Understanding Whiteness, Recognizing Privilege Conference | Saturday, April 17th

8:45 - 9:30 | Registration

9:30 - 9:45 | Conference Introduction

9:45 - 10:30 | Lecture: Droppin Science on Whiteness: An Anthropological Paradigm for A Pedagogy of Whiteness Studies by Enoch Page

10:30 - 10:45 | Break

10:45 - 12:30 | Workshop Session #1

• What is White Privilege?
• Invisible Inheritance: How US systems invest stolen resources in Whiteness
• Fighting Racism in Everyday Life
• The History of Economic White Privilege in the US
• Well Intentioned White People Behaving Badly: Internalized Racial Superiority and Anti-racist Organizing
• White Privilege = Health Privilege
• Whiteness, Rape and Racism - a historical perspective
• Allies in Action: The Stories and Strategies of White Allies
• Droppin Science on Whiteness: The Workshop
• Masculinity and Whiteness: An Examination of White Male

12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch Break
Lunch will be provided free of charge. A menu will be available soon.

1:30 - 3:00 | Lecture: Trapped in a History We Do Not Understand: Whites as the 'Collateral Damage' of Racism and Privilege by Tim Wise

3:00 - 3:15 | Break

3:15 - 5:00 | Workshop Session #2

• Race/Class/White Privilege and the War on Drugs: How Did We Get Into This Mess and What Can Be Done?
• White People Challenging Racism: Moving From Talk to Action
• Cultivating Friendships Across Race: Sharing What We've Learned
• Questioning Whiteness: Strategies for Teaching and Learning
• Cultural Competency: Who’s Kidding Whom
• Tips for Trainers
• Accountability
• A Hands-on Approach to Addressing White Privilege in the Classroom
• Rapping Up Privilege, Moving On Justice: A Hiphop Freestyle on Racial Justice
• + 1 more TBA