Category: Anti-Racism Is a Verb

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, get your free tickets to the Boston Symphony Orchestra to hear the panel discussion: Her Story. “Julia Wolfe’s Her Story captures the ongoing struggle for women’s voices in America. Lorelei joins forces with the Boston Symphony to tell this important history. Julia Wolfe and a panel of scholars discuss the…
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Amy Hogarth Director of Training & Equity Culture What is the difference between Calling In & Calling Out? To us at Wayside – it is about intention and connection – we think calling out in large industry can be impactful. We think in non-profit and community settings we prefer a “call-in.” The call in is…
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With so much in the news about legislators trying to pass laws to ban books in school, it really demonstrates just how powerful it is to see yourself and your community reflected in a book. Check out the below list of children’s books reflecting the diversity of the human experience and go read one to…
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This February make plans to celebrate Black History Month in your programs and in your life. After several years of virtual celebrations, many organizations are now holding events in the community. You can start by visiting the African American History Museum in Boston, walking the Black Heritage Trail, attending the Afro Caribbean Black History Gala & Awards,…
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Crazy Horse, or Tasunke Witko, has become a symbol of resistance for his refusal to accept confinement to reservations for his people.  A warrior and leader in the Lakota tribe, the Crazy Horse Memorial seeks to honor that resistance with the largest sculpture in the world when completed. The scale and scope of the monument and the accompanying…
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“If a city was a memorial, Boston would be a memorial for America,” Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of the Embrace Memorial, stated. “People come to Boston to get their American story reified. And if Boston can tell a different story about America, then America can start telling a different story about itself.” This MLK…
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This past Sunday, thousands of protesters stormed the Brazilian capital. The parallels with the U.S. insurrection on January 6th were immediate. “The U.S. example of election denying and creating alternative facts, and radicalizing law enforcement, and of openly disparaging democratic institutions was a template that I don’t think Bolsonaro et al would have come up…
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As we start 2023, I want to take a moment to reflect on the experiences of youth in schools in the last year. A recent article from the New York Times describes the record number of discrimination complaints filed with the Department of Education.  “Officials say the complaints — most alleging discrimination based on disability, race…
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