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WACAN Begins Annual Appeal

It's that time of year

Our annual appeal has begun, running through January 3. We'll send out an appeal letter soon. Also, our main page at WACAN.org has a panel display tracking our progress.

Joining us during our fund drive will be AR-15, appearing in the WACAN forums beginning December 13.

Look below for our panel on making a donation

BOOK DISCUSSION

Unitarian Universalists wanted for discussion

All WACAN members are welcome to join a discussion of the book, SOUL WORK, that delves into theology and white supremacy. Moderated by Joyce Dowling. CLICK HERE

*** NEWS ITEMS ***

Ron Chisom receives award

The co-founder of the People's Institute is selected as a senior fellow and inducted into the Global Academy. See WACANnews story

White voters deprived

The US Department of Justice charges African-American politicians with racial discrimination against white people. See WACANnews story

Struggles on the boundary of whiteness

A protest over t-shirts stirs feelings in South Carolina, while in Connecticut a fire department admits it has a "problem" with racism. See WACANnews story

Fair Housing Center wins

We've reported the struggle, and now we're happy to report the victory. See WACANnews story

White supremacist crime

There are some very bad white people out there. See WACANnews story

CAMPUS WATCH

Students critique administration foot dragging - critique of Julian Bond - white athlete at HBCU - NAACP condemns campus racism - Hispanic students grow to majority - white student profiled in Newark, NJ - colleges becoming whiter - and BU students launch white scholarship as PR stunt. See WACANnews story

VIDEO

New video artist interrogates whiteness

Black video artist talks to white folks about their experiences, racial identity, and reparations. WACANnews story

Michael Richards: the offense and meltdown; the apology

You've probably seen the sound bites. Check out thse two videos, one of the original event, and the other of the apology on the David Letterman Show. WACANnews story

*** OPINION & ANALYSIS ***

Michael Richards and O. J. Simpson

Two prominent race-charged events draw the attention of opinion writers. See WACANnews story

Cultural myths and Affirmative Action

Is black poverty a cultural problem as many white people believe, and what happens when Affirmative Action is gone? See WACANnews story

Rant against Thanksgiving

The "traditional" American holiday is examined and found lacking. See WACANnews story

Double standard on hate crime

How much do white victims count? See WACANnews story

White men increase dominance of media ownership

A new report details trends. See WACANnews story

RESOURCES

Anti-racist legislators?

California, Illinois, and Minnesota each receive a report card from the Applied Research Center. See WACANnews story

*** EVENTS ***

How to submit an event
CLICK	Until December 1, 2006	Urbana-Champaign, IL	"Papers and panel proposals on the critical study of whiteness"	Call for papers	The Third International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, May 2-5, 2007
CLICK	December 4-7, 2006	Oakland, CA	"Beyond Good Intentions: An Anti-Racism Workshop for White Allies in Faith-based Organizations"	Workshop	The Leaven Center
CLICK	December 5, 2006, 7:00 PM ET	Philadelphia, PA	"Is Affirmative Action good for America?"	Debate between Tim Wise and Ward Connerly. [NOTE: Tim requests folks to come out in support. The debate sponsor is an ultraconservative group.]	Intercollegiate Studies Institute, University of Pennsylvania
CLICK	December 11-13, 2006	Sydney, Australia	"The Borderpolitics of Whiteness"	Conference	Macquarie University - Sydney, Dept. of Critical and Cultural Studies & the Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association
CLICK	Until December 31, 2006	Roselle, NJ	"Struggling for Direction: White Anti-racist Practice and Accountability"	Call for chapter proposals	Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc.
CLICK	April 18-21, 2007	Colorado Springs, CO	"WPC8; The Matirx: Examining Intersections, Making Connections & Building Allies"	Conference	The White Privilege Conference & The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Your donation counts!

We have raised $120 toward our goal of $2000 for our 2006 Annual Appeal.

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