Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership

This class, taught by the director of the Truth School, who is a white woman, is a departure from our school policy of having all TS classes taught by people of color or biracial pairs. In this class, Andrea will speak to and with white people specifically (although everyone is welcome to attend). Basing her comments on the book Play the Game, Change the Game, Leave the Game by Robert Livingston, Andrea will explore Livingston's theory that racism operates like an addiction for so many white people: hard to admit and even harder to quit. In this class we will ask the question: what will it take for white people to kick the habit? Is that even possible? Why do white people seem to kick the habit for a while and then relapse? If white people are addicted to white supremacy, what are effective strategies to name this addiction, wrestle with this addiction, and enter "recovery" that has fewer set-backs. Your voice and perspectives are welcome. This will be a lively discussion.