[The Network] Fwd: May 7: White Privilege & Practices of Social Justice: A Symposium

This is a very important topic for everyone to study. !

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From: "Second Tuesday Race Forum" < secondtuesdayraceforum@gmail.com>
Date: May 2, 2014 9:07 AM
Subject: May 7: White Privilege & Practices of Social Justice: A Symposium
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Date: Wednesday, May 7, Noon-9 p.m. at Iliff Seminary

Description:  White Privilege and Practices of Social Justice: A Symposium, is sponsored by National Alliance of Pan African Seminarians (NAPAS) at Iliff and will provide honest dialogue and practical skill-building for participants concerned with dismantling systems of oppression that directly and indirectly implicate various social institutions in the United States.

White privilege is the other side of racism that benefits those commonly understood as white and thereby oppressing those who are not white. This symposium seeks to examine the presence and impacts of white privilege on theologically centered social justice practices to allow participants to explore issues of white privilege, race/racism, diversity, sexism, religion/ religious normativity, social justice.

The half-day symposium will begin with an opening address by Jah Latchmen,NAPAS president, and will include screening films “White Like Me” and “Cracking the Codes,” each followed by discussion. A panel will discuss the topic “Resisting Theologies of Whiteness as Social Justice Practitioners” moderated by Heike Peckruhn, Ph.D, Iliff and DU Instructor.

You can get more detailed information about the symposium HERE

You can register to attend HERE ( the symposium is free and open to the public)