Join us for a conversation focused on white folks living in the South, open to all. We will explore:
If you missed part one in this series--which focused on What does internalized whiteness mean to each of us, given our experiences in Atlanta and the South?--you may want to check out the following resources:
A note from the organizers:
Hey everyone! We are five white Atlantans inviting you to join us in reflection during this “portal” between a past we do not wish to return to and a future we cannot yet see (check out Arundati Roy’s beautiful writing about this). During this time of global uprising in defense of Black life, wins to defund the police, voter repression, and more...all amidst a pandemic with disparate effects on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities, we are reckoning with our whiteness. We know it is white people's work to end white supremacy and racism. We also know that in white folks' rush to urgent action and sudden attention to matters of racism, we can easily miss the opportunity for inward reflection and uprooting racism from within ourselves.
This event will take the form of an honest, intimate round-table conversation between E.R. Anderson, Roan Coughtry, Shannon Cofrin Gaggero, Becky Rafter and Jen Willsea, with Dr. Anneliese Singh as accountability partner. All are invited to listen and everyone is welcome at this event.
For more about the organizers of this event, check out:
www.chariscircle.org/meet-the-staff
www.roancoughtry.com/
https://strivingparent.com/about-2/
https://gawand.org/a-personal-message-from-becky-rafter/
www.jenwillsea.com
https://news.tulane.edu/pr/anneliese-singh-named-tulane-university%E2%80%99s-first-chief-diversity-officer
- What are some new ways of being or habits we can cultivate that do not play into white superiority and whiteness?
If you missed part one in this series--which focused on What does internalized whiteness mean to each of us, given our experiences in Atlanta and the South?--you may want to check out the following resources:
- Jen's opening remarks during part one on 6/2/20
- Jen’s interview on The Diversity Gap podcast and/or her blog post on the topic of how racism gets internalized by white folks as internalized white superiority
A note from the organizers:
Hey everyone! We are five white Atlantans inviting you to join us in reflection during this “portal” between a past we do not wish to return to and a future we cannot yet see (check out Arundati Roy’s beautiful writing about this). During this time of global uprising in defense of Black life, wins to defund the police, voter repression, and more...all amidst a pandemic with disparate effects on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities, we are reckoning with our whiteness. We know it is white people's work to end white supremacy and racism. We also know that in white folks' rush to urgent action and sudden attention to matters of racism, we can easily miss the opportunity for inward reflection and uprooting racism from within ourselves.
This event will take the form of an honest, intimate round-table conversation between E.R. Anderson, Roan Coughtry, Shannon Cofrin Gaggero, Becky Rafter and Jen Willsea, with Dr. Anneliese Singh as accountability partner. All are invited to listen and everyone is welcome at this event.
For more about the organizers of this event, check out:
www.chariscircle.org/meet-the-staff
www.roancoughtry.com/
https://strivingparent.com/about-2/
https://gawand.org/a-personal-message-from-becky-rafter/
www.jenwillsea.com
https://news.tulane.edu/pr/anneliese-singh-named-tulane-university%E2%80%99s-first-chief-diversity-officer
Transforming Culture and Naming Racism in Organizations
a one-day workshop for teams with Mattice Haynes and Jen Willsea
February 5, 2020 (9am-5pm)
April 28, 2020 (9am-5pm) -- SOLD OUT AND POSTPONED
This workshop is designed for organizational teams (2-5 people from the same organization). You will leave this workshop with:
- An understanding of Racism as a System
- A practice of using an anti-racist lens to define an organizational challenge, and to imagine a future free from that challenge
- A deeper awareness of your organization's culture and how transforming your culture furthers your equity and inclusion goals
- A set of strategic next steps to implement in your organization
Mattice Haynes and Jen Willsea are Atlanta-based master facilitators and consultants who support residents, leaders, and organizations in Atlanta and across the country in deepening their inner and outer racial justice work. Mattice and Jen regularly collaborate as a multiracial facilitation team to lead workshops, convenings, and sessions which engage groups in understanding and taking actions on the root causes of racial injustice. Our reputation in Atlanta is as the multiracial facilitation team that consistently brings people together for honest and breakthrough conversations, using cutting edge methodologies from the evolving field of racial justice, and modeling what anti-racism looks like as individuals and as a team.
Photos of our August 27, 2019 workshop by Crystal Monds.