A compilation of resources about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)
We are well on our way to creating a blueprint of the hard work ahead as we bring our DEIB initiatives to life and create a space for our community to learn and grow. At Speyer, we believe in being accountable to each other. Let us learn, make choices, and take action. NOTE: This resource page — just like the DEIB work within our Speyer community and the community beyond 925 Ninth Avenue — is constantly in progress. We will be adding to this page and enhancing it as we move through this space of learning together.
Below are Speyer Community Reading Lists for cultural history months and other days that encourage us to embrace and learn about the unique backgrounds within our community and beyond. These titles were contributed Speyer parents and faculty and serve to promote and support our ongoing discussions about diversity.
Again, these lists were created with recommendations from the Speyer community. Before you begin to read any of these books with your children, we encourage you to preview the content first.
As we know, our DEIB work doesn’t just happen during those dedicated months. These reading lists will always be available and we accept recommendations year-round, so please check back periodically. If you have titles to add, please click on the form links below or email DEIB@speyerlegacyschool.org.
Below are articles, resources, web sites, and other information on how we can start to understand and address the many topics that fall under the DEIB umbrella, such as racism and racial injustice, as well as how to support our children who identify as female or as part of the LGTBQ+ community to find their voices. Some also deal with the difficult and challenging topic of talking to our children about recent events and the racism at their root.
These were collected over the past year (June 2020 til present) from members of the PA Kaleidoscope Committee, our school psychologists, DEIB coordinator Dondre Greenhouse, and Speyer faculty and families.
Before you begin to read/share any of these articles or watch any of the recommended movies/videos with your children, we encourage you to preview the content first. As other sections on this page, we will update this as consistently as possible. Do you have a resource to add? Please fill out THIS FORM!
Talking to your children about race
Educating yourself, Educating others
Movies/TV/Videos about Racial Injustice
Read
Listen/Watch
Donate/Learn/Participate (Non-Profit Organizations)
