Is Your School Segregated At Lunch?

In our affinity group, some students shared how their schools often seem segregated in the cafeteria. It's nothing official, but informally, students seem to separate themselves by race. When I asked my group to raise their hands, about half of the group saw this at their school.

I brought up an event called Mix It Up!, which encourages people to sit somewhere different in the cafeteria. Check out the website for resources on how to set it up, including posters and publicity materials.

Have you done something at your school around this issue? Do you have any ideas for what else might work? Post your comments here.

What does it mean to be a white ally at YOUR school?

After our big meeting on Friday, we broke into smaller groups to look at definitions of white allyship and talk about what it might look like, at your school, to be a white ally.

What great ideas came out of that discussion? What concrete actions could you take to be a white ally in your school?

This is an open thread - post your ideas here.

Understanding Race

In our big group Friday at SDLC, a young woman stood up and mentioned how she drove halfway across the country to see a museum exhibition called "Understanding Race."

It's a great resource and really worth looking at.

The website has a bunch of discussion questions and on-line activities that would be good to use in a class or diversity club. Particularly important, I think, is how well it debunks the idea that race is something biological. Once we understand how biologically alike all humans are, I think it becomes easier to work against racism.

The website is here: www.understandingrace.org