Thursdays at 10 - Conversations

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UHeights is hosting a Zoom meeting in order to continue our Thursdays at 10 meetings via video chat! Conversations will be meeting on the second Thursday of the month. Join us! 

April Focus:

In the April session of Conversations, we will be discussing the documentary film, "Roosevelt High School: Beyond Black and White", a film about race and education, a production of Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE), a Seattle non-profit formed to promote racial equity, with a focus on schools and their communities.

Please watch this 30-minute documentary HERE before coming to the session!

About the film: 

The film covers a lot of ground but focuses principally on the inter-relationship of school and race. Many of the underlying themes ask the viewer whether things have changed all that much in the fifty years since the founders of Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE), RHS Class of 1971, graduated. Beginning with voiceovers musing about the role of race in Seattle, the film reviews the history of integration in the Seattle public schools: the voluntary transfer program, the mandatory bussing program, and the neighborhood choice programs. It notes that much of the segregation in the Seattle Schools arises from discriminatory housing practices historically practiced in Seattle, such as racial covenants and “redlining” that were not ended until Seattle passed an Open Housing Ordinance in 1968. The film then segues to ask what can schools, and schooling, do to end racial inequities as racism is experienced in Seattle. Finally, the film ends by asking the viewer to become engaged in reformative change. ( - From the Quick Teacher's Guide section)

Discussion Questions: 

HERE is a link to some discussion questions for you to think about.

If this is your first time using Zoom, check out this simple YouTube tutorial that walks you through what to expect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

More about Thursdays at 10:

First Thursday

BOOK GROUP

With more folks coming every week, bring whatever you're reading, want to read, have read, and get inspired.

Second Thursday

CONVERSATIONS

Rotating topics every month and lively conversations on matters great and small.

Third Thursday

STORIES OF OUR LIVES: MEMOIR WRITING

With new prompts and tips each month, come unleash your creative side and tell stories of your life. 

Fourth Thursday

STITCH TOGETHER

Join knitters, crocheting, and stitching artisans for crafts and conversation.

Ticketing: Our Pay-What-You-Can model allows our events to be accessible to the entire community! We have no suggested amount, we simply ask you to pay what you can.