The system of racial inequity a film by shakti butler. Praise for cracking the codes most of us, if we admit it, feel pretty stuck and helpless when it comes to addressing racism. Cracking the codes supports institutions and communities to deepen and shift the framing of racial disparities. Joy degruy a trip to the grocery store in this story from cracking the codes. Its a common to think of racism as lynchings, receiving a burning cross in your yard, or setting a bomb off in a church, using common and wide brushstrokes. Learys lectures have been stimulated, enlightened, and more during her workshops. Film offers fresh take on racism in obamas america yes.
Free and open to the community this presentation is sold out. Joy degruy doctor, author, and social justice advocate dr. Joy degruy is the author of the book post traumatic slave syndrome. World trust facilitator, and restorative justice specialist, yvette murrell, led liberty high school district students and administration on a fouryear transformation that disrupted the schoolto prisonpipeline in brentwood, ca through restorative circles and healing practices. Designed for dialogue, the film works to disentangle internal beliefs, attitudes and prejudgments within, and it builds skills to address the structural drivers of social and economic inequities. Why racism isnt just a southern problem 5 ways to disrupt racism. Joy degruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. Joy degruy community foundation for muskegon county. Degruys research focuses on the intersection of racism, trauma, violence and american chattel slavery. Posttraumatic slave syndrome is a racist idea aaihs.
A trip to the grocery store author and educator joy degruy shares. Author joy degruy tells her story in a remarkable documentary called cracking the codes. You have accidentally reached the blog of a heteroclite follower of jesus. Possibly the leading ptss theorist is the wellmeaning and wellrespected healing ambassador, joy degruy. Joy degruy authored the book entitled post traumatic slave syndrome. Joy degruy sheds light on the enduring legacy of slavery. Joy degruy a trip to the grocery store by worldtrusttv. Joy degruy post traumatic slave syndrome rastafari.
Purchase includes a conversation guide and subscription to learning modules for a deeper understanding of systemic inequity, developing skills in communication and healing, and teaching. Degruy underscores that although chattel slavery was abolished 150 years ago, african americans continue to suffer the physical and emotional manifestations of a historic ptsd she terms post traumatic slave syndrome. Drawing on the work of john powell and others, shakti. But that mindset misses all of the nuance, and is why when a poc tries to convey how often and the depth and breadth by which racism touches their daytoday life it sounds hyperbolic. The system of racial inequity produced and directed by shakti butler and distributed by world trust education services, 75 minutes, 2012. Ive been in too many antiracism trainings in the past that have left me as. Slavery and the prison industrial complex angela davis. The system of racial inequity, a film from world trust, author and educator joy degruy shares how her sisterinlaw uses her white privilege to stand up to systemic inequity.
The system of racial inequity, a film from world trust, author and educator joy degruy shares how her sisterinlaw uses her white privilege to stand up to. The project also includes additional activities, further links and resources, and an online. When the widelytraveled author and speaker delivered the keynote address to the event supporting black student success which was cosponsored by chalkboard project and kairospdx, she shared a wideranging view on racism and education. The system of racial inequity, a film from world trust, author and educator joy degruy shares how her sisterinlaw uses her white privilege to stand up to systemic racial inequity. Its the social third rail that we either avoid, collide with or both without much guidance or support. Joy degruy, here for urs king address, reflects on racism. Many black and white americans have been taught that slavery ended by legislative means in 1865 so the issue is neatly sidestepped in school curricula, print and broadcast media. To heal the wounds of racism and dismantle systemic inequity, we must be able to hold. Joy degruy is a highly soughtafter author, lecturer and consultant in the area of social justice. This film asks america to talk about the causes and consequences of systemic inequity.
The dynamics of light and darkness which can be purchased here on amazon. The system of racial inequality, produced and directed by shakti butler, who is the founder of world trust, an organization committed to breaking through the shame, secrecy and dishonesty that american culture is trapped in regarding both its racial history and presentday practices. As people of color are victimized by racism, we internalize it. Cracking the codes is a smart, timely and necessary challenge to the nation to address what race means to all of us. Joy degruy leary being interviewed about her book post traumatic slave syndrome and so without even reading the book i could get a better grip and understanding as to why what goes on in the african american community and i think if a lot more people read her book and heard her views on things it would help a lot more people. Americas legacy of enduring injury and healing, remains the bible for ptss theorists. Whiteness and white privilege university of plymouth. This is a link to the video i summarized where joy recounts being discriminated against at the grocery store. Joy degruy a trip to the grocery store video categories. The current conversation is not only shallow, but actually harmful.
Degruy brings a message of standing up for justice and facing todays realities. Cracking the codes supports communities to deepen and shift the framing of racial disparities. In this video clip from world trusts film, cracking the codes. Joy degruy calls herself an ambassador for healing. Although slavery has long been a part of human history, american chattel slavery represents a case of human trauma incomparable in scope, duration and consequence to any other incidence of human enslavement. Cracking the codes by joy degruy a trip to the grocery store. Designed for dialogue and learning, cracking the codes. The community foundation for muskegon county is presenting acclaimed speaker, author, and educator, dr.
Joy degruy quotes author of post traumatic slave syndrome. Donna bivens provides this definition of internalized racism in her chapter on what is internalized racism. Disrupting implicit racial bias and other forms of. Npym friends uprooting racism resource list north pacific.
Cracking the codes is a film that asks america to talk about the causes and consequences of systemic inequity. Long islands leaders of tomorrow student conference suffolk nov 2019. Americas enduring legacy of injury and healing, which addresses the residual impacts of trauma on african descendants in the americas. Cracking the codes is an important breakthrough in helping to turn this around. That is, we develop ideas, beliefs, actions and behaviors that support or collude.
The system of racial inequity, is full of stories that help to paint the picture of how race and racism operate in the u. She is an educator, lecturer and consultant on matters of race, culture and education. Her critically acclaimed 2005 book, post traumatic slave syndrome. The system of racial inequity, educator, author, and researcher joy angela degruy tells the story of how she and her daughter were discriminated against at a grocery store and how her sisterinlaw used her white privilege to intervene, take a stand against the discriminatory and unjust interaction, and point out that.
Maya wiley, founder, the center for social inclusion most of us, if we admit it, feel pretty stuck and helpless when it comes to addressing racism. See more ideas about joy, post traumatic and black history. She has over thirty years of practical experience as a. I try to push the boundaries in the things i saydo, because i think it is a perilous. Black infighting, materialism, poor parenting, jealousy, colorism, defeatism. We continue to primarily focus on individuals, when institutional and structural inequities are the bigger problem.
This woman looks really nice but i think this istuation makes her a dumb coward. Remarks from erase racism s president elaine gross at the 2017 annual benefit. Several times since the super unsurprising events of charlottesville ive heard and seen things that, apparently, fucking sigh could benefit from some clarification. Learys seminars have been lauded as the most dynamic and inspirational currently being presented on the topics of culture, race relations and contemporary social issues. The system of racial inequity features moving, personal stories from racial justice leaders including amer ahmed, michael benitez, barbiedanielle decarlo, joy degruy, ericka huggins, humaira jackson, yuko kodama, peggy mcintosh, rinku. Some things about race in america you probably dont. One very powerful story in the film is told by joy degruy about an.
She has lifted the bandages from the 400 yearold abscess of slavery that remains unhealed. Im pushing toward the unobvious as i post thinkingslinkings re. Degruy is the author of the book post traumatic slave. I recently got to attend two events with racial equity educator and filmmaker, shakti butler, in boston.
A trip to the grocery store joy degruy, cracking the codes 3. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to wwii, by douglas a. Joy speaks of her admiration for hooper dunbar and mentions his book, forces of our time. Joy degruy is not for the faint of heart i try to be a radical activist. The core of the project is a sixsession, ninehour training program that can be used by groups of different sizes. She is also featured in the documentary hidden colors 3. Discrimination to improve access, achievement, and wellness for students of color.
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