Anti-racism activist Tim Wise visits CSUMB

Anti-racism activist and educator Tim Wise will discuss white privilege and how it ultimately harms its beneficiaries when he visits CSU Monterey Bay on Sept. 18.

His lecture will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the University Center on Sixth Avenue and B Street. Tickets – $10 for the public and free to CSUMB students, faculty and staff with Otter ID – will be available at the door. Visitors must purchase a parking permit from the machine located on the parking lot.

Wise will examine what it means to be white in a nation created for the benefit of those who are “white like him,” and how privilege seeps into every institutional arrangement, from education to employment to the justice system.

Through storytelling and analysis, he makes the case that racial inequity and white privilege are real and persistent threats to personal and collective well-being, but resistance to white supremacy and racism is possible.

Wise has been called “one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation.” He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs, is a regular contributor to discussions about race on CNN, and has appeared on ABC's 20/20.

He is the author of six books including “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son” and “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity.”

A question-and-answer session and a book signing will follow the talk.

The Otter Cross Cultural Center, Otter Student Union, Associated Students and the Service Learning Institute are co-sponsors of the lecture.

For more information or to arrange disability accommodations, contact rita zhang at rzhang@csumb.edu.

Alisal traning on racial equity and structural racism

An intriguing workshop is coming to Alisal, courtesy of Building Healthy Communities.

Provided by the Applied Research Center, the workshop called "Racial equity through media, research and activism" will teach participants how "race framing directly impacts and shapes policy imperatives for our communities and to critique racists frames in our media and how to apply racial justice and reframing."

Media portrayal of underserved groups is long been a complaint, so it'll be interesting to see what strategies are proposed to create change. I may have to drop by one of the sessions:

For youth: from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 (in English)
For parents: from 5:30 to 8 pm. Feb. 22 and March 7.

At the Martin Luther King Academy multipurpose room, 925 N Sanborn Rd, Salinas. For more information, call 758-2501 or email elizabeth@scyp.org.