White Privilege Conference

Take a look at who was there

Testimonials

"Thank you for the opportunity to attend the
conference. I am trying to wrap my head around
everything that I learned...it was a lot to absorb. I
will definitely be outlining the information I
received and taking it back to my community
organization and the high school where I work. It was
a wonderful experience. Everyone was wonderful to
work with and you really made me feel like a part of
what was going on.
Thank you.

Emily Benner"
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"Safely home, I want to thank you, Eddie, for inviting me, and you
Vinsands for helping organize everything. I appreciate what a lot of
work went into the event.
I met interesting people, each workshop was better attended than the
last, and I think some good anti-sundown town research will devolve from it all.
And of course it was interesting to hear the morning keynotes; Tim Wise
is always dynamic.
Thanks again.
--
James W. Loewen"

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"Dear Eddie,

I really wanted to thank you for all that you have done in regards to the White Privilege Conference. I really had a great time, and all of your hard work beyond paid off. I had such a good time and am so glad that such a big group got to go (hopefully even more next year!!). I felt like the conference was really focused and presented lots of good information. Every single one of the speakers was really interesting, and I definitely loved all of the “youth talent”, like the spoken word. It was also really cool to watch “Rize” and have Tommy the Clown and the other dancers come!! (Your dancing was also really great J ). After the conference, I feel like I have a better understanding of what exactly white privilege is and how much it really is embedded in out society. Hopefully we all can generate some new ideas to bring to this school to make it better. I had looked forward to going and am so glad that I did get to take part in it. I can tell that you really put your heart and soul into this, and I feel so lucky to have gotten to know you. You really work hard, and I admire you and thank you for challenging me and presenting me with new ideas and opinions each day. Thank you for bringing so much to Bush and to my life. The conference was a huge success, so thank you for putting it all together and getting all of us to go.

Love K"

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Hi E,

"I’ve been struggling to put into words all that I gained from this year’s WPC. I am so overwhelmed; I truly think that the experience transcends explanation. With that said, I can at least express that although I’ve been doing this work for some time now, this conference instilled in me a level of understanding and compassion that I didn’t know existed. It helped me to begin to break down barriers that I didn’t even know were there. Growth comes from learning and experiencing what you didn’t know before, but what I learned and experienced at the WPC, I didn’t know I needed to know. What I learned will make me a better listener, teacher, activist, and advocate. I will be forever grateful to you for starting this project. I hope it will continue to grow because our society NEEDS this conference.

You’ve really started something here . . .

Thanks, E.

Dena"

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Hi Eddie-
I wanted to thank you for your work in creating an
amazing opportunity each year for folks to come
together and share in the struggle to end racism and
white supremacy... it was a blessing to attend the
conference for the first time and make connections
with so many incredible people.

I never got the opportunity to connect with you during
the conference and am disappointed... I have so many
questions for you! Myself and Patricia Boy were there
representing Y-Step: Youth Step Towards Addressing
Racism, out of the Bay Area and got the opportunity to
present at the white anti-racist summit on the last
day with AR-15, thanks to Jeb and Trevor for offering
to share their time with us.

I would love for you to keep us in mind for presenting
workshops for next year- we do racial justice
trainings for white youth in the Bay Area (similar to
Catalyst but explictly for youth) and tho we
definitely have a lot to learn, we also have practices
to share.

Thank you again- I look forward to connecting with you
more in the future and sharing the work...

Peace,
Chelsea

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