July 10 at 1:00 pm in Sabin House living room
ARWAG (the Anti-Racist White Affinity Group) is hosting a summer community read for LU staff and faculty interested in reading and discussing novels written by authors of color and centering the experiences of people of color. On July 10 we’ll be discussing Jennine Capó Crucet’s novel Make Your Home Among Strangers. This celebrated debut novel tells the story of Lizet, a first-generation Cuban American and first-gen college student who enrolls in an elite college and faces new challenges navigating issues of privilege, identity, belonging, and competing priorities of school and family.
What is ARWAG? A gathering of Lawrence staff and faculty seeking to understand and challenge racism. Recognizing that anti-racist work is disproportionately borne by people of color, ARWAG is a setting for white people to take responsibility for educating ourselves about racism and for challenging white supremacy from the inside. Organized as a study group, ARWAG will read and discuss materials that help us understand how racism operates, especially in its insidious forms that are harder for white people to notice in action—white privilege, unconscious / implicit bias, and structural racism. ARWAG welcomes colleagues at every stage of learning—whether you’re an experienced anti-racist or just beginning to grapple with the realities of racism.
For more information on this and other ARWAG events, please contact ARWAG co-convener Jenna Stone (jennifer.stone@lawrence.edu) or Emily Bowles in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (emily.s.bowles@lawrence.edu).