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Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture

Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture

This is a four-part series meeting every other Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., beginning July 2nd and ending August 13th. This interactive four-part workshop is designed to build a shared understanding of the characteristics of white supremacy culture and how it functions on interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels. We will identify, discuss, and challenge the characteristics of white supremacy culture within ourselves and social institutions. We will share specific examples and explore strategies, visions, and policies to disrupt it. Plan to learn and deepen your analysis and leave with tools, stories, and visions for bringing liberation and racial justice into the center. In this workshop, your insights and experiences are valued.

Please note that the usual Sliding Scale Rates are for two-part workshops, and the pricing for this workshop is different. The cost is $200-300. We are working on a payment plan option. Please get in touch with us at info@usawaconsulting.com if you are interested in this option.

 

Goals

 

Session 1 (Tuesday, July 2nd)

  • Set the foundation for our shared learning experiences.
  • Explore the historical context of the characteristics of white supremacy in the U.S. 
  • Understand how the characteristics of white supremacy culture became the water we swim in.

Session 2, July 16th

  • Examine the relationship between whiteness, white supremacy culture, capitalism, and patriarchy.
  • Consider how characteristics of white supremacy culture affect our bodies, relationships, and culture.

Session 3 & 4, July 30th & August 13th

  • Engage in an exploration of the characteristics of white supremacy culture. We encourage open and honest discussions about how these characteristics manifest within us and in various social institutions. 
  • Consider ways to challenge our internalized characteristics and explore alternatives to the characteristics in social institutions.

What you get with this workshop:

  • An opportunity to connect with other individuals and businesses/organizations working toward creating a more equitable and inclusive community.
  • Two people who facilitate an interactive workshop.
  • A slide deck to prepare for the workshop, including definitions and links to additional resources.
  • A Usawa Consulting Certificate of Completion (by request).
  • Access to the Usawa Consulting if you have follow-up questions.
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Community Workshop Sliding Rate Scale

Solidarity Rate

$125
  • I frequently stress about my basic needs and don't always meet them
  • I rent lower-end apt or have unstable housing
  • I am unemployed or underemployed
  • I have no access to savings
  • I have no or very limited expendable income
  • I do not have family wealth
  • I sometimes have to support family members or other dependents
  • I do not benefit from institutional support and social privilege because of multiple aspects of my identity (multiple of the following identities describe me: Person of color, female, trans, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, immigrant, undocumented or refugee)

Sustainability Rate

$175
  • I am employed
  • I have access to healthcare
  • I have access to adequate housing
  • I might have access to financial savings
  • I have some expendable income
  • I have some family support or have benefitted from family support throughout my life (my family/parents/spouse pay for part of rent/phone/healthcare etc)
  • I fall somewhere in the middle of the social matrix - For example, I may be white and trans, or a middle-class able-bodied person of color

Movement Supporter

$225
  • I can comfortably meet all my basic needs like food, housing, and transportation
  • I own my home or rent a high-end apartment
  • I am employed or don't need to work to meet my needs
  • I have regular access to healthcare
  • I have regular access to financial savings
  • I have an expendable income
  • I have family wealth and have benefitted from family support throughout my life (my family/parents/spouse pay or have paid for part of rent, phone, healthcare, etc)
  • I benefit from institutional support and social privilege because of aspects of my identity (multiple of the following identities describe me: white, male, cis, straight, able-bodied, neuro-normative, US-born)