[Antiracism] Smith College Series

[KATHLEEN ANDERSON]

Hi 


There are some superb lectures, open to the public, being sponsored 
this summer by the Smith College School for Social Work. Note them on 
your calendars!

1. June 6, 2005 at 7:30pm in Wright Hall: The Legacy of Slavery: 
Implications for Clinical Practice, by Mary F. Hall, Ph.D., LICSW

"This lecture highlights how the system of American slavery was 
initially invented and institutionalized, how it was of seminal 
importance to both the economic and social structures that 
subsequently emerged and how it has been updated and reinvented into 
the present. Implications of this legacy for clinical practice will 
be addressed."

2. June 13, 2005 at 7:30pm in Wright Hall: Contingencies in 
Black-Jewish Relations by John Bracey, Jr. and Jules Chametzky ,Ph.D.

" We will discuss historic events that have resulted in Black-Jewish 
alliances as well as instances of Blacks and Jews being at 
loggerheads. Racism endemic in American history and a tragic legacy 
of anti-Semitism, which has infected much of world history, have both 
been exacerbated by social, political and economic realities.. .The 
lecture will end by exploring the possibilities for a new alliance 
suggested in the anti-Bush and pro-Kerry votes of Blacks and Jews. . 
."

3.  June 20, 2005 at 7:30pm in Wright Hall: Trapped in a History They 
Do Not Understand" by Tim Wise

"This presentation will examine the ways in which racism and racial 
privilege damage the emotional, psychological, political, cultural 
and economic well being o most whites, even as they provide whites 
with benefits vis-a-vis people of color. . .Recognizing the 
dysfunctionality to the larger society of the very system that 
bestows unearned advantages upon whites is a critical step forward in 
the ongoing dialogue regarding white privilege and institutional 
racism."

Hope you can make at least one of these events if not all.  Please send
around to those in your network.

Have a great week,



Kathleen Anderson, M.Ed.
Library Staff, South Africa Exchange Coordinator,
Fashion Club Advisor
Women's Issues Club Advisor
Amherst Regional High School
21 Mattoon St.
Amherst, MA  01002
413/362-1773