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'Deconstructing Racism' In Person Book Talk and Signing with the Authors
Movement elders and mentors Barbara Crain Major and Rev. Joe Barndt are celebrating the release of their book, Deconstructing Racism!
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The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street New York, NY 10018
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- 2 hours
- Mobile eTicket
In Deconstructing Racism: A Path Toward Lasting Change, released by Fortress Press this January 2023, Ms. Major and Rev. Barndt "propose the deconstruction of racism's roots within systems and institutions that have been created, both structurally and legally, to serve white people. The authors propose that the deconstruction of racism must take place through the reconstruction of these systems and institutions.
The authors seek to unmask the complexities of racism and the invisible patterns that keep it in place. There is no quick fix, but they believe racism can be deconstructed and undone. In order to do this, they identify and address race-based identity, history, and cultural issues rooted in current systems.
Three chapters specifically address societal systems and provide anti-racism strategies for community organizers. Three chapters address racism as rooted in systems in the church and challenge people of faith to seek racial healing through understanding, honest confession, true reconciliation, and reconstructed church institutions. A final chapter outlines a way forward to and through a new era of anti-racist reconstruction. This way forward includes a new anti-racist mission statement, a new model of decision-making power, and new processes for accountability."
- https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506470115/Deconstructing-Racism