White People Make Everything About Race
A podcast for well meaning white folks, trying to make sense of their own racial identity.
If you’re white like me, at some point you’ve probably been told it’s not polite to talk about race. But have you ever really thought about race? About your own race? About what it means for you?
Welcome to a show that asks the question: what does it mean to be well meaning and white in a society that has failed to fully address racial disparities?
Learn more at whitepeoplemakeeverythingaboutrace.com.
White People Make Everything About Race
Erin Heaney
Welcome to the first episode of White People Make Everything About Race.
In season one we’re going to be speaking with racial equity and justice practitioners, people who have had a direct focus on supporting and encouraging others to take a race informed approach to their work and how they show up in the world.
This episode’s guest, Erin Heaney, is the Executive Director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), organizing in majority-white communities to bring millions of white people into multi-racial movement.
You’ll hear Erin talk about her own growth and development and you’ll also get a chance to hear her speak about the network of over 150 local groups that SURJ has developed and how predominantly white poor and working class, even and particularly in rural and Southern communities are critical to racial justice.
She’ll also touch on how overlapping systems of racism and oppression have intentionally divided people from each other and their own self interests, and even their ability to form meaningful relationships.
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