On Being White, Identity Matters
33 Bunny St, Wellington
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There is much talk about the widening gap between the haves and have-nots, the overwhelming problems of racial and cultural inequities, family violence, health inequities, the problem of climate change and other social ills. One of the important ways to change that is to understand how the dominant ways of thinking influence all of what we do.
Aotearoa/New Zealand as a country grew from an amalgamation of Māori and colonial and then Pākeha cultures. The process of becoming the modern nation that we are now involved a colonial history of violence that until recently was seldom spoken about in our nation’s narrative of becoming. In this narrative, colonial culture and the pathway it has taken to becoming normalised, have been represented as good and necessary to social progression. This has seen colonial culture progressing into Pākaha culture and these social systems becoming one and dominating the various ways people relate to and understand our society. Generally speaking, within this course, these cultures will be referred to as "white culture" which is unique to Aotearoa/New Zealand.
We have developed this workshop to help raise awareness of “white culture”, some of the ways we can identify it and how it functions within our society. We feel that unless this phenomenon is understood it will minimise our efforts to make a fairer society and manage the problems which we face. It is from this context that we invite you to explore with us how, colonial and Pākeha culture or white culture, shapes all of our lives, despite our personal cultural or social history. The course aims to provide a forum to explore and discuss what this means for you as a member of Aotearoa/New Zealand society.
This course has the support of Vic University, Diana Unwin - Chair of Restorative Justice.
The course will be facilitated by Adreanne Ormond and Madeleine Taylor.
We are looking for about 12-15 people to join us.
Previous attendees comments:
“It was good to reflect on my own white privilege and have a greater awareness around my behaviours and attitudes”
“…the personal stores that were shared were really important”
“a safe place to explore a sensitive but critical subject"
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