UnLearn 365 is in full swing at Calvin, with this year’s UnLearn Week beginning on Oct. 4 and ending on Oct. 9.
UnLearn Week, according to Center for Intercultural Student Development Director Jane...
On Oct. 8, as UnLearn Week was coming to an end, someone posted on the anonymous social media app Yik Yak, “How many people here hate it when the black people here make white people feel bad for being...
Kelsey Powers is right in saying that UnLearn Week isn’t about whitepeople. However, I disagree that this means UnLearn Week shouldn’ttalk about white people or the stereotypes directed at them.
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Unlearn week offers plenty of opportunities to sit in and listen to a variety of speakers. Last Tuesday, about 90 students came to the Chapel Undercroft to attend Michelle Loyd-Page’s event titled...
This week, I was kind of startled to see an UnLearn Week poster for white people. What do we have to unlearn about white people? What “deep-seated prejudices and stereotypes” exist? Apparently, that...
What do you know about UnLearn Week?
UnLearn Week can be defined a few different ways. According to Martin Avila, Calvin’s coordinator of multicultural student programming in the intercultural student...
Fighting for a cause. Being an activist. Overcoming racism.
All the above seem like daunting tasks that require involvement in rallies, heavy debates, and seminars. That may be true, but the workshop...
Food is an important aspect of any culture. Not only is it representative of a culture’s tastes and history, but it brings together a community in any place you go. When I think of food from another...
“Mirrors of Privilege” is a film that focused on the lives of several white Americans and their stories pertaining to race. It described how racism might not be as evident in the United States as it...
How would you describe UnLearn Week? Is it about anti-racism? Culture? Stereotypes and prejudices? All of the above? The focus shifts each year, and everyone comes away with a little something...
There are few artists in the world like Propaganda. The son of a Black Panther, Jason Petty has degrees in illustration and intercultural studies, along with a teaching credential. He is also an experienced...
It’s my final year at Calvin, but my first year going to an UnLearn Week event.
I’ve been on campus every fall. I read Student News every day (seriously). Absence and ignorance are not excuses I can...
