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“Loving yourself is a political act. We are taught not to love ourselves, and from that place we are easily manipulated...
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UNtraining White Liberal Racism We explore what it means to be white, bringing awareness to white conditioning and privilege that we did not choose as children, but that we can take responsibility for as adults. | People of Color UNtraining
We explore how to communicate authentically and compassionately with each other about issues of race, and how to heal the effects of trauma resulting from being the targets of racism. | Beyond Black and White: Being Chinese in America
| Jewish and White in AmericaWe will explore together the complexities of Jewish and white identities—target and privileged—with openness, intensity, and deep respect. PREREQUISITE: PHASE 1 OF UNTRAINING WHITE LIBERAL RACISM |
What is unique and inspiring about the UNtraining is that we work from the inside out. We look at what's going on inside of us and how that translates into our actions. | The support and compassion that existed in the group, as modeled by the facilitators was amazing and freeing. I got an opportunity to begin a deeper journey into my relationship to white privilege and racism. | I learned to be more real and to experience and manage many different feelings and reactions simultaneously. I am much more able to stand in your shoes, whoever you are, because I learned to stand in my own. | I now know how much my freedom and the freedom of people of color are inextricably intertwined. |
It’s essential, personal work that has enabled me to facilitate conversations around racism and stereotyping with my students. | The UNtraining is nonjudgmental and non-shaming. It is safe and powerful. | This feels like important and essential work for European Americans if we are to move beyond the insidious effects of racism. |
UNtraining in the Media: Articles, Blogs, Interviews
Investigating a white liberal childhood By UNtraining director Janet Carter Read most recent post: "If the Good People Can Win..." Social Justice - What's in it for White Men? | "UNtraining Cultural Conditioning" - New Economy Now Podcast with Guests Ro Horton and Swan Keyes, Interviewed by Erin Axelrod, Dec 2022 In this episode, they discuss the far-reaching effects of cultural conditioning, white people's resistance to recognizing their racism, and the process of “UNtraining” racist programming. Ro and Swan share their personal transformation journeys, and what led them to this line of work -- and more. A research paper by Lisa Sandoval, UNtraining participant, and candidate for Master in Public Administration, Spring 2019 | Going to the Root: How White Caucuses Contribute to Racial Justice
Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White PeopleArticle by UNtraining participant Kelsey Blackwell, in The Arrow, A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics, August 2018 | UNtraining on "Talk It Out Radio" KPFA 94.1 FM ARCHIVED: LISTEN HERE Making the Invisible Visible: Healing Racism in Our Buddhist Communities Personal statement by UNtraining founder Robert Horton. His section starts on Page 9. August 2000 |
Article by UNtraining assistant Alex Vlasic in The Arrow, A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics, July 2019