Dismantling Racism, Youth Edition
The youth ministry department offers Dismantling Racism to middle school and high school youth in our Diocese at select times. The curriculum is offered as a hybrid in-person/online course. This curriculum comes from the Absalom Jones Center in Atlanta and is designed specifically for youth in Christian community.
Participants must plan to be at all sessions. There is some flexibility in making up missed Zoom sessions, but each participant needs to be in touch with the youth missioners to schedule any missed content. If you are unable to be with us for the beginning and ending sessions in person, please wait until the next offering.
There are no sessions scheduled at this time.
CURRICULUM
Lesson 1âIntroduction and Covenant
Creating an agreement on how we will relate to God, each other and ourselves in discussing this subject and learning the stories of those who have already started to dismantle the effects of racism in their own lives
Lesson 2âGod, The Artist
Witnessing the beautiful diversity of all Godâs creation, including all of humanity, and
recognizing that every people, race, language, culture and ethnicity on earth bears Godâs image, revealing something wonderful about who God is
Lesson 3âHistory of Racism in America: How we Got Here
Bringing to light the deep roots of systemic racism throughout our countryâs history before we truly can understand the pain from racism we are seeing today, and what is needed to dismantle it
Lesson 4âWhite Privilege
Understanding how racist systems give advantages to certain groups (and disadvantage others), and how to respond when we find ourselves in a place of privilege
Lesson 5âInternalized Oppression
Understanding how racism negatively affects disadvantaged groups, particularly their understanding of their own identity, and beginning to choose Godâs understanding of what makes people valuable
Lesson 6âRepentance, Healing and Reconciliation
Understanding that even though we didnât create racism, we have a responsibility to dismantle it, and, learning from the example of the prophets, we will start to turn toward each other through naming racism in all its forms as sin, and resolving to turn away from (confession and repentance)