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Social Justice Presentations 2

The DKG California STEP committee has created 3 more social justice presentations for your enjoyment, reflection and personal/professional development. These presentations can be used by individuals or groups or even for chapter programs. 

Please read the following descriptions to learn what each presentation has to offer:

How To Be an Antiracist Ally

View this presentation to learn what you can do to be an antiracist ally. Are you unsure about what is entailed with being an antiracist and/or ally? This presentation will help to clarify the terms as well as give you ideas of actions you can take. 

Racism

This presentation answers the question: What is racism? It also explains how race is a socially constructed concept rather than biological fact. It encourages you to consider the role of race and racism in your life. 

Teaching With the Social Justice Standards

This presentation provides information about what the social justice standards are and where you can find them in addition to other resources to support the teaching of social justice topics. There are also tips for how to get started with this sort of teaching in your classroom. 

We hope you find the information in these presentations helpful and would love to hear your comments below. 


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  1. AnonymousOctober 11, 2020 at 2:19 PM

    So excited about this--on Saturday, we had a chapter meeting organized around hearing from a racial justice expert, Ama Nyameke, and we discussed ways to be an advocate and ally for racial justice in the classroom. One way, is to make sure to get out and vote for more funding for our schools--vote YES on Prop 15 and Prop 17--and other ways are reading/educating ourselves about institutional racism and getting involved via donations and advocacy.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 11, 2020 at 2:21 PM

    Also, I will be posting this on our Twitter account as well as including it in our Highlights!

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