White-identified* parents in the Lab community are invited to join facilitators Beth Wheeler (Gabe ‘25, Matai ‘27) and Kathryn Hamm (Caleb ‘25) in a four-part, introspective discussion series in which participants will take a deep dive into exploring racism, Whiteness and anti-racism. The group, which will be limited to 15 participants, will engage in didactic and conversational sessions with the goal of deepening our understanding of white identity, our own relationship to our racial privilege, the implications for our parenting, and how this might influence the steps we take toward racial equity. The group will build a safe space to explore these difficult questions which may provide a springboard to allow us to extend that same grace and sense of safety in the wider Lab community. By increasing our awareness of our racial identity and unconscious bias, we hope to become more constructive agents in nurturing a welcoming, inclusive and equitable environment for the entire Lab community.

Because each of the four, 90-minute virtual sessions offers a progressive learning sequence, it is requested that participants who opt-in commit to all four of the 2020 Fall sessions, which are:

Week 1: Exploring Our Identities
Week 2: Privilege, Power & Access  
Week 3: Whiteness at Lab
Week 4: What’s Next? Anti-racism. Putting Awareness Into Action

Until further notice, all 2020-2021 sessions will be hosted virtually.

*For the purposes of this specific anti-racism discussion series, we welcome those who identify as White or are identified by others as White or have light-skin privilege.