Your New Year’s Resolution For 2021? A Bold Commitment to Anti-Racism. Here’s How:
Hello there 2021! Welcome. Trust: we are awfully glad to see you. There were a whole lot of moments during this dumpster fire of 2020, that had us wondering if you’d even show up. (Truth is, we wouldn’t have blamed you if you took a U-turn.) But here you are, appearing the same way that you do every year, as the clock strikes midnight on January 1st. Yet, even in your predictability, you also feel symbolically next level. And worthy of something different as we celebrate your arrival. Something more revolutionary.
And brave.
Over here at Racial Just Us, we’ve been spending our first (and hopefully last) worldwide pandemic, creating your perfect new year’s resolution. Hint. It’s kinda in our name. Are you ready to make 2021 the year of Racial Justice? Us too, especially our founder André M. Brown. He created this anti-racism movement in the wake of the tragedies of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. And while he watched these senseless crimes with a mix of anger, sadness, frustration and sometimes resignation, he was also incredibly heartened by the mobilization of people from all backgrounds during the Black Lives Matter protests.
André wanted to build something to channel that collective energy of a diverse group of people who wanted to help, even after the marches were over, so he dreamed up Coaching for Community, created specifically to answer the question: What Can I Do Next? He developed this one-of-a-kind virtual hybrid group coaching and training program, by blending his unique professional background as an ICF certified coach and racial bias trainer, together with his life experience as an African American man comfortable working with all racial and ethnic groups.
In addition to uncovering the roles implicit bias and white privilege play in race relations and racial justice, the revolutionary power of Coaching for Community comes from helping participants target individual areas of anti-racism meaningful to them. At the end of four weeks, each participant will emerge with a completed action plan to help guide anti-racism efforts in their personal lives and communities. This intensive process, along with a private coaching session in week five, will help insure success long term. The next two series are scheduled to start on January 6 and January 16th, 2021, and are currently open for enrollment on our website.
What’s in it for you? A whole lot, starting with an understanding of social domains which have been negatively affected by ongoing racist policies. You’ll also uncover how implicit bias affects your perceptions of others and influences interpersonal relationships. Not to mention gain access to a wide variety of anti-racism resources, including a network of allies with the same growth mindset. But more importantly, you’ll be serving as the leaders in a movement to create racial equity in our world by actively contributing to the elimination of racism and racist policies in the US. You’ll be part of the solution to a problem over 400 years in the making, and that’s kinda revolutionary. And also maybe a little scary. But in the words of the writer Anaïs Nin, “Life Shrinks or Expands in Proportion to One’s Courage.”
2021 is ready for action. Are you?
