NEOEDD Presents: Wrestling With Whiteness Roundtable Workshop

Roundtable Workshop
The "Wrestling with Whiteness: White Privilege in Everyday Life" roundtable will lead participants to critically analyze white privilege in contemporary U.S. society, with specific attention to Oregon. Through an exercise and discussion, they will consider the ways in which structured privileges afforded on the basis of race are everyday, unearned, and usually invisible to those who receive them. Participants will also examine the central role of white privilege (and blindness to it) in maintaining institutionalized racism in the 21^st century. And finally, they will begin exploring strategies to raise consciousness and interrupt patterns of white privilege in their work.

This roundtable will take place Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Place, 301 S Lake St. in Joseph. The cost to attend is $25 per person and includes lunch. Register at https://bit.ly/33CU599. Scholarships are available; please inquire at NEOEDD, 541-426-3598. Registration deadline is Monday, Nov. 4.

The moderator for these events is Emily Drew, an associate professor of sociology and ethnic studies at Willamette University. Her research agenda revolves around understanding how race and racism get institutionalized, with the goal of helping to illuminate more effective strategies for interrupting systemic inequality. Drew is a co-trainer of “Understanding Institutional Racism” workshops for Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training, where she works as a strategic planner, helping institutions develop and implement long-term commitments to anti-racist, multicultural diversity. Drew also works with a local coalition for immigrants’ rights, and is in the process of publishing new research about mixed-status families living “Under One Roof” in Oregon.