04/17/2023
Intro: Me & White Supremacy
● Heal from racialized/generational trauma from the inside-out.
● Foster a community of love, safety, justice, equality and EQUITY!
● Abolish whiteness/white supremacy characteristics! Starting over and rebuilding rather than reforming oppressive systems.
● “Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor”. -Layla F. Saad-
White Supremacy:
● A system white people are born into.
● A racist ideology that conditions us to believe that white people are superior to Black people in various ways. White dominance.
● Personal/Individual level VS Systemic/Structural level.
● Keeps one/white people asleep!
● DANGEROUS!
● “...dominant paradigm that forms the foundation from which norms, rules and laws are created.”
● Applicable to all white people: not shame of skin color but rather abolishing the idea that, “...white equals better, superior, more worthy, more credible, more deserving and more valuable...” and how the ideology of white supremacy harms Black bodies, Indigenous people and other people of color.
● Insidious!!! Can’t often see the racial harm or racist behavior happening. Gaslighting/Stereotyping! “Did I do something to upset you?” Angry Black person trope.
● White supremacy is understanding that everything you get and have due to whiteness comes at a steep cost for Black bodies and many others who aren’t white.
PACE YOURSELF!!!
Minutes: Kristen, Melody, Lake, Diane, Noah, Truth, Baby X. Attendees met at Truth and Noah’s home for our first meeting. Snacks and beverages were provides. Very cozy atmosphere with lots of laughs, fun and honesty. Everyone had a lovely time as we openly discussed what white supremacy can be and how broad of a subject it is.
