Join us for a virtual 3-part discussion as, together, we work through Me and White Supremacy: a 28 Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad.
ABOUT THE BOOK, from the publisher
When Layla Saad ran a free month-long Instagram challenge during the summer of 2018, she had no idea it would become an international cultural movement. Thousands of people from around the world were galvanized by the #meandwhitesupremacy challenge, examining and owning responsibility for the ways in which they uphold white supremacy. Over 80,000 people downloaded her guide to the movement, Me and White Supremacy Workbook in the space of just six months. And now, that guide is a published book. Me and White Supremacy leads readers through a journey of understanding their white privilege and participation in white supremacy, so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on Black, Indigenous and people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too. The book goes beyond the original workbook by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and includes expanded definitions, examples, and further resources.
Ramona Akpo-Sani will facilitate the discussion. In addition to reading and discussing the book there are questions for each participant to answer for themselves in an effort to help the reader personalize the material by looking at their own history, attitudes, and actions.
Meetings will take place on Saturday November 7, 21, and December 5 at 1:30. Link to the virtual meeting, held on the Zoom platform, will be emailed out to all participants 24 hours before the start of each gathering.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Layla Saad is a globally respected writer, speaker and podcast host on the topics of race, identity, leadership, personal transformation and social change. As an East African, Arab, British, Black, Muslim woman who was born and grew up in the West, and lives in Middle East, she has always sat at a unique intersection of identities from which she is able to draw rich and intriguing perspectives. Saad’s work is driven by her powerful desire to ‘become a good ancestor’; to live and work in ways that leave a legacy of healing and liberation for those who will come after she is gone. She earned her Bachelor of Law degree from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. She lives in Doha, Qatar with her husband, Sam, and two children, Maya and Mohamed. Learn more at www.laylafsaad.com.