Just Published!
The Understanding and Dismantling Privilege (UDP) Journal special edition:
"Resistance to Teaching Antiracism." This special edition of UDP is focused on resistance to teaching antiracism and was edited by guest editors, Drs. Ruth Thompson-Miller, Leslie Picca and Eddie Moore Jr.
Read it now at:
An interdisciplinary journal focusing on the intersectional aspects of privilege, bridging academia and practice, highlighting activism, and offering a forum for creative introspection on issues of inequity, power and privilege.
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Chris Crass
Author, Educator, Movement Builder
Gyasi Ross
Author, Attorney, and Speaker
Loretta J. Ross
Speaker, Author
Mab Segrest
Professor of Gender & Women's Studies,
Connecticut College (retired)
Author, Scholar and Activist
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Moore Knowledge & Resources
Here are a few useful resources related to some current events. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is a start, and many are related to our work within the WPC. A special thanks to all the contributors and to the Bank Street School (NYC) for getting this list started:
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16th Annual White Privilege Conference
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"Ferguson & DC Activists Unite To Demand Justice on National Stage"
As protests erupt around the country, a national march took place in Washington DC to demand justice for Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and other Black Lives killed by police every 28 hours. While no Ferguson protesters were scheduled to speak, that soon changed thanks to a group of Ferguson & DC Activists demanded that their voice be heard (see video here). The intervention succeeded as young people in Ferguson who have been protesting for over 125 days were able to speak to the crowd. Amongst the speakers included four women from Lost Voices who began protesting for over 125 days following Mike Brown's death. DC and Ferguson Protesters Explain "Why We Shut It Down" ( Video here)
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| Die-In Gallery Place, Washington, DC |
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| Brandy, Cheyenne, Gena, and Dasha of Lost Voices Arrive in Washington, DC |
Melissa, Doc, Mel, Chuck, Cheyenne at Facing Race Conference, Dallas,TX
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WPC Impact, -action and Accountability!
Stacey Gibson continues to help students begin to name then talk about oppressions in a responsible way by examining both personal and historical experiences. After presenting at WPC for five years, Stacey Gibson channeled the experiences from those presentations to collaborate with Teaching Tolerance and Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson to create ready-to-use online teacher resources to accompany Brewster's and Stephenson's 2013 documentary, American Promise. Along with that collaboration, Stacey continues to support institutions by providing experiential seminars, workshops, and lectures to educators, administrators, staff members, students, board members, parents, and other stakeholders who are interested in both examining the role of race in Stacey Gibson continues to help students begin to name then talk about oppressions in a responsible way by examining both personal and historical experiences.
Dr. Shelly Tochluk and Jamie Utt co-authored an article entitled "White Teacher, Know Thyself: A Framework for Anti-Racist Praxis and Identity Development" currently under review by Journal of Urban Education. The article argues that White teachers will be more effective practitioners when they undertake the difficult, long-term work of developing an anti-racist racial identity as part of their teaching praxis.
Jamie Utt joined Charles Modiano in Ferguson and St. Louis as part of the #FergusonOctober demonstrations, not only acting in solidarity with local activists for a number of actions, but helping to plan a major action taking place during the weekend.
Illana Morris risked being a target of racism because of my commitment to anti-racist white allyship: The participant was picked-up by OPD on the side of the 580 freeway on for offering medical attention to Ferguson Protesters in Solidarity with Michael Brown. Regardless of how the laws are written, I was wrongfully detained because my anti-racist principles. My wrists were bruised, my entire body ached, I was verbally and physically intimidated. For the 2+ hours I sat in the back of the squad van in a forced torture-like position (neck forward, seat too small for my body, no room for my legs while my hands were in a zip-tie tourniquet)-I wasn't a human being: I was only a liability. Despite all the trauma, I'm not scared and my pledge as a white person practicing allyship was strengthened through this horrific experience. They aimed to instill fear in me, but because of the relationships and pledges I have made through WPC and beyond-I am instead more proud to be a part of this movement than ever before. WPC has strengthened my commitment to anti-racism, human-centered relationships, and the basic understanding that reclaiming my humanity in this world comes with worthwhile sacrifices.
Additionally, I facilitated a training on Microaggressions among my team of staff that work with Transition-Aged Youth emancipating from foster care, who are disproportionally experiencing poverty and youth of color. Learning how oppression operates helps our team be more aware of the power we hold and how to avoid recreating systems of historical trauma within our work as supportive change agents with young adults.
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Registration Now Open!
WPC 16
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