Why anti-racism? This program will help answer that question. People ask, "Why anti-racism?" primarily for two reasons: First, some see race matters as a thing of the past because they do not see racism in their day-to-day lives; hence, it must not really exist anymore. Second, the word itself — "anti-racism" — sounds negative to some ears.

This program uses an activity called The Level Playing Field to help people make the connection between racism and real life. Hopefully, it will make people see that to be anti-(against) racism is a good thing!

While racism is not the only "ism" that divides us, racism is the only "ism" that will be addressed in this program. In the United States, however, it is impossible to talk about race without also talking about class, and vice versa. In its anti-racism programs, Women of the ELCA addresses race explicitly, not exclusively.

You may download a PDF file of The Level Playing Field from this Web site.