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CALL FOR CHAPTERS
The Color of Fear Sourcebook:
A Toolkit for Educators and Practitioners
Edited by Victor Lee Lewis, MA and Hugh Vasquez, M.S.W.
Center for Diversity Leadership,
Berkeley, California
Published by Diversity Leadership Press
Submission deadlines
Chapter Proposal: April 15, 2003.
Rough Draft: June 30, 2003
Final Draft: September 30, 2003
Ten years ago nine men of various ethnicities, between the ages of 30-55 gathered for a life changing weekend conversation
on their experiences and understanding of race, ethnicity and nationality, and the impact of these issues on personal identity
and interpersonal relationships. The record of the conversation that followed, distilled from over 20 hours of footage became
the widely known video, The Color of Fear (TCOF). This video became a "classic" among thousands of college and university
teachers from the social sciences, psychology, social work, ethnic studies, education and humanities. At the same time, schools,
social service agencies, businesses and community based organizations made this video the cornerstone of much of their work
on racism and racial identity. Community activists also embraced TCOF with similar enthusiasm, bringing its potent confrontation
with the gut issues of racism in the U.S. to communities and organizations that have typically relied upon more detached and
less effective sources of insight and reflection.
One of the remarkable features of TCOF is that literally thousands of people have responded to this video with language
or a spirit which says, "It changed my life." We have received an astonishing range of powerful responses to viewing
and reflecting on this video. Many report it elicited both a unique depth of critical reflection and emotional response
within them. Others have reported, "it totally changed my world view;"..."it affirmed my experience as a person
of color, and articulated thoughts and feelings that I have never been able to express;"..."for the first time,
I was finally able to understand that I have privilege as a white person." One woman at a community forum in upstate
New York said, "except for having my children, seeing this video might be the most important thing I've ever done."
A tearful diversity officer at a large East coast private university, says, "I want to thank you (Victor and Hugh) for
this video because I believe that it has saved my son."
In this volume we will explain how this important educational resource can be used by gathering the accumulated wisdom
and emergent questions of the many teachers, researchers and practitioners who have made The Color of Fear an important part
of their work. We wish to make widely available the successful ideas, approaches, techniques and methods that educators and
trainers have developed or applied in academic, workplace, and community environments. In this book we will highlight many
of these "best practices." We will also provide previously un-available background information on each of the men
in the film, and will present illuminating behind-the-scenes details from the making of TCOF.
We are interested in chapters on topics such as, but not limited to the following:
TCOF in teacher education
TCOF and racial/identity development theories
TCOF in Gender Studies curricula
Using TCOF in student development programs (orientations, dialogue days, RA trainings)
The use of TCOF in group dynamics training
Management and staff development training with TCOF
White privilege and TCOF
Exploring racial identity with TCOF
TCOF in Multicultural Counseling training
TCOF in conflict resolution training
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Teachers, writers, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a 1-2 page summary explaining the goals and focus
of the proposed chapter on or before April 15, 2003, Draft chapters will be due by June 30, 2003. Full chapters are expected
to be submitted by September 30, 2003. All submissions will be considered. The expected publication date of the TCOF Sourcebook
by Diversity Leadership Press is November, 2003. Submissions may be forwarded electronically (Microsoft Word format) to:
submissions@diversitywork.com
Victor and Hugh also welcome any comments, questions or stories from students, faculty, or others about "The Color
of Fear." They may be reached as follows:
victorlewis@diversitywork.com
hughvasquez@diversitywork.com
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