CHAPTER TEN
White Caucus
Agreements:
During meetings that we will:
- Listen with respect
- Everyone participates
- Liberated zone
- Focus on racism
- Non-hierarchy
- No quick fixes
- No cross talk
- Go with what you know
- Meet your growing edge
- Listen without Judgment
- Confidentiality/amnesty
- Electronics muted
- Stay the whole time/Take care of your body
- Meeting structure proposal:
- 6:30 “soft start” with food and informal conversation
- 7:00pm Introductions (names and pronouns)
- Culture sharing (~20–40 minutes)
- Report backs. (~20–40 minutes)
- Project/action planning (~20–40 minutes)
- Planning next meeting
Notes from past White Caucus Meetings: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B94Na7G5yzG6fnhnTlkzVy1ULTV4a0ctZE9EM2FJNW9jdUpqNWJKU2k5Vkt2VTdDb05LdWs (google docs folder), Questions/Permissions: please contact Jim(jcasey23@gmail.com)
White Caucus Info Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-G2k-M-d68X_pXsSzzcCN1MwfJGd5H5ICX2ou2SXkeA/edit
Mind Map on URA White Caucus Principles: https://www.mindmeister.com/514927420/ura-white-caucus
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Google Group: To post to this group, send email to: urawhitecaucus@googlegroups.com.
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Proposed White Caucus Media and Statement Structure: (created April 2015)
- Do we need to be requested or do we need to be proactive? (context-driven)
- Multiple people volunteer to write a first draft – (use a google doc to write collaboratively and read outloud for flow and comprehension!)
- If requested by specific people: take back first draft to the people who initially requested.
- Request feedback from POC core collective members (note that requesting feedback on first draft for feedback is an important step – need to see if this works for POC caucuses)
- Send revised document to the rest of the white caucus – set deadline for comments and feedback. (AWARE caucus members need to respect this deadline and try not to flood with feedback after the deadline)
- Bottom-liner(s) incorporate feedback and sends out revised draft to all parties
- Send out final version of piece to all.
- Where do we send final pieces?
- Where can we self-publish? (note this connects to whoever is bottom-lining the website)
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Undoing Racism Austin:
Website: UndoingRacismAustin.org
Google Calendar: https://billc25.sg-host.com/events-calendar-and-activities-descriptions/
URA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Undoing-Racism-Austin-URA-709273202480487/