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Sponsored by Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative and the East Side Freedom Library

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Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother’s Hands, writes that “White activists can deliberately reclaim whiteness. They can first call it out as the sleight of hand and the swindle it has always been. Then they can publicly redefine it as something caring, open, and grown up.”
What does it look like for white activists to reclaim whiteness? As our society looks at the ways we all must heal from racialized trauma, how can white people who are committed to racial justice find an authentic path to liberation? Kate Towle’s novel, Sweet Burden of Crossing, is uncommon for its perspective of a white woman humbling herself to learn about the impact of white supremacy on her Black friend—and in her own life. Kate will share how white people must do their own work for racial healing to do less harm in a society that has prioritized white dominance. She will help us all reflect about building muscle for white agility over white fragility and the unique place in history to play an important role in dismantling personal and systemic racism.

Kate Towle is author of the novel, Sweet Burden of Crossing, a story of interracial friendship, racial justice and healing from trauma as a path to shared humanity. As a writer, community educator and weaver, she works with organizations, non-profits and community leaders to organize and facilitate events and story circles that advance racial and gender equity through trauma-informed community action. She is a founding organizer of the community-building model Sweet Potato Comfort Pie® and was editor of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie Guide.