Get your popcorn and gear up for a week of videos! We have reviewed many hours of footage so you don’t have too. All videos have been clipped to around 5 minutes, but if you really want to watch the long versions, references for source videos are given at the end of the clipped versions.
Kicking off day one is Deanna Rolffs speaking about White Privilege.
Deanna, from Design Group International, was hired to lead Grand Haven teachers through several professional development sessions during the 2021-2022 school year. Deanna covers topics such as white privilege, white supremacy, allyship, antiracism and whiteness and guides the GHAPS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee. Please enjoy this video of Deanna explaining White Privilege.
Professional Development at GHAPS 3: Rolffs White Privilege
In case you missed it, here are links to previous videos released by Restore Ottawa. (Restoring Ottawa on our Rumble Channel - https://rumble.com/user/RestoringOttawa)
Professional Development at GHAPS 2: Justin Wilford - White Privilege
Disgusting Book Reading Warning for graphic reading of sexual assault. This is Jayme McElvany, the leader of the Let Them Play MI group. She reads from four books. A parent has to bring their kid out of the room. Three of these books are in Grand Haven public schools at the high school (Identical, Lucky, All Boys Aren't Blue). She said we could borrow her speech verbatim for our own BOE meetings.
The last six videos on the list are based on a series of videos produced by the Michigan Department of Education. - LGBTQ Guidance for Schools - you aren’t going to want to miss any of these!