WHITE PRIVILEGE CONFERENCE, MARCH 26-29, 2014



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Building Relationships. Strengthening Communities. Seeking Justice.
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Annual Community Dinner
Join us on Friday night for our annual dinner and celebration. Everyone is invited and all are welcome. A special cultural performance and/or keynote will directly FOLLOW the dinner.

The Community Dinner provides: an opportunity to celebrate with community and reconfirm our commitment to peace, equity and justice; an opportunity to celebrate the spirit/history of collaboration, cooperation and community-building, and reflect on what sustains all of us through the many challenges of engaging in social justice work; and an opportunity to celebrate the role that creative expression has played/continues to play in working towards liberation. 

We will have moments of celebration, liberation and silent reflection, followed by some courageous conversations about local, national and global issues. 

**Cost is $40/person or $30/student. Onsite purchase may not be available, as this event typically sells out in advance. 


The Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center

Registration for the 15th Annual WPC is Now Open!!
Date: March 26-29, 2014
Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center (pictured above); Madison, Wisconsin

WPC 15 Institutes
This year, the WPC will feature over 15 one-day institutes to compliment the conference. Check out a few below, and click here for a full list of this year's enriching institutes!
  1. Navigating Triggering Events (Intermediate)  
  2. Orientation to White Privilege and Strengthening Cross-Racial Skills (Beginner-Intermediate)
  3. Deepening Relationships and Transforming Communities: Vulnerability and Shame as an Asset to Seeking Justice (Intermediate)
  4. Resisting the Internalized Trickster: No Limits to What We Can Do! (Beginner)

The Youth Action Project (YAP)
YAP is an experiential exploration of the manifestations of white privilege, white supremacy, and other forms of oppression for middle and high school youth.

What will youth do?
This year's YAP students will learn utilize the "SNAP" module to engage with social justice on new and exciting levels! 
See-Name-Act-Proceed: "SNAP" 
  • Students will SEE and be fully aware of the multiple manifestations of white supremacy, privilege, and other forms of oppression.
  • Students will have the courage and confidence to NAME white supremacy, white privilege, and other forms of oppression. 
  • Students will ACT by becoming skilled at taking strategic effective, creative, and urgent measures to dismantle white supremacy, privilege, and other forms of oppression as they work together through dialogue, reflection, and guided activities.
  • Students will be taught how to PROCEED as leaders, planting ongoing seeds of change. Students will leave with an understanding of intersectionality when organizing and creating sustainable partnerships and change.
Who is YAP?
A diverse national team of experienced facilitators with backgrounds in education who provide a safe and challenging space geared toward youth of 
all backgrounds, who are committed to understanding and dismantling white supremacy, white privilege, and other forms of oppression.


When, Where & How to SNAP with YAP?
  • 1 day middle* or high school** student Institute: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
  • 3 day high school student Youth Action Project: Thursday, March 27-Saturday, March 29, 2014
Click here to learn more about the Institutes and YAP, or click here to register today!

*Middle School: 6th - 8th grade 
**High School: 9th -12th grade.

Academic Credit and Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Academic Credit/CEUs: Conference participants, including current high school students, may earn undergraduate or graduate transferable university credit. High school students, undergraduate, and graduate students may earn 1-4 hours of academic credit at either the undergraduate level in Women's and Ethnic Studies or Education: Curriculum and Instruction, or at the graduate level in Sociology or Education: Curriculum and Instruction. Credit is provided by the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and is widely transferable. Course registration and syllabi are available here.
     **NOTE: REGISTRATION for credit is in addition to, and separate from, the conference registration process.

WPC Accountability Project
WPC is committed to becoming a "community of action". This means that every participant will take their experience and learning beyond the walls and week of the conference and back into their own home environments by way of meaningful action year-round. Our goal is to weave accountability programs and processes throughout the conference itself.

*Look for specific action planning and  accountability workshops again this year!

*Let your action inspire others: If you implemented a specific program, curriculum, organizational change, etc. after attending a previous WPC, we want to hear about your struggles and your success stories. Please share your work with the WPC community here!
See You in Wisconsin,
 The WPC Conference Staff

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