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 have outgrown. Don't grieve for it. Look to the wet, raw, unfinished self, the one you are becoming....

Read these sentences aloud in pairs, pausing briefly between the two items in each pair, and pausing again after each pair is read. This is my best friend, Mandy This is my best White friend, Mandy I love green beans I love green beans made by that White company, Dole Foods I live in the...

By Dr. Gregory Jay, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. March 17, 2005. Read this piece online. "Whiteness... " is not an attack on people, whatever their skin color. Instead, [it] is an attempt to think critically about how white skin preference has operated systematically,...

I was born White and have been that way for more than 60 years. The first 18 of those years can best be described as a period of "cultural encapsulation." (J. A. Banks, 1994) Since I had never met a person who wasn't White, I had never experienced the "other"; race for me was a nonrelevant concept.

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Film clips that show White privilege at work. Computer or DVD player or projector Preparation for Activity Obtain movies from which to select clips....

Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 2, Leader Resource 2, Serial Testimony Protocol Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Review Workshop 2, Leader Resource 2. Review the reflection group assignments you established for Workshop 2 and make changes as needed.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Whiteness Defined Brainstorming list from Activity 2 Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for all participants. Post brainstorm list from Activity 2....

Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Discovering Whiteness Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants. Description of Activity Distribute and read aloud Handout 1, explaining that it is a first person narrative....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Putting "White" on the Table Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 1 and familiarize yourself with it....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Leader Resource 2, Instructions for the Journey Preparation for Activity Write this prompt on newsprint, and post: What ideas were most interesting or challenging to you? What powerful ideas, concerns, or...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Practice reading the chalice lighting aloud. Review participant evaluations from the previous workshop. Discuss with your co-facilitators any patterns or concerns that have emerged. Prepare to briefly share feedback with the group, while keeping...

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 Optional: Snacks and beverages Preparation for Activity Arrange chairs in a circle and set out name tags and markers on a table....

Preppy nerd Sophisticated teacher/professor A promiscuous girl Member of a hip-hop group A lazy student A construction worker A caring grandparent Mother of six children Gay Republican Day laborer...

Definitions POWER is the ability to achieve purpose. — from a 1967 sermon by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AUTHORITY is conferred power to perform a service. This definition is a reminder of two facts. First, authority is given and can be taken away. Second, authority is conferred as...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Casting List Pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for all participants....

Activity time: 70 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Mapping Power and Authority Variety of writing and drawing implements Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants. Decide small group assignments in advance....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 7, Handout 2, Not Somewhere Else, But Here Workshop 7, Taking It Home Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Have a few copies of Workshop 7, Handout 2 for anyone who did not receive it in the previous workshop. Copy the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint, and post: What ideas were most interesting or challenging to you?...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Participant evaluations from previous workshop List of this workshop's Goals Covenant established in Workshop 1 Preparation for Activity Practice reading ...

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 Optional: Snacks and beverages Preparation for Activity Arrange chairs in a circle and set out name tags and markers on a table....