Can We Really Raise Inclusive Kids in Segregated Neighborhoods?: An EmbraceRace Community Conversation: Nov. 28

Published on 2017-11-21 by Farah Ameen Uncategorized

Crocker Farm Families: Don’t forget to register for this free, timely, online community conversation: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 8:30 p.m. ET!

CAN WE REALLY RAISE INCLUSIVE KIDS IN SEGREGATED NEIGHBORHOODS? An EmbraceRace Community Conversation and Q&A with Professor Brigitte Vittrup REGISTER TO JOIN this free, online, community conversation happening this coming Tuesday, November 28th, at 5:30 pm PT/ 8:30 pm ET.  Help us spread the word! Do you have friends and family whom you think would be interested in this conversation? Invite them to participate with you! Share our event post on Facebook. Share our event post on Twitter. Why We Gather. Many parents want their children to embrace racial diversity and multiculturalism, and research shows that people who grow up in diverse neighborhoods and attend diverse schools express less racial prejudice and are more supportive of multiculturalism. However, neighborhood segregation means that many U.S. families live in racially homogenous neighborhoods and many children go to school mostly with same-race kids. In this session we discuss the importance of being color-conscious (rather than trying to not see color) and offer some ideas about how to foster inclusive attitudes in children – of all colors – who live and attend school in these homogenous environments. We look forward to seeing you online on November 28th at 5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm ET. Guardians, parents, teachers, social workers, uncles, grandmothers – you’re all invited. Registering also ensures that you will receive the after-event recording and resources whether you attend live or not. Agenda 8:30 to 8:35 pm ET: Andrew and Melissa of EmbraceRace introduce the conversation and our guest. 8:35 to 8:55 pm ET: Professor Brigitte Vittrup shares what she’s learned from her work on cross-racial friendships in young children. 8:55 to 9:25 pm ET: Questions and comments from the EmbraceRace community. 9:25 to 9:30 pm ET: Closing thoughts Brigitte Vittrup is an Associate Professor of Child Development at Texas Woman’s University, where she teaches courses in child development, research methods, and statistics. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin, and her research focuses on children’s racial attitudes, parents’ racial socialization practices, and media influences on children. Brigitte identifies as white. Did you forget to register? To Tweet & FaceBook post about the event to your networks? Soon, Andrew and Melissa hugs@embracerace.org