White Privilege Conference
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WPC Testimonials |
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"I went to the Conference this year for the first time, with financial support from the
school...I believe that sum will be some of the most influential money spent on my professional
development, across my whole career in teaching. work with non-white colleague: (Important areas for teacher training, but much narrower than the WPC effect.) It is too recent to judge how the WPC will re-prioritize my teaching across the next decade. But I equate the effect to becoming a parent; I had no idea before how much more there is to investigate and appreciate about people. Over and over, I had the "I had never thought about that" moment. I hadn't been tuned to so much of what human experience contains, including my own. (That is my reflection on parenting also-life is dynamic now; before it was flat. That means both more pain and more joy.) WPC is more fundamental to understanding people, to promoting strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, to living within my own skin and history, and hearing how others do." Andy Dahlstrom, WPC9 Bush School graduate and teacher ....................................................................................................................................... |
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This is Ilana - anti-racism activist. I am still floating after that conference. It really challenged and inspired me. My professor, who went with me, said that this conference spoiled us- it was amazing. So thank you. Thanks, ILana ..................................................................................................................... |
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The conference was such a fantastic experience. Thanks so much for all your hard work! I am going to send a letter to the big wigs at the uni about Mary and Amana with UQ letterhead--to make it internationally snazzy. :) I learned so much while there, and feel like I processed a lot of stuff. The experience has really changed me; most importantly, it has affected my relationship with Liam (in a good way). I went out and bought a bunch of MC/ anti-racist children's books after the conference, as well as books on different family types, processing emotions, etc. And, the whole parenting/ being a kid dynamic has changed (to be more "fluid"). I noticed, however, that there are not too many books for kids that look at white race group membership and white privilege. Perhaps a challenge for future endeavors?? Sabrina ....................................................................................................... |
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The WPC was truly a transformative experience. Your conference energized my commitment to working with white people. It is very white out here, and the rainbow of people coming together to support, dialogue, transform the world reminded me of where my home is--with all the wonderful people who attended the conference. I look forward to continuing to speak with you about ways I could contribute to next year’s conference. Thank you for creating such a phenomenal event and celebrating the brilliance and power of young people. Sincerely, Joy ....................................................................................................... |
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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!! 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 our school 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. Katie ..................................................................................................... |
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"Attending WPC for the last two years has instigated really important changes in my life and work.
It motivated me to help develop a workshop series with AWARE (Alliance of White Anti-Racists
Everywhere/Evolving). For the last year, we have been planning and conducting workshops around
white identity and privilege in Los Angeles. The conference also inspired me to keep developing my
skills to effectively communicate with my white community about white privilege. Those continuing
conversations have now translated into a book project. Also, the specific workshops at WPC7 I
attended resulted in me seeing through previous blind spots and encouraging my faculty department
to shift our curricula to eliminate certain texts tinged with racist and classist material. I look
forward to attending WPC every year to keep increasing my awareness in all of these areas and know
that even more important changes will come with the initiatives this conference inspires." Shelly Tochluk - AWARE |