Me and White Supremacy Workshop

May 7 – June 11, 2021

(Every Friday)

9:00 – 11:00 am PT / 12:00 – 2:00 pm ET

(Six online sessions via Zoom video conferencing)

Not for Elders only!

“Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. Many excellent books cover similar ground, but few are as bracingly honest and well organized for readers to process…” –Goodreads

You are invited to take deep dive with a group of curious, compassionate and committed members of EAN as we get in touch with our role and responsibility to “combat racism, change the world and become a good ancestor” as Layla F. Saad offers through her book, Me and White Supremacy.

We will work through Saad’s book, in which she sets up an intensive 28-day challenge by posing questions to be addressed through journaling and community dialogue.

“Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor leads readers through a journey of understanding their white privilege and participation in white supremacy, so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on black, indigenous and people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too. The book provides historical and cultural contexts, shares moving stories and anecdotes, and includes definitions, examples, and further resources.”  –Layla F. Saad

Commitment

This is deep personal and interpersonal work…

Participation:

• To show up, be vulnerable and be committed to change.
• Do the work. Come fully prepared, which includes daily reading and journaling.

Time commitment:

• 1-2 hours a day to reflect and journal
• 2-hour weekly meeting with the whole group
• Weekly meeting: 30 minutes to one-hour meeting with a dyad partner

Workshop Dates

All sessions are on Fridays at 9:00 – 11:00 am PT / 12:00 – 2:00 pm ET

What people have to say about taking this workshop:

“Taking a deep dive into my relationship to race has opened many doors for me to become more aware of the impact of my thoughts and actions/non-actions across the board. The veil of unspoken, subtle, nuanced and hidden truths of systemic racism (sexism, ageism etc.) has been raised to the point that I feel them in my heart and body.” –Melissa Ribner, EAN member

“I am more conscious of the power advantage I have simply by being white. I pay more attention to my interactions with Black, indigenous and people of color. By reviewing my lifetime of past interactions, I have greater clarity regarding “microaggression.”…more appreciative of anger.” –Carol Adams, EAN member

“My understanding has deepened…along with my commitment to action.” –Lynne Iser, EAN Board President

For further information on this work listen to this NPR Life Kit podcast with Eric Deggans interviewing Layla F. Saad: Me And White Supremacy Helps You Do The Work Of Dismantling Racism (16-minute Listen)

If you are coming to help me, you are wasting your time.
But if you are coming because your liberation is bound up with mine,
then let us work together. –Indigenous Elder

Registration is by donation to cover administration costs only.