Sojourner Truth School Offering Large Slate of Free Classes This Fall

The catalog for the Fall 2024 session of classes at the Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership is hot off the press and being distributed throughout the community and online at www.truthschool.org.  As always, all classes are free. All classes are on Zoom and are taught by BIPOC people or biracial pairs.

The Truth School teaches movement-building skills, preparing social change leaders to win movement struggles. The school is centered on the following principles:

• Amplifying the leadership of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); they lead all Truth School classes, or offer them in bi/multi-racial/cultural teams
• Approaching movement-building skills from a horizontal and vertical lens (breadth and depth) and creating course catalogs which reflect this range
• Relationship-building as the heart of movement-building; this informs the style of our classes, and our relationships with site partners, hosts, trainers and volunteers
• Connecting people across counties, economic standing, racial identity, physical and mental ability and gender expression

Registration for all fall classes is now open. The Truth School will offer 20 classes in September through December, eight of which (indicated with an *) are multi-session classes that will allow for deeper exploration of the topic.  Course titles with links to course descriptions are provided below along with start dates. The full course catalog, course details, registration information, and fall course listings can be found at https://truthschool.org/events/

September

And Still We Rise: Six-Month Leadership Forum for Women of Color *
Saturdays , 9 a.m. -Noon beginning September 7

Creative Community-Building, Social Justice, Youth Voice, and the Arts*
Wednesdays, 5:00-6:30 p.m. beginning September 11

Elections! Elections! Historical Context, Our Engagement, and the Effect on Black and Brown Communities*
Thursday September 12 and Thursdsday September 19, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Healing Racism from the Inside Out*
(M-F) 1:15-2:45 p.m. the week of September 16

Political Organizing: Concrete Guidance on Working for Candidates and Working on Campaigns
Tuesday September 17, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Solidarity Economy: What Is It and What Does It Look Like Where You Live?
Saturday, September 21, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Lighting the Eighth Fire to Build an Equitable World Where All Beings are Equal*
3 Sundays & 1 Saturday from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. beginning Sunday, September 22, 2024

Creating Exciting Consciousness-Raising Events
Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

War and the Climate Crisis
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Ice Breakers, Parking Lots, and Other Allergens: Making the most of our time together
Saturday, September 28, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

October
To Boldly Go: An Anti-Racism Journey*
4-Part Series on Tuesdays from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. beginning October 1

Be an Ally, Not a Savior
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

November
Flipping the Hierarchy: Shared Leadership as the Pathway to Equitable, Inclusive, and Sustainable Organizations* Three Part Series,Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. beginning November 7

The Election Is Over!! Now What?????
Saturday, November 9, 2024, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Multiracial and Interfaith Families
Sunday, November 10, 2024, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

“I Got a Right to the Tree of Life”: Music of the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

December
Singing in the Spirit: African and African American Music Connections
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Keeping Your Light Bright! A Writing Workshop for a Community with Something to Say
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Race, Class, and Gender: How are They Used to Influence Power Dynamics, Social Division, and Dominance
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Do Muslim Women Need Saving?
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.