[Lekooks] BLM Learn & Take Action February 2021 #1

[Ginger G]

Black Lives Matter -- Learn & Take Action for February 2021 #1
All of us feel called to do something to change our racist society, but we have little time. These twice a month Black Lives Matter Learn & Take Action emails give us a concrete way to learn something and then do something. This short commitment of time and energy allows you to make a difference.  

This “Groundhog’s Day” edition of BLM Learn & Take Action reviews some of the articles and videos you might have missed. Here is a SUMMARY of things we learned in 2020:

LEARN & TAKE ACTION  

·       July #1 Watch Trevor Noah connect the dots on why people are marching for BLM HERE. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_c&feature=youtu.be>
·       July #2 She has rape colored skin and that is a monument. Read the essay HERE. <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/confederate-monuments-racism.html>
·       August #1 Black teen learns self protection. Watch HERE. <https://www.tiktok.com/@skoodupcam/video/6831990586891930886?u_code=d8339d7fmed8ae&preview_pb=0&language=en&_d=dbdkh66m26df75&share_item_id=6831990586891930886&timestamp=1590867703&app=musically&user_id=6730789664054379526&tt_from=twitter&source=h5_m>
·       August #2 Read about Joshua Glover and origins of the Republican Party HERE. <https://journaltimes.com/news/local/a-look-back-the-story-of-joshua-glover-and-how-racine-freed-him-from-slavery/article_06007066-31af-5a66-a693-26f16554088d.html>
·       September #1 Systemic racism defined HERE. <https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/15/systemic-racism-what-does-mean/5343549002/> And described in graphs HERE. <https://www.businessinsider.com/us-systemic-racism-in-charts-graphs-data-2020-6#black-americans-have-historically-been-underrepresented-in-the-highest-echelons-of-government-as-well-4>
·       September #2 Kyle Rittenhouse and Waukesha County Republican “endorsement” HERE. <https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouses-mother-receives-standing-ovation-wisconsin-gop-event-1534364>
·       October #1 Friends who “don’t agree with” the BLM movement? Talking points HERE. <https://mambobean.medium.com/what-you-mean-when-you-say-he-should-have-obeyed-the-police-824574f72d67>
·       October #2 One teacher’s BLM lessons in Burlington, WI and her school’s reactions HERE. <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-one-teacher-s-black-lives-matter-lesson-divided-small-n1244566> (NOTE: Read about Burlington HS teacher who attended Jan. 6 insurgency HERE. <https://journaltimes.com/news/local/investigation-of-burlington-high-teacher-focusing-solely-on-his-lesson-plan/article_8d4bb6b9-7709-50e9-9867-a8400d341435.html>)

·       November #1 Tipping and its racist history HERE. <https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1623297677705685>
·       November #2 How Wisconsin became a bastion of white supremacy HERE. <https://newrepublic.com/article/159524/wisconsin-became-bastion-white-supremacy>
·       December #1 The “socialist” as a derogatory slur and racism by Heather Cox Richardson HERE. <http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/how-internal-racism-and-external-disinformation-campaigns-turn-us-against-each-other/> Deeper dive into understanding the connection between socialism and racism HERE. <https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1607776152739832&ref=watch_permalink>
·       December #2 Enjoy a more light hearted video HERE. <https://twitter.com/inactionnever/status/1340115250658615303?s=21>
Ginger Goral, Social Justice committee, Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Church, lcuuc.org <http://lcuuc.org/>
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