New Quaker Checklist #45
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Attend the White Privilege Conference with Friends.
For many years, Friends General Conference has encouraged the wider community to participate in the White Privilege Conference (WPC), an initiative of the Privilege Institute.
The White Privilege Conference (WPC) was established and is organized by Dr. Eddie Moore, an African American professor who wanted to provide a challenging, collaborative, and comprehensive anti-racist educational experience. The conference strives to empower and equip individuals to work for equity and justice through self and social transformation.
The annual WPC serves as an opportunity to examine and explore difficult issues related to white privilege, white supremacy, and oppression. WPC provides a forum for critical discussions about diversity, multicultural education and leadership, social justice, race/racism, sexual orientation, gender relations, religion, and other systems of privilege/oppression.
This sort of anti-racist education is exactly what Quaker meetings and individual Friends have been seeking! That’s why, when Friends register for WPC through FGC, they receive a discount of 10% off their registration!