White Privilege Conference

The Annual Conference on White Privilege

MISSION

The Conference on White Privilege serves as a yearly opportunity to examine and explore issues of white privilege, diversity, multicultural education, multicultural leadership, social justice, race/racism, sexual orientation, gender relations, and other systems of privilege/oppression. It provides participants the opportunity to get honest about the type of society in which we live, and the advantages that accrue to some but not others. The conference offers a means to develop and sustain ongoing work to dismantle this system of white privilege, white supremacy, and oppression.

GOALS

To provide participants the opportunity to dialogue with presenters and other participants in order to:

1. Involve a multitude of people from a variety of backgrounds -- including high school, college, and graduate students; business professionals; K-12 administrators and educators; college faculty and staff; community activists; faith communities; non-profit and social justice organizations; and members of the general public – in the discussion of how white privilege, white supremacy, and oppression affect their everyday lives.

2. Engage and involve participants in the exploration of privilege and oppression as they are manifested in the United States. Such exploration includes the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the effects of these phenomena as related to such issues as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and socioeconomic status.

3. Furnish participants with concrete strategies for addressing issues of privilege and oppression, particularly as these issues pertain to social and economic justice in their everyday lives.

4. Provide participants the opportunity to organize groups and networks to sustain, enhance and expand anti-racist activity on an ongoing basis.