Workshop 9: Ignore-ance of White Identity Part of Building the World We Dream About In This Section Introduction From Building the World We Dream About To consider "Whiteness" . . . is not an attack on people, whatever their skin color.... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Building the World We Dream About Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Putting "White" on the Table 15 Activity 2: Discovering Whiteness 35 Activity 3: Whiten... Spiritual Preparation From Building the World We Dream About If you are a White person, meditate or journal about how you discovered your "whiteness." What role has Whiteness played in your life?... Welcoming and Entering From Building the World We Dream About Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use) and bold markers Optional: Music and player... Opening From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Practice reading the chalice lighting aloud. Review participant evaluations from the previous workshop. Activity 1: Putting "White" on the Table From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Putting "White" on the Table Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 1 and... Activity 2: Discovering Whiteness From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Discovering Whiteness Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 f... Activity 3: Whiteness Defined From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Whiteness Defined Brainstorming list from Activity 2 Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparatio... Activity 4: Serial Testimony From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 2, Leader Resource 2, Serial Testimony Protocol Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for... Closing From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Leader Resource 2, Instructions for the Journey Preparation... Leader Reflection and Planning From Building the World We Dream About Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What didn't? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Alternate Activity 1: Exploring Race in Film From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Film clips that show White privilege at work.... Taking It Home: Ignore-ance of White Identity From Building the World We Dream About To consider "Whiteness" . . . is not an attack on people, whatever their skin color.... Handout 1: Discovering Whiteness From Building the World We Dream About I was born White and have been that way for more than 60 years.... Handout 2: Whiteness Defined From Building the World We Dream About By Dr. Gregory Jay, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. March 17, 2005. Read this piece online. "Whiteness... " is not an attack on... Leader Resource 1: Putting White on the Table From Building the World We Dream About Read these sentences aloud in pairs, pausing briefly between the two items in each pair, and pausing again after each pair is read.... Leader Resource 2: Instructions for the Journey Pat Schneider From Building the World We Dream About From Another River: New and Selected Poems (Amherst Writers and Artists Press, 2005). Used with permission. The self you leave behind is only a skin you... Find Out More From Building the World We Dream About The UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness staff group offers resources, curricula, trainings, and tools to help Unitarian Universalist congregations and... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Building the World We Dream About NEXT: Introduction Download all of Building the World We Dream About (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.