Antiracism Learning Circles

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Sign up now for Antiracism Learning Circles, sponsored by First UU Portland!  They are open to all age groups and affiliations. This is a chance to learn together in small groups while deepening relationships.

You are invited to join Antracism Learning Circles this fall. It’s on Zoom, so you can join from anywhere!

LEARNING CIRCLES are small discussion cohorts based on a book or podcast that provide:

  • Important learning about white supremacy, racism, and our national history.
  • The opportunity to build trust and go deep in small group discussions over time.
  • A safe place to have difficult discussions and deal with discomfort.
  • Creating and strengthening relationships with other UUs.
  • Connection, focus and purpose in a virtual setting.

How Do LEARNING CIRCLES Work?

  • Each cohort (typically 4–12) gathers for a series (from 4–10 sessions) of facilitated Zoom discussions.
  • Register for a particular Learning Circle. Meeting dates & times vary.
  • Each individual is given the opportunity to share reactions, then discuss as a group.
  • We ask that you plan to attend all sessions so we can build bonds of trust and insight.

This fall we are offering eight (!) exciting options—see the full descriptions & registration form HERE.

  • Seeing White – Our real history in the US—the one none of us were taught in school (podcast)
  • This Land – The legal structure defending Native American rights, and the threats to that structure (podcast)
  • The Repair – How we have gone wrong in our relationship with earth and its uneven impacts (podcast)
  • Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents – How we have been shaped by a hidden caste system (book)
  • For The Wild – Highlighting conversations with guests of color about hard truths in dark times (podcast)
  • The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story – A profoundly reveling vision of American past and present (book)
  • Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison – What is wrong with our criminal justice system (book)
  • The Land That Has Never Been Yet – An examination of whether we have ever had a real democracy (podcast)