White Privilege Symposium
Friday & Saturday, Sept. 7-8
Coe College campus
- Program check-in for registered participants will be located in Dows Fine Arts Center.
- Click here for a campus map and driving directions.
Keynote Speakers and Bios
Workshops Offered
Intersectionality of
- Race, gender and sexual orientation
- Race and poverty
- Social justice and politics
- Black male identity and masculinity
- Faith and social justice
Educator Track
- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Inclusive Curriculum
- Navigating Racialized Interactions in the Classroom
- The Importance of Faculty of Color in the Classroom
- White women teaching black boys
- K-12 licensure renewal credit available
Plus
- Overcoming anxiety in race conversations
- Structural Racism – History and Present
- Restorative practices
- Intercultural communication, power and assimilation
- Gaming for Social Justice
- Edu-tainment performances
- White Allyship
- Uncovering Whiteness
- Collective Healing
- And more!
Symposium Rates (scholarship rates available upon request)
- $135 - individuals and corporate organizations
- $110 - education, nonprofit and public administration
- $95 - ACM members (Associated Colleges of the Midwest)
- $75 - college students
- $60 - high school students
For every 10 registrations from one organization, 1 is free!
For more than 30, contact wps@coe.edu for group registration rates.
Hotel Information (limited number of rooms!)
- Conference Rate: $99/night (request rate for White Privilege Symposium)
- Doubletree by Hilton - Downtown Cedar Rapids
- Hotel Reservation Link
Symposium Schedule
Friday, September 7
- 5:00-6:00 – Registration
- 6:00 – Welcome and Introductions
- 6:30-8:30 Keynote speakers Jasiri X and Yusef Salaam
- 8:30-10:00 – Variety of "Edu-tainment" – spoken word poetry, dance, etc.
Saturday, September 8
- 8:00-9:00 – Breakfast and Networking
- 9:00-10:15 – Keynote Speaker Jacqueline Battalora
- 10:30-11:45 – Workshop Presentations
- 11:45-12:45 – Tailgate Lunch
- 12:45-1:30 – Keynote Speaker Stacey Walker
- 1:30-2:45 – Workshop Presentation
- 3:00-4:15 – Workshop Presentation
- 4:30-5:00 – Closing and Next Steps
- 5:00-6:00 – K-12 Educator Action & Accountability Session