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​Young Changemakers: 4 week online course

Week 1

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Windows and Mirrors:

Exploring identity through culture, race, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, ability.  How do I feel on the inside vs what do I look like on the outside?  

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Breaking Stereotypes:

What are stereotypes? Why do they happen?  Ok, now let’s break them.

Week 2

Race VS. Skin Color:

What is the history of the race? How did it originate?
​What does it mean to be a “social construct”?

How US history has shaped “race” as a social construct for BIPOC’s? We will discuss historical moments of US history (1619, Native American Colonization, Sylvia Mendez) to highlight issues of Race.

Week 3

Exploring Whiteness:
What is white privilege? What is access? Discovering the difference between Equity vs. Equality.

Speaking Truth to Power:
What is an upstander vs bystander? Allyship; what does it mean to be an ally and accomplice?

Week 4

Becoming a Changemaker:

What are the qualities of a changemaker?

​Presenting Art as a form of activism using musical context as well as graffiti artists (ie: Banksy) as a form of expression.  Students will learn about the different ways to advocate for change.

Project Launch: Young Changemakers set out to create their own call of action. 

Outreach program is launched and students continue the project well after the completion of the course.