[Antiracism] Tim Wise on March 25

[Rob Okun]

Thanks, Cate, for the heads up. As you and I have emailed about 
recently, Tim's important piece, "The 'Burden' of White Privilege, 
appears in the current issue of
/Voice Male--/which is available as a print magazine and online at 
www.voicemalemagazine.org.
Rob

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Cate Woolner wrote:
> If you haven't heard Tim speak, don't miss him on March 25 in Bratt 
> and in Keene.
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* mel motel <mailto:melmotel at gmail.com>
> *To:* dwp-brattleboro at googlegroups.com 
> <mailto:dwp-brattleboro at googlegroups.com> ; Cate Woolner 
> <mailto:catewool at comcast.net> ; wemustbefree 
> <mailto:wemustbefree at yahoo.com> ; Sharon Gralnick-UB 
> <mailto:sgralnick-ub at nmhschool.org> ; Andi Waisman 
> <mailto:awaisman at nenetwork.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2009 9:01 AM
> *Subject:* Book/article discussion in preparation for Tim Wise on March 25
>
> (1) Tell your friends! Author and activist Tim Wise, who has 
> published, spoken, and acted extensively on the issue of white 
> privilege, is going to be speaking at Keene State College and SIT on 
> Wednesday, March 25. I *think* he's going to be at Keene State at 3 PM 
> (don't quote me; I didn't write it down) but I *know* he's going to be 
> at SIT at 6:30. Hope to see you all there. (Chris or Mikaela or 
> anyone, pls correct me on the KSC time if I'm wrong.)
>
> (2) A central topic of Tim's talk will be about his book *Between 
> Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and Denial in the age of Obama,* or, 
> more accurately, what the book is about. From Tim's website:
>
> "Contrary to popular perception, Obama's victory says little about 
> racism as a larger institutional phenomenon, and may well make the 
> fight against racism more difficult than ever, by reinforcing 
> longstanding white denial, reinforcing the myth of meritocracy that 
> has long served as a justification for profound racial disparities, 
> and by creating a new and limiting archetype of acceptable blackness, 
> which although met by those like Obama, would erect higher obstacles 
> than ever in the path of non-Obama-like persons of color."
>
> We invite you to join the Deconstructing White Privilege group this 
> coming Tuesday, March 17, to discuss Tim's latest book, in preparation 
> for his talks on March 25. If you don't have the time/money/ability to 
> get the (short!) book before then, here are a couple of articles Tim 
> has posted on his blog about the same subject:
>
> *In Search of Post-Racial America*: 
> http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/in-search-post-racial-america
>
> *Color-Blind, Power Oblivious: Eric Holder and the Whitewashing of 
> Racism*: 
> http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/color-blind-power-oblivious-eric-holder-and-whitewashing-racism
>
> See you at ALANA on March 17 at 7 PM!
>
> Hugs&Justice,
> Mel


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