This workshop will look at the intersection of art and storytelling in addressing and undoing internalised racism within non-formal education. It starts by exploring how performance art serves as a crucial medium for activism for addressing issues of race and racism. Performance art confronts, resists, and mobilises against racial oppression through various art forms, such as music, dance, theatre, storytelling. Performance art acts as a transformative healing practice for racialised youth affected by racial trauma, fostering both self-awareness, and belongingness. The workshop will apply the Undoing Internalised Racism Module.

The module explores how theatre of the oppressed serves as a powerful medium for self-expression, healing, and empowerment within the Black communities, addressing complex issues of race and racism. The module continues by exploring how storytelling serves as a dynamic process for healing racial trauma, allowing racialised youth to reclaim their narratives and foster mental health resilience. Storytelling externalises racialised trauma, empowering the Black youth to view racism as a societal issue rather than a personal failing. The module concludes by exploring how podcasting is a powerful medium for confronting and undoing internalised racism while raising awareness of racial trauma.