Antiracism Book Club
Book Club Hosts
Book Club Host
Suzette Shipp has a master of science degree in cell and molecular biology and works as a Life Science Technologist in the Lorry Lokey Stem Cell Research Building. She is a lifelong pursuer of racial justice in the Kingian Nonviolence tradition. She is passionate about the application of data science for improved health and health care outcomes for people of color. Suzette is the founder of Vibranium Health Equity.
Lane Library Coordinator
Colleen Cuddy has a master of arts in American and English literature and a masters of library science. She is the Director of Research and Academic Collaboration at Lane Medical Library, Stanford University where she oversees data and research services, user experience and communication, access services, and the Medical History Center. Colleen is currently pursuing a PhD in organizational development and change with a focus on gender and racial inequities.
Logistical Support
Katie Stinson is a Library Specialist at the Lane Medical Library. She is on the front lines at the library, working for the Access Services team. She is also a core member of the Marketing Communications Team, assists with the design of the Medical History Center exhibits, and provides logistical support for the library's media discussion groups.
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Antiracism Book Club for Stanford School of Medicine is to examine the structural racialized bias in medicine, medical research and health care delivery by using articles, videos and books to engender thoughtful conversations that will lead to the dismantling of systemic racist practices.
How to Participate
All book clubs meet via Zoom. Please register in advance. Details and instructions for joining the Zoom meeting will be sent the day before the book club.
Unable to join attending the meeting? Join our Stanford Slack Workspace Antiracismbookclub and start an online discussion about the book.
Ground Rules
- Everyone has an equal voice.
- Listen for understanding.
- Assume good will.
- Suspend judgment.
- Create a brave space for candid conversations. (A “brave space” is one in which people can take risks and speak candidly, but also one in which people who need to say “that hurt my feelings” can also say so.)
- Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
- Share air time.
- Ask questions.
- If you are offended or uncomfortable, say so, and say why.
- It’s OK to disagree, but don’t personalize. No name calling or stereotyping.
- Speak for yourself, not for others.
- What’s said here stays here other than broad themes – protect identities and people’s stories.
- Share responsibility for making this dialogue work.