Focus on Bias: 06.2020

June 29, 2020

The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a monthly email focused on implicit bias with some videos to watch, articles to read, and other events around campus and the community that we encourage you to attend if your schedule allows. Videos of the Month:

Terror Lynching in America – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS61QFzk2tI. This video is a little over five minutes long and was created by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). EJI which has a lot of educational videos on their YouTube Channel about racial injustice if you’re looking for a place to learn more.
How to be an Antiracist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzuOlyyQlug. This is a fifty-five minute long conversation with Ibram X. Kendi, the author of How to Be An Antiracist.
Systemic Racism Explained – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ. This is a four and a half minute video about systemic racism that has been making the rounds on social media. It’s a good primer on systemic racism.

Podcasts of the Month:

Keep the Fight a Pod Save the People with DeRay Podcast – https://crooked.com/podcast/keep-the-fight-with-justine-barron-and-amelia-mcdonell-parry/. This episode is about an hour and ten minutes long.
The Life and Work of Ida B. Wells a The United States of Anxiety Podcast – https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anxiety/episodes/life-and-work-ida-b-wells. This episode is about thirty minutes long.

VIRTUAL Trainings, Workshops, & Events

Beyond the Slogans: Panel Discussion – https://www.facebook.com/events/3006799362749380/ (June 30^th @ 1pm)
The Other Pandemic: A Panel Discussion on Racial Justice – https://www.facebook.com/events/588867415150434/ (June 30^th @ 4pm)
How to Talk to Your Kids about Race NOW – https://www.facebook.com/events/280899269778904/ (July 1^st @ 7:30pm)
Disrupting Systemic Racism in Education – https://www.facebook.com/events/2635727473194977/ (July 2^nd @ 3pm)
Terrific Tuesday – Sadarri & Company – https://www.facebook.com/events/2605660446374097/ (July 7^th @ 1:30pm)
Building Connections: So You Want to Talk About Race – https://www.facebook.com/events/265868791171520/ (July 23^rd @ 6:30pm)
Witnessing Whiteness Trainings – https://www.oregonpubliclibrary.org/adults/upcoming-events/witness-evening (Tuesdays in August thru October)
Magic Pride Festival – https://www.facebook.com/events/3312460435447593/ (August 16^th @ 1pm)
Nehemiah Re-Entry Conference: The Impact of Incarceration on the Family – https://nehemiah.org/reentryconference/?fbclid=IwAR30cB_Go4wIxXVaMKHrFCqRw5iCuU7_DyDemLdiflxx1lCR-y153gcoFvU (September 9^th & 10^th)
Stepping in with Care & Confidence – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?tabid=29&SeriesKey=1549 (September 16^th @ 12pm as well as other dates)

If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, etc. that would be perfect to include in these updates, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.