Posted By Nicki Leone,
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Updated: Friday, February 3, 2023
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 "Racism is a heart disease. How we think and respond is at the core of racial suffering and racial healing. If we cannot think clearly and respond wisely, we will continue to damage the world’s heart." -Ruth King
Author Photo Credit: Vaschelle Andre | Excerpted from Words of Change: Anti-Racism by permission of Sasquatch Books. Copyright 2020 By Kenyra Rankin. All rights reserved.
Learn
Socialization is a process we all go through – it is how we develop values, habits, and attitudes and learn to function in the world. Understanding the process of socialization can help us understand how we came to where we are in our views of race
and racism in the book industry (and other related) systems and what we are willing and “able” to do to work for justice. Consider this model of socialization and look at the different forces at play that reinforce attitudes and beliefs, and also at what can create new patterns (a theme for the third week of the Challenge). Also watch this short video (less than 4 minutes) on “the culture cycle” at play around race in society.
Reflect
- What do you see as the most important influences in your own racial socialization (parents, other family members, community, teachers, friends, colleagues, institutions, etc.)?
- What forces push you away from deeper consideration of, and work for, racial equity? What supports might pull you towards more steady work for racial equity in the book industry and other systems?
- What feelings and bodily sensations come up as you explore the cycle of socialization in your own
life?
- Consider doing an art response (drawing, poetry, music, collage, etc.) regarding socialization and culture cycles in your life.
Act
Share the cycle of socialization and/or culture cycle with friends, family members, colleagues. Talk about your respective paths of socialization. What actions could you take to mutually support one another in the direction of positive change? Start
taking some small steps! Share with others to inspire and encourage them.
Dig Deeper
Don't forget! Explore other links on the Challenge Resource Page. See how other Challenge
participants are doing, and let them know how you are doing on the Challenge Bulletin Board
SIBA thanks its generous sponsors, who have made the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge possible:
 
Many of the quotes used in the Challenge are excerpted from Words of Change: Anti-Racism by permission of Sasquatch Books. Copyright 2020 By Kenyra Rankin. All rights reserved.
Although SIBA has modified when appropriate for a bookseller audience, the majority of prompts and resources come directly from the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge created
by Food Solutions New England (FSNE), a regional collaborative network organized to support the emergence and continued viability of a New England food system that is a resilient driver of healthy food for all, racial equity, sustainable farming
and fishing, and thriving communities. We are so grateful for their extraordinary work creating this program and making it available to other organizations.
Feedback? We welcome your thoughts.
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