White Privilege Conference
| White Privilege Conference | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | White privilege, anti-racism, ethnic |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Founder | Eddie Moore Jr. |
| Website | |
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whiteprivilegeconference | |
The White Privilege Conference is a yearly conference held to discuss the issue of white privilege.[1][2][3][4]
The conference features several workshops and groups for students and adults about racism, race, perceived white privilege, sexism, black oppression, racial justice, as well as discussions of lesbian, gay and transgender rights, as well as Islam and Islamophobia.[1]
History and founding
The White Privilege Conference was founded in 2000 by Eddie Moore Jr., a former diversity director at Brooklyn Friends.[2]
As of 2016, many New York private schools had students and faculty attending the conference.[2]
2016 White Privilege Conference deemed "too white"
At the 2016 White Privilege Conference attendees complained that the conference was "too white".[5] Inspired by the 2015 Twitter #OscarsSoWhite campaign, Twitter users adopted the hashtag #WPCSoWhite and claimed the conference that was supposed to fight white privilege instead entrenched it.[5]
The Twitter tag appeared to have been started by Aeriel Ashlee, an Asian American education consultant who attended the 2016 conference and objected to many sections of a keynote address delivered by white historian James W. Loewen, including his use of the N-word.[5]
Media criticism
The conference has been criticized by some in the media[6] as nothing more than white guilt.[7]
Further reading
References
- 1 2 Skinner, Victor (April 15, 2016). "Thousands of teachers flock to 'White Privilege Conference'". Education Action Group Foundation.
- 1 2 3 Spencer, Kyle (February 20, 2015). "At New York Private Schools, Challenging White Privilege From the Inside". The New York Times.
- ↑ Hitchcock, Jeffrey (January 28, 2016). "The White Privilege Conference". New York Yearly Meeting.
- ↑ Tim Wise (April 4, 2009). "Tim Wise - Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama". Book TV. Memphis. C-SPAN. White Privilege Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Neff, Blake (April 18, 2016). "White Privilege Conference Attendees Complain Conference Is Too White". The Daily Caller.
- ↑ Marsh, Kristine (February 20, 2015). "NYT Applauds Elite NY Private Schools' 'White Privilege' Propaganda". NewsBusters.
- ↑ Kersten, Katherine (April 13, 2011). "Always room in the budget for white guilt". Star Tribune.