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VISUALLY DYNAMIC,
Dancing on Live Embers investigates how
racism, White power, and privilege operate in the
ordinary moments of organizational life. It holds
up familiar workplace interactions for scrutiny,
and looks for openings to advance racial equity and
justice. Through stories, it offers concrete
examples of racial justice work by a range of
experienced activists.
This is a hands-on book for people who are trying
to create more equitable organizations-front-line
staff, managers, administrators, political leaders,
union and community educators and activists, boards
of directors, teachers, human resource staff,
equity officers, and university and college
faculty.
"The case studies are
excellent, as is the analysis which is subtle
and complex. I recognized many situations and
dilemmas, and found myself revisiting lots of
experiences of my own."
Nora Allingham,
educator and equity worker, former Access
Initiatives Co-ordinator at York University
"This book is grounded in a wide variety of
experience, and encourages readers to adapt it to
their own particular conditions."
Don McKay,
Staff Rep, Communication, Energy, and Paperworkers
Union
Tina Lopes
works with community agencies, social service
organizations, federal and municipal government
departments, women's organizations, law firms, and
unions.
Barb Thomas works on equitable program
design and facilitator training, and strategic
problem-solving. She is one of the co-authors of
Education
for Changing Unions
(BTL, 2002), and Educating for a Change
(BTL, 1991).
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