Flyer - Road to Racial Justice "Board"

A Free Educational “Board” Game by Kesa Kivel
Ages 14+ (teens and adults) • CCSS-Aligned • Free Curriculum
SUITABLE FOR ELA, SOCIAL STUDIES, PSYCHOLOGY, AND OTHER SUBJECTS
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Racism and white privilege are addressed through critical thinking,
social analysis, and team-based discussion.
11”
UPPER LEFT
UPPER RIGHT
LOWER LEFT
LOWER RIGHT
8.5”
Four 8.5” x 11” sheets of paper taped together comprise the free game “board.” The assembled board will be 17” x 22”.
GAME PLAY: Players respond to “situation” cards that each describe a specific incident of racism, then move
their game markers on the game board toward the finish line.
PURPOSE: Players will become more aware that racism exists in many everyday situations (both interpersonal
and institutional), learn why the situations are racist (stereotyping, tokenism, cultural appropriation, etc.),
and acquire tools to interrupt these situations in order to help create a more loving and just world.
FREE GAME DOWNLOADS: The game is provided free of charge only by downloading it from the website.
PowerPoint, curriculum, and worksheets included. You will need to provide dice and sticky notes (such as
Post-its) to use as game markers.
www.roadtoracialjustice.org
A Free Educational “Board” Game by Kesa Kivel
What Facilitators and Players Are Saying About the Game
“Fun, engaging, powerful, interesting, educational, emotional.” — Student player
“Although the game was developed for students, we have used it to train adults and students in our community
where – for most people – the idea of shedding colorblind practices and thinking about race more critically is a
brand new strategy. So far, we have trained 40 community members at our Road To Racial Justice Game nights
and the feedback from the participants has been incredible.”
— Tracey Robertson, Executive Director, Fit Oshkosh, Inc., Wisconsin
“…through playing the game I realized there’s a clear difference between my personal struggle [as a white person]
and the continual, widespread oppression of those who are targeted by racism.” — Student player
“Before observing a lesson on the “Road to Racial Justice,” I anticipated a class full of students that would be
unprepared, uninterested, and too timid to engage in the uncomfortable conversation of learning about race
beyond ‘Roots.’ What I saw almost made me cry…it was breathtaking. I saw Weber Middle School students work
hard to understand complicated subject matter, share their feelings, and talk candidly about racism, white privilege,
and discrimination as they played the game.”
— Matthew Swinson, Vice-Principal, Mark Weber Middle School, New York
“Challenging (in a good way).” — Student player
Sample Situation Cards
www.roadtoracialjustice.org