," a powerful movie depicting the real-life accounts of how our justice system has failed people of color, is streaming free for the month of June. You can access that right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7MxXxFu6fI&fbclid=IwAR0J8M-mg_3UYbSWVbdm07hSIjE4PXDjWHkA_jBq8HfARIbvGKyoGUD74oc

- An article designed to help you help your young people process and respond to racism in America: "Helping Young People Grieve And Take Action": https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/blog/grieve-and-take-action

- A video unpacking the origin and development of systemic racism: “Holy Post – Race In America” by Veggie Tales creator, Phil Vischer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGUwcs9qJXY

- A list of things that one might consider doing to respond to systemic and individualized racism: "75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice": https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234

- An article designed to help young people process radicalized violence: "Processing Racialized Violence With Students": https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/blog/racialized-violence (At the conclusion of this article, there are dozens of more links and resources included for the purpose of self-education. We invite you (as we do ourselves) to continue to learn, listen, and read through these resources so that we may all grow more aware).

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