At this event, Lisa E. Mercer and Terresa Moses (creator of @blackbirdrevolt) will read excerpts from their newest book "Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design," they will introduce their newest iterations of the Racism Untaught toolkit, and attendees will be able to run through parts of the toolkit on their own. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.

Racism Untaught provides anti-racist design interventions in academic, business, and community settings adapted from their successful workshop series of the same name and filled with concrete examples, resources, and ample case studies. Mercer and Moses teach participants how to analyze design—and reimagine racialized artifacts, systems, and experiences guided by anti-racist/anti-oppressive principles. Through their work, Mercer and Moses demonstrate how to examine one’s positionality within the context of racism and oppression; help participants understand how design can reinforce and perpetuate oppression; and reveal the unique relationship among equity, ethics, and responsibility that constitutes the core value of an anti-racist design discipline. In Racism Untaught, Mercer and Moses provide the framework we need to unlearn racialized design practices and move more generatively toward collective liberation.

To learn more about the authors, please visit the Racism Untaught website!

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Black Garnet Books will be at the event selling copies of the book.