Space for White People to Talk About Racism

This space is for white folks to talk about racism, focusing on Anti-Blackness. There will also be an intention in this space around accountability and learning. This session will be held as caucus space. 

Facilitators: Ian Davie and Merrell Baker

Why we caucus: to create space for people of similar racial identity (and experience) to openly participate in the work of undoing racism, anti-Blackness, and white supremacy. Race is a social construct created to assign value to people based on arbitrary characteristics. Racism is a system of oppression that assigns power and privilege to whiteness, using Blackness as the fulcrum of white supremacy. Racial identities are not self-selected and are separate from ethnicity, nationality, and culture. It is possible to be read racially as white, while having non-European heritage and non-white relatives. While race is made up, it is used in a very real way. It is important that we understand our positionality within systemic racism, so we can be aware of the way it impacts us, whether to our benefit or detriment.