Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tim Wise on "The Perfect Storm for White Anxiety"
Uploaded by OSIBaltimore on Dec 2, 2009
At an event held December 1, 2009 in Baltimore, MD, Rich Benjamin, author of Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, and Tim Wise, author of Between Barack & A Hard Place: Racism & White Denial in the Age of Obama, discussed white America's struggle to talk about race. The event was part of OSI-Baltimore's Talking About Race series, cosponsored by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. It addresses how we talk (or do not talk) about race from different perspectives and why it is imperative that we discuss this subject openly and thoughtfully.
Tim Wise - Whites See Racism As A Zero Sum Game
I Ignored the shit the guy added at the end of the video.
Friday, December 30, 2011
12th Annual White Privilege Conference
Uploaded by BlackAndRight on Apr 8, 2011
According to the WPC website...
1. WPC is a conference that examines challenging concepts of privilege and oppression and offers solutions and team building strategies to work toward a more equitable world.
2. It is not a conference designed to attack, degrade or beat up on white folks.
3. It is not a conference designed to rally white supremacist groups.
4. WPC is a conference built on the premise that the U.S. was started by white people, for white people.
5. WPC is a conference designed to examine issues of privilege beyond skin color. WPC is open to everyone and invites diverse perspectives to provide a comprehensive look at issues of privilege including: race, gender, sexuality, class, disability, etc. — the ways we all experience some form of privilege, and how we're all affected by that privilege.
6. WPC attracts students, professionals, activists, parents, and community leaders/members from diverse perspectives. WPC welcomes folks with varying levels of experience addressing issues of diversity, cultural competency, and multiculturalism.
7. WPC is committed to a philosophy of "understanding, respecting and connecting."
Who attends the WPC?
The conference is unique in its ability to bring together high school and college students, teachers, university faculty and higher education professionals, nonprofit staff, activists, social workers and counselors, healthcare workers, and members of the spiritual community and corporate arena. Annually, more than 1,500 attend from more than 35 states, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, and Germany.
http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/index.html