ABOUT THE Symposium

  HOSTED BY: LESLEY UNIVERSITY AND THE PRIVILEGE INSTITUTE
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What is the New England
​White Privilege Symposium​?

Dozens of White Privilege Symposiums seek to bring this robust model of engagement and action to regional areas.  We're excited that Lesley University is once again hosting WPS/New England this fall while we simultaneously celebrate the work and talents of our local community. We are expecting upwards of 500 people from sectors that include high school and college students, K-12 and higher education faculty, grassroots activists, social workers, nonprofit and government employees, and members of the spiritual/faith community, among others. A high level of diversity among the participants helps make WPS unique and inspiring as a learning area for change.​​
The WPC is a 20-year international conference founded by Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. This high energy and loving community space allows attendees to learn Moore about concepts of white supremacy, power, privilege, leadership, oppression and the impact of structural inequities. The WPC offers various opportunities for building community, interactive learning, and action planning. It's a safe space to seek truth, speak truth and take action. National conferences have drawn more than 3,000.  
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The Privilege Institute

The Speakers

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Darnisa Amante, Ed.L.D.

CEO, DEEP (Disruptive Equity Education Project)
Adjunct Lecturer at Harvard University
​Graduate School of Education​
digdeepforequity.com
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Robin DiAngelo

​Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington
New York Times Bestselling author of
White Fragility 
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Yusef Salaam

Motivational Speaker, Member of
​The Wrongly Convicted and Exonerated Central Park 5
yusefspeaks.com
 

WE'RE ON A MISSION!

Produced and Hosted by:
The Privilege Institute & Lesley University
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Where 
Lesley University, 99 Brattle st., Cambridge, MA 02138
Local accommodation options: Lesley University has provided an annotated list of local accommodations. It gives distance from the campus and includes hotels in Boston
​​When
Friday evening and Saturday, October 4-5
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Cost
• $200 Individual/Corporate  ​
• $150 Non-Profit/Educators
• $60 College Students
• $45 High School Students

Ask about our bulk rate and scholarships!
Interested in facilitating a workshop with us or being part of our edutainment?
​Please contact us at: WPSNE2019.program@gmail.com

#BeBold. #GoDeep. #SpeakUp: Challenging Internalized Whiteness, a social justice symposium returning to Lesley University, in Cambridge, MA, on October 4-5th, 2019. This symposium will address issues of whiteness, white privilege and its impact on racial, gender, social and wealth inequality.
 
As part of the White Privilege Symposium New England, we offer youth focused programming and facilitations called our Youth Action Project (YAP). 
 
What is the Youth Action Project?
Our team of experienced facilitators provide a safe and challenging space, geared toward youth of ALL ethnic backgrounds,
who are committed to understanding and dismantling white supremacy white privilege, and other forms of oppression.

What Are the Intended Outcomes of the Youth Action Project and the Youth Institute?
 “See-Name-Act…PROCEED”
  • Students will SEE and be fully aware of the multiple manifestations of white supremacy, white privilege, and other
    ​forms of oppression.
  • Students will have the courage and confidence to NAME white supremacy, white privilege, and other forms of oppression.
  • Students will ACT by taking effective, creative, and urgent measures to dismantle white supremacy, white privilege, and other forms of oppression.
  • Students will PROCEED as leaders, planting ongoing seeds of change 
 
​Learn more about YAP from the national White Privilege Conference here: 
https://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/youth-action-project
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