Friday, November 30, 2007

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

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