Forum Post: White people: Start talking about race!!!!
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 10, 2011, 10:25 a.m. EST by person
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white people: please read these articles on race, white privilege, and occupy wall st.
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/pham091011.html
http://rdacbx.blogspot.com/2011/09/reflections-on-occupywallstreet.html
http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/activism/saturday-radical-culture-disoccupy-blog-seeks-entries/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/06/occupy-wall-street-black-population_n_998722.html
http://pdfcast.org/pdf/decolonizewallstreet
http://pococcupywallstreet.tumblr.com/
http://www.racialicious.com/2011/10/05/an-open-letter-from-two-white-men-to-occupywallstreet/
thank you for doing the work to post these.
I didn't read any of the articles and i don't care to. I judge an individual by their actions and not their color.
i have read a number of the articles and found them to be very helpful and thought-provoking. it is absolutely imperative that race, gender, class and other factors that influences all people's experience in our world be at the forefront of this movement and all discussions. the people that have power in creating change will hold the power in the world created from it. it doesn't take much reading of history to understand that there is a legacy of racism shaping the socio-economic landscape of the united states. that legacy lives in all of us now, as inherited racism or internalized oppression. the only way to liberate our selves and find our true humanity as a society is to confront issues of race and oppression head-on without fear, guilt, ignorance or avoidance. rage is ok. especially when coupled with love and the desire to improve our world for everyone. please, if you're white and haven't already, start having conversations and learning about race and white privilege in relation to the movement and our society. it's the only way that i (as someone who was raised white) can be a part of it. and i'm not the only one screaming this from my soul. thank you for engaging. we can do this together
My oh my for this to work people should stop bringing in things about race, religion and political groups. You do more damage than good.
For "This" to work for WHO!!! Don't mention Race, Politics, Religion or any real ISSUES, just follow your way to the pits of the TEA BAGGERS re-inventing themselves. I have gone to several pages of people organizing and they ALL are Racist-Stereo-Typing sites. So, as you say do not speak follow-- I will NOT. Also, to be SHEEPLE is not a good look! There is a reason this is so random RACISTS are at the core and are directing "SHEEP" to follow with no sense of where they are being lead!
for whom
These are other issues (race, politics, religion). Protecting the weak is another. Stopping the banks from stealing more taxpayers money is another. They are real issues all over the world.
The is a RACIST GROUP the only comment they have are Racist! They do NOT offer any solution except they want their Country back--- Wake up people this is the TEA BAGGERS Re-Inventing themselves --HATE -MONGERS are the Base of this organization. SAD to say do NOT be fooled by this RACIST GROUP!