Debbi LaPorte
Di Kerrigan
Joe Phelps
Tuesdays, October 7 - November 11, 2025 at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the Barn
The regular price of this course is $150, but we are offering it at no charge. We would be grateful if you would consider making a donation to support Listen Learn Act. From the Donate page, simply click on the box that says, “My donation is for___” and choose Listen Learn Act Racial Equity Programs from the dropdown menu. Please click here if you’d like to make a donation.
Class Description
The Deeper Work is a term used by Charles Booker when he spoke at our post-election class in the fall. He was referring to unjust systems and how we must deepen our understanding and work to change them. We’d hoped to spend the spring class immersed in this deeper work. Instead, we find ourselves reeling from recent blatantly racist policy changes. Hard-won protections and corrective programs are now being erased, and we must respond.
The work of this class will now be coming to grasp the current situation and asking ourselves deep questions: Who are we in this time of justice crisis and what do we have to offer? How can we continue to work toward the world we envision?
Course materials will include the Louisville Urban League’s 2024 State of Black Louisville Report, relevant articles, and videos. Black leaders will help us better understand the issues and ways to address them. Our mindfulness practice will support us in deepening insight and commitment. We’ll also help each other as we enter this period willing to discover and stand in solidarity with those affected most.
This FREE class will be offered as a hybrid: in person at The Barn and over Zoom.
March 11 - April 15 on Tuesdays from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.