ABOUT BEING WHITE

read about:

1. Writings on Racism and Social Justice
   
   
2. Shinin' the Lite on White Priviledge
   
   
3. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
   
   
4. White Privilege Shapes the U.S.
   
   
5. Teaching about Whiteness
   
   
6. Misperceptions Clouds Whites' Attitudes of Blacks
   
   
7. Poll questions/answers
   
   
8. Why Whites think Blacks have no problems
   
   
9. Highly recommended readings
   
   
10. Recommended Undoing Racism DVDs
    
    
11. Little White Lies: An Interview With AntiRacist Activist Tim Wise
    
    
12. Index of Tim Wise articles and essays
    
    
13. Take an imaginary journey into the experience of whiteness
    
    

UNDOING RACISM

 
This unique 2 1/2 day workshop is offered by The People's Institute, a national, multiracial, anti-racist network dedicated to ending racism and other forms of institutional oppression. Now in its 25th year, the Institute has provided training, consultation, and leadership development to more than 100,000 people in organizations nationally and internationally.

The People's Institute moves beyond a focus on the symptoms of racism to an understanding of what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone.

To register for the Undoing Racism Workshop for human service practitioners and educators in the New York City click here

or order your tickets online here

• The People's Institute
   
  To purchase a copy of "Undoing Racism" send $12.00 to the following address:
  
  The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
  601 N. Carrollton Avenue
  New Orleans, La. 70119
  (504) 527-5193
  (504) 528-7125 (fax)

• DVD presentations expand on the People's Institute's analysis
  Click here for more information and printable order form

Video and Discussions
View and discuss a powerful documentary with a circle of friends.
Get a commitment from them to do the same within their friendship circle

1. Race-The Power of an Illusion is a three part documentary about race in society, science & history
   
   The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as biology, suggesting that a belief in race is no more sound than believing that the sun revolves around the earth.
   
   VHS and DVD
   3 episodes - 56 minutes each, 2003,
   

   click here for ordering information
   
   For an online companion click here

   
   
   
2. Meizhu Lui: talked about the Insight Center for Community Economic Development report she authored that looks at the the gap in wealth between minorities and whites. She and other policy experts, advocates from communities of color, and scholars met with members of Congress to discuss the report. Ms. Lui responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

   Click here for the C-Span Video interview with Meizhu Lui about the Racial Wealth Gap

   
   

3. James Cone: the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York

   Bill Moyers Journal | Race in America | November 23, 2007

   Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about the cross and the lynching tree as symbols of tragedy and triumph.

   With the noose and the lynching tree entering the national discussion in the wake of recent news events, Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about how these powerful images relate to the symbol of the cross and how they signify both tragedy and triumph. "It was the poor, black victims being lynched. In Rome time, it was poor Jews being lynched. The analogy is almost perfect there," he says. "So, how are we today going to understand what was happening to Jesus unless we see what was happening to black people in those trees?"

   Dr. Cone is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is best known for his groundbreaking works: "Black Theology & Black Power" (1969) and "A Black Theology of Liberation" (1970). He is also the author of the highly acclaimed "God of the Oppressed" (1975) and of "Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare?" (1991).

   
   

4. JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN: Kluge Prize Winner 2006 - John Hope Franklin

   December 1, 2005 interview with Charlie Rose on structural racism
   (last ½ hour in specific)
   Author, "Mirror To America"
   Professor Emeritus of History, Duke University
   
   To view the video click on this link: http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/715

   
   

5. COLOR OF FEAR :
   Men of Color speak of their experience of structural racism and what it means to be white http://www.cnn.com/US/9512/racial_reality/
   
   To order the video click on this link: www.stirfryseminars.com

THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WHITE AMERICAN CULTURE

• www.euroamerican.org
  
  
• www.liftingthewhiteveil.com: a guide to self-discovery and understanding for white people  who live and work in multiracial settings.
  
  
• White Antiracist Community Action Network
          www.wacan.org
  
  Join this protected online space where antiracists can assemble, network, share in community and act to transform our larger society to one that is racially just.
  

ANTI-RACIST BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST

• Checklist
  
  
• White Racial Identity Development
  
  
• Interrupting the Cycle of Oppression:
       The Role of Allies as Agents of Change
  

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