Decolonizing Our Minds
A course on deconstructing patterns of dominance to start building a more anti-racist world
Sign me up!Racism and injustice have been around for centuries. Long after colonizers left foreign lands, self-hate and institutional suppression of Black and brown peoples continued.
How can we decolonize our culture, our institutions, and most importantly, our minds?
How can we eliminate the self-hate that often exists in suppressed communities?
For the first time, I’ve put together everything I think folks need to know in their journey towards becoming anti-racist!
In this course you will:
Learn what decolonization is and why it's ESSENTIAL to becoming anti-racist
Learn why we continue to perpetuate racist patterns long after colonizers left and slavery ended (and why racism continues amongst immigrant communities)
Learn how to fight against colonized thinking in ourselves, and in our children
Learn how to deprogram white supremacist thinking from our minds (and from our children's minds)
Learn how to unpack the deep rooted shame and inferiority that often holds back communities of color.
"I had no idea I would end up feeling this way. I have followed Saira on IG for a couple of years (more or less) and really appreciate her perspective, but have never taken any classes by her, so I didn't know what to expect. I thought it would be good, but it was great!"
"This course is amazing and Saira is a great teacher! This was a very hard subject and I know that I, as a white American married to and Indian, felt that the entire content was curated for me, specifically. I spoke to my husband about it and he felt it was directed towards people like him. I think of his parents (Indians born in India under British rule just before partition) and feel like they would have felt the same thing. I can imagine that it would touch anyone, with or without a connection to the Indian Subcontinent, similarly."
"I didn’t know where to start, what is decolonization and how I’m impacted by it, this workshop gave the perfect introduction and gave a burning desire to do more in-depth study and I walked out with a direction to move forward."
By signing up NOWĀ you'll get access to:
- The masterclass, taught 12:00-2:00 PM EST, Saturday, November 14, 2020 (Recorded)
- The recorded Q&A which followed the main session
- Lifetime access to a community group as an ongoing space to share resources
- A Decolonize Your Mind journal to help unpack hidden limiting beliefs (PDF)Ā
About the Instructor...
Saira has spent her life navigating “post-racial” America. She's dedicated her life to unlearning, relearning, and teaching others. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate at the University of Houston specializing in Social (Justice) Education & Educational Leadership. She's been featured on NPR, Parents Magazine, Forbes, Yahoo, and Huffpost LIVE.
