How To Start A Plan And Take Action Against Racism

About This Workshop

If you can no longer sit on the sidelines and have do to something about racism but wish you had more direction, then this mini workshop is for you. While it won't be easy, I'll help you create a plan for the work you want to do, how to communicate that plan to others, and how to make it happen.

First we'll begin by talking about why this work is so important. From there we'll create a plan and discuss how to start taking action. We'll also discuss how to have courageous conversations with others and how to organize for change. Finally we'll talk about where we go from here and how we build upon the work we've done.

Kelly Hurst is a 23-year veteran educator in the classroom as on administrative teams as a Guidance Dean and Assistant Principal. A longtime educator, she has taken those practical skills and applied them to consulting and training. She joined the Crossroads Anti-racism Organizing & Training staff in 2017 as an Organizer/Trainer based in Springfield, IL, a city that has been engaged in anti-racism work in the local government, health care industry, religious, and education sectors for more than a decade. An activist, speaker, and storyteller, Kelly’s primary work has been in education where she also served as a Literacy Coach working in faculty professional development and contracted with schools on professional development and training. She is Executive Director of Being Black at School, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to moving equity conversations into action, making schools a safer place for Black students. Kelly and her spouse, Russell, are the parents of 6 adult children and 3 granddaughters.