Greater Spokane Progress – Why Race Matters Workshop

Greater Spokane Progress organizes Why Race Matters Workshops to help our community develop a collective understanding and common language around institutional and structural racism, and why addressing race matters. Using the acclaimed documentary “Race: The Power of an Illusion,” the workshop addresses how racial inequities have been build into institutions and structures throughout our country, why it is important to use a racial equity lens, and what we can do to advance racial equity in our organizations and in our community.

In this interactive workshop we will:

• Examine beliefs about race, advantage and justice, and how these issues impact our communities, organizations, and institutions.
• Gain awareness of historical cases of institutional racism.
• Define terms and develop an understanding of the difference between structural, institutional, and individual racism; equity and equality; and implicit and explicit biases.
• Discuss local examples of institutional racism and begin to think about solutions.

The workshop will be led by a multi-racial team of local facilitators.

Registration fees including lunch and snacks:

• $40 per person
• $30 – member or staff of a GSP member organization
• $20 – Living lightly, self-identified low income
• Scholarships are available on a case-by-case basis. To request, contact Anne at anne@spokaneprogress.org.

For more information contact: Anne Martin, Greater Spokane Progress at anne@spokaneprogress.org or 509-624-5657.

We hope you can join us!

This workshop is organized by Greater Spokane Progress’ Racial Equity Committee:

• Amber Abrahamson, Tenants Union of Washington State
• Terri Anderson, Tenants Union of Washington State
• Michaela Brown, Excelerate Success & Spokane County United Way
• Charina Carothers, Bethel A.M.E Church
• Anne Martin, Greater Spokane Progress
• Liz Moore, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
• Rowena Pineda, Spokane Regional Health District