BLM Week of Action
In February, the dije Office hosted its annual Black Lives Matter Week of Action to organize for racial justice in education through a series of virtual events.
BLM Week of Action
During the first week of February, the dije Office and organizers from SOE, including SOE graduate students Monét Cooper and Jordan Ross, presented Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. BLM at School is a national committee of educators organizing for racial justice in education. The organizers developed events that correspond to the thirteen guiding principles of Black Lives Matter.
These events were dedicated to themes such as: Restorative Justice, Diversity & Globalism, Queer & Trans-Affirming, Intergenerational Black Families, and Black Women.
BLM Week of Action Events
- Love & Healing: A Session with Students and Their Teachers in Dialogue
This event was moderated by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Vera Naputi, and students (high school and undergraduate). The event centered on love, healing, and joy, building upon the momentum of the theme of Restorative Justice, Empathy, and Loving Engagement. We heard from and learned with the youth about their process in creating a curriculum to accompany the book Love from the Vortex & Other Poems by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz. - Global Roots of Resistance: Student Activism, Decolonization, and Creating an Anti-Racist World
- Telling the Stories That Must Be Told: An Inquiry into Local Black History with the AACHM of Washtenaw County and Dr. Kimberly Ransom
- R(ED) Table Talk: Experiencing Black Joy in Reflection
- Collective Shade(s): Loving the Lives of Black Trans + Queer Folx
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