Conference Call Topic: Supporting
our kids in a time of anti-black, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant violence
Our kids are exposed to
racialized violence often. They witness, hear stories, and absorb our anxieties
and their peers’ anxieties about anti-black, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant
violence and more.
Research shows us that
“toxic stress” caused by racism and violence can take a heavy toll on children.
The challenge is especially acute in the case of children of color, who are
more likely than white kids to identify with the victims of racialized violence.
In response to many
recent high profile incidents of racialized violence, parents, guardians,
teachers and others want to know how best to help children make sense of these
events.
Date: Monday,
October 10
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Duration: 1 hour
Can’t make it live? Register
anyway and we’ll send you the recording and transcript.
On the call you’ll hear
from child psychologist Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith, educator Dr. Sandra “Chap”
Chapman and Andrew Grant-Thomas and Melissa Giraud, the co-founders of Embrace
Race. You’ll learn how to
help children feel safe without overpromising or making them fearful. We’ll
also discuss how to teach kids to approach the world with love and possibility
when they so often seem targeted for harm.
Register for the call -- even if you can’t join the live event. We’ll send you the recording afterwards.
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Soon,
Andrew and Melissa
