Book Talk: Antiracism as Daily Practice

Join us and Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey to celebrate and discuss her new book Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World. Antiracism as Daily Practice explores how white Americans can change their everyday behaviors to confront racism in their spheres of influence.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey is an award-winning author, educator, and public speaker who is co-creating the world we want. Through her work, Jen creates space for justice-filled, transformative connections that nurture a world where everyone can flourish.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Antiracism as Daily Practice illustrates the many ways white Americans—those newly waking to the crisis of racism in 2020 and those already aware—can choose behaviors in our everyday lives to grow racial justice. Full of real life stories, this book shows how vital it is for white people to engage in and with our families, through our social networks, in our neighborhoods, and at our jobs to make antiracism a daily living commitment. We have real power in our relationships with other white people—and not enough of us have used it. Dr. Harvey explains why we white people struggle with knowing what to do about racism, and explores the significance of emotions like grief and anger (as well as the harmful role of shame) in really reckoning with the transformation and change needed in our communities to become the partners in justice that Black communities and other communities of color need and deserve. Not only is such transformation vital to the well-being of U.S. democracy. It’s vital to the freedom and wholeness of white people too.

AGENDA

6:00PM Welcome to MATTER
6:30-7:30PM Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey is an shares readings and responds to Q&A from the audience.
7:30PM Book signing with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey is an
8:00PM Events Wraps

Host or Publisher MATTER, Ltd.