AWARE - Alliance of White Anti-Racists for Equity
Learn · Engage · Invest
AWARE - Alliance of White Anti-Racists for Equity
Learn · Engage · Invest
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Learn · Engage · Invest
Our goal is to inspire and generate compassionate conversation among White people surrounding issues of racial injustice
AWARE has three statements guiding our equity work and mission.
AWARE has three statements guiding our equity work and mission.
Provide opportunities for Whites to examine white privilege and systemic racism by participating in conversations, asking questions and allowing for growth.
Encourage the concept of personal reparations through investment in groups and causes working toward equity.
Promote ongoing, long term, anti-racist collaboration and education.
There is this ebb and flow to growth as a human. You can go from teacher to novice so fast. What I need from white allies is for them to learn “tracking” so well on this subject matter that they can walk the trail with their eyes closed. I need expert trackers, who became experts by examining their own thinking and history. And I need them to lead the less experienced folks.
Kim Jansen
If we can get people to embrace educating themselves rather than resisting information that can disrupt their pleasure, then I think we would really get actual change that we need in society.
Jacqueline Stewart
“Resistance is NOT a one lane highway. Maybe your lane is protesting, maybe your lane is organizing, maybe your lane is counseling, maybe your lane is art activism, maybe your lane is surviving the day. Do NOT feel guilty for not occupying every lane. We need all of them.
Four Main Tenants of AWARE
Four Main Tenants of AWARE
First Tenant: Attempt to do no more harm than has already been done
Second Tenant: Accept the fact that you will break Tenant 1. You can’t do this work without making mistakes no matter your intentions.
Third Tenant: Forgive yourself, don’t over apologize…and move on. We have lots of work to do.
Fourth Tenant: The joy that comes from a group of people from multiple perspectives all coming together for a cause greater than themselves is the intrinsic reward of the work.
View our Monthly Newsletter
View our Monthly Newsletter
#1 September 2020 Essential Questions:
- Why is it important to distinguish between Equity and Equality?
- What are the areas in our society where Equity is needed?
#2 October 2020 Essential Questions:
- What does it mean to be anti-racist?
- Why is it not enough to be a non-racist?
#3 November 2020 Essential Questions:
- How do you define being White?
- Why do you feel the social construct of being White has become the social norm?
#4 February 2021 Essential Questions:
-Where are you in developing as an ally?
_Where do you want to be?
-How can you get there?
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