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Seductive Narratives: The Insurgence and Young White People
Hello White Community, We need to talk with our young people about this white extremist insurrection. Far-right recruiters continue to target white youth, liberal and conservative, with tailored messages. We must counter those seductive narratives. Not all youth are ambivalent. In some cases, we need to listen to, learn from, and share their level-headed leadership…
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Inoculating Students Against White Nationalism
Published on TWW Blog — April 2020 Inoculating Our Students Against White Nationalism By Christine Saxman and Shelly Tochluk Over the past four years, white nationalism has been on the rise inside and outside of schools. White nationalists use the internet like a hunting ground to strategically target young white people. Using YouTube, Instagram, and other…
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White People: Standing Up to Anti-Asian Racism During a Pandemic
After seeing multiple requests from Asian folks and other folks of color to interrupt the fear, ignorance, and racism in the time of COVID-19, I feel called to reach out to my White community and ask us to do more. My humble offering comes from my perspective as a White woman working to end racism.…
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Resources for Teachers and Parents
I am often asked for resources for White parents and teachers. I developed this document to be an evolving source: Resource Guide for White Teachers and Parents Developing Consciousness and Moving into Action – Saxman And here are some resources specifically on white nationalism: Interrupting White Nationalist Recruitment – Saxman & Tochluk While it has…
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To Wear A Pin or Not
I wrote these thoughts as a white, upper-middle-class, able-bodied, heterosexual, secular humanist woman, with the primary goal of connecting more deeply with other white people and being open to all other intersections. I was deeply impacted by and must honor this writer of color–Isobel Debrujah’s “So You Want to Wear a Safety Pin.” There was…
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