This online 5-part series of Finding Freedom will run February 1, 8, 15, 22 and March 1 from 1:00-3:30pm EST.
Participants must attend Session 1 in order to participate in future sessions.
It's time to bring our full selves as white women into the struggle to end structural racism. The stakes could never be higher. Are you in?
How are we as white women contributing to white supremacy?
What keeps us from bringing our full selves to ending structural racism?
How can we move into action and convince other white women in our lives to do the same in our communities and at the ballot box?
Finding Freedom is a workshop that aims to deepen our individual and collective understanding of how we as white women are complicit with white supremacy, how we can make changes to live more deeply and consistently into our racial justice commitments, and how we can move ourselves and other people in our networks to join the fight for racial, economic and gender justice right now.
We use the tools of embodiment to bring our full selves--our bodies, minds and spirits--to the task of creating a new collective identity for ourselves as racial justice workers.
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All women and gender-queer, nonbinary and trans people, and all white and mixed-race folks, who are interested in exploring the intersection of white womanhood and white supremacy are welcome to join us. The categories of “white” or “woman” might not be exactly how you define yourself. This workshop may still be useful to you if you were socialized as a white female and/or you are perceived as one today.
We warmly welcome people of all class backgrounds. And we do not turn people away due to cost. We offer a sliding scale and also have limited scholarships available for people who need them.
This workshop focuses on United States history, context and current reality. Women from outside the US are welcome to join us, as long as you understand we will be using a US-based frame.
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As you're deciding what ticket to purchase, please check out this thoughtful guidance put together from the organization Both/And.
Redistribution Rate Tickets $546: We invite middle and upper-middle-class participants to purchase tickets at this level as an act of cross-class solidarity that enables more poor and working-class people to participate. Building together as white women across class is crucial to ending white supremacy.
Full Rate Tickets $302: For currently middle-class participants. These tickets are “at cost.” They enable us to cover the expenses related to putting on this workshop.
Solidarity Rate Tickets $75: For currently working-class participants only. Your perspective and life experience are invaluable.
Free Tickets $0: If $75 is a true barrier to your participation, we invite you to register using a free ticket. Your perspective and life experience are invaluable. Limited availability.
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Please visit our frequently asked questions.
For additional questions not covered in our FAQ, please email meg@wearefindingfreedom.org.
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I am a white Jewish queer and anti-racist social change instigator with a twinkle in my eye. With over 22 years of organizational development experience, I facilitate values-based capacity building to sustain leaders and organizations on a path towards greater wholeness, intentionality and purpose. After earning a Masters’ degree in educational policy studies, I have facilitated change in a range of settings – from social service organizations to non-profits and institutions of higher education. I am an artist and a poet, a community builder and a justice worker. I live in Greensboro, NC with my beloved soulmate, our son, and most adorable dog, Sherlock.
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I’m a white Durham-based dyke who was raised working class in rural Southern Indiana. A member of the national board of Showing Up for Racial Justice, I support our movements as a facilitator and consultant on racial, gender, economic and healing justice. My political roots rest in resistance to state violence toward families, and I work toward restoring the spiritual and community health of my working-class white people. I believe we as white folks can and must free ourselves from internalized white supremacy, build mutual interest and solidarity with people of color both in the US and around the world, and organize for collective liberation. Living in the South means I love storytelling, pettiness, good food and music, jokes, screened-in porch sitting, and (r)evolution. Let’s get free!