THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN READ FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. OUR 2021 PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY FULL. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING FUTURE R4RJ SESSIONS, PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND WE'LL KEEP YOUR INFORMATION ON FILE.

Read for Racial Justice is a consciousness-raising community workshop where people of all ages and backgrounds will work to better understand racism and their role in the perpetuation of racial oppression.

In 2021, the group will learn to: identify privilege, deconstruct whiteness, learn about systemic racism, and commit to the ongoing work of disrupting the systems and behaviors that normalize harm caused to people racialized as "Other."

The workshop will center around five memoirs, each sharing a unique perspective on racism and racial oppression. Each workshop session will stem from the memoirs and challenge each participant to address their own participation in racist systems. We'll also work to identify ways to engage in the disruption of those systems on both an individual and collective basis. We'll close each session with Gabriela Fernandez of The People's Collective for Change who will inform participants on specific ways they can support racial justice initiatives in Napa County.

All meetings will be held from 6:30-8:30PM on the second Monday of every other month from March through November. Meeting dates and their corresponding books are as follows:

Monday, March 8th - When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Live's Matter Memoir by Patrisse Cullors
Monday, May 10th - Rez Life: An Indian's Journey by David Treuer
Monday, July 12th - The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Monday, September 13th - The Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror by Moustafa Bayoumi
Monday, November 8th - Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

Read for Racial Justice community requires all participants to commit to the full five meetings up-front. Cost for the workshop is $160 and covers all five books and their corresponding workshop sessions.

Our 2021 R4RJ workshop is full. If you are interested in joining future sessions, please fill out the form below and we'll keep your information on file.