Thanksgiving Conversations About Race | Showing Up for Racial Justice
This Thanksgiving, SURJ is offering two ways to help support white folks in having tough conversations with other white folks – conversations that are necessary if we want to break silence about race in this country:
Thanksgiving Discussion Guide: These conversations are tricky, and often get “in the weeds” fast. We’ve put together a discussion guide that gives some more substantial talking points for those tough conversations, as well as some questions you can ask to elicit feedback and avoid conversational shut-downs. Click here for the discussion guide!
SURJ Holiday Hotline: When you get stuck during Thanksgiving conversations, SURJ has you covered. Simply text SOS (with no quotation marks!) to 82623, and we’ll send you some key talking points that tend to come up in these tough conversations. If you get *really* stuck, we’ll even hop on the phone with you for a short 1:1 coaching call.
It’s vital for white people to break white silence about the danger of Trump’s presidency – we we’ll make sure you have the tools you need to have those conversations over the holidays!
This is a call to action! Whites need to reblog this. You need to speak up.
Oh its uncomfortable or you don’t like it? Well imagine how we, as people of color, feel facing this every single day of our lives. You can get through a little discomfort considering we have to deal with white supremacy which includes othering, discrimination, violence, and more!
These nice whites have put together a guide that will get you through a conversation with racist relatives and friends. This is an actual useful thing you can do for us! So do it.
I would tell my friends to text me. But y’all know my answers are *fuck you* and *Don’t look me in the eyes you’re coward*
“Sorry Grandpa, I can’t hear your racist rhetoric over the sound of how delicious Mom’s turkey is. Pass the potatoes please. Oh, and shut the fuck up you ancient sack of hate and dried toenails.”
“I love you, Crazy Uncle Eddy. But if you say the n-word and call the BLM movement terrorists one more time I am going to smack you in the face with this pumpkin pie.”
“Stop crying, Mother. Being pro-choice and supporting Hillary is not the same betrayal as Dad sleeping with his secretary.”
“Aunt Agnes, that is really fascinating. But could you stop fantasizing about Trump in a Nazi uniform long enough for us to say grace?”
“Cousin Marvin! I like your Trump/Pence sweater! *spills hot gravy on Cousin Marvin* Oh gosh, I am so sorry. Let me put that in the wash for you. *adds 8 cups of bleach* Would you like to borrow my ‘I’m With Her’ hoodie?”