Tickets: $25Join TARRA for a special Women's History Month kick-off featuring the Denver premiere of DECONSTRUCTING KAREN, a documentary about the anti-racism work of Saira Rao and Regina Jackson, the New York Times Bestselling co-authors of White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better.Before the movie, from 5:00-5:45pm Saira Rao and Regina Jackson will be on site signing copies of their book sold through The Tattered Cover.Following the screening, there will be a Q & A with Jackson and Rao, moderated by Gloria Neal, former public affairs director for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and a multi-media journalist.About The FilmThis anti-racism documentary reveals a dinner table of white women as they experience radical honesty about racism, their daily role in upholding it and essential part they can play in tearing down the systems that are killing black and brown people every day. Called a "must-see film to understand the current problem of race relations in the United States," Deconstructing Karen challenges liberal white women on their biases and blind spots about racism in America — one dinner at a time. As Race2Dinner founders Regina Jackson and Saira Rao share their lived experiences in Black and Brown skin, the film follows a course from initial pushback, defensiveness, and anger to — remarkably — listening, understanding, and growth. About Saira RaoSaira (NOT Sara) Rao grew up in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Indian immigrants. For 40 years, she wasted her precious time aspiring to be white and accepted by dominant white society, a futile task for anyone not born with white skin. Several years ago, Saira began the painful process of dismantling her own internalized oppression. Saira is a lawyer-by-training, a former congressional candidate, a published novelist and an entrepreneur. About Regina JacksonBorn in Chicago in 1950, Regina remembers an America where everything was in Black and White. Burned into her memory are; the beatings and horrific treatment of civil rights workers throughout the South, the Goodman, Chaney & Schwerner murders, the murder of Viola Liuzzo, the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the murders of President John Kennedy and his brother Robert. The violence perpetrated on innocent people going about their lives, by white people. It's these memories that drive Regina to push for real change in America, which is why she co-founded Race2Dinner.
Tickets: $25
Before the movie, from 5:00-5:45pm Saira Rao and Regina Jackson will be on site signing copies of their book sold through The Tattered Cover.
Following the screening, there will be a Q & A with Jackson and Rao, moderated by Gloria Neal, former public affairs director for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and a multi-media journalist.
About The Film
This anti-racism documentary reveals a dinner table of white women as they experience radical honesty about racism, their daily role in upholding it and essential part they can play in tearing down the systems that are killing black and brown people every day. Called a "must-see film to understand the current problem of race relations in the United States," Deconstructing Karen challenges liberal white women on their biases and blind spots about racism in America — one dinner at a time.
As Race2Dinner founders Regina Jackson and Saira Rao share their lived experiences in Black and Brown skin, the film follows a course from initial pushback, defensiveness, and anger to — remarkably — listening, understanding, and growth.
About Saira Rao
Saira (NOT Sara) Rao grew up in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Indian immigrants. For 40 years, she wasted her precious time aspiring to be white and accepted by dominant white society, a futile task for anyone not born with white skin. Several years ago, Saira began the painful process of dismantling her own internalized oppression. Saira is a lawyer-by-training, a former congressional candidate, a published novelist and an entrepreneur.
About Regina Jackson
Born in Chicago in 1950, Regina remembers an America where everything was in Black and White. Burned into her memory are; the beatings and horrific treatment of civil rights workers throughout the South, the Goodman, Chaney & Schwerner murders, the murder of Viola Liuzzo, the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the murders of President John Kennedy and his brother Robert. The violence perpetrated on innocent people going about their lives, by white people. It's these memories that drive Regina to push for real change in America, which is why she co-founded Race2Dinner.