FACING RACE ONLINE CONFERENCE

Andre Banks

FACING RACE ONLINE CONFERENCE

Welcome to RaceWire, the ColorLines blog.

We’re taking a break from our daily roster of news and commentary to provide an online home for FACING RACE 2007, the national conference on racial justice. Below you’ll find posts on the major events of the conference. From Walter Mosley’s ‘Life Out of Context’ to “The Future of Racial Justice,’ RaceWire is the place to ask the question they missed, provide comments or critiques and continue the conversation whether you’ve just left a workshop or missed this year’s conference.

Also visit the FACING RACE WIKI at www.facingrace.wiki.zoho.com

You can learn about every speaker, workshop and panel at the conference on the FACING RACE wiki. You can post links to additional resources and get connected to information suggested by presenters and other participants.

It’s simple.

1. Go to the site: www.facingrace.wiki.zoho.com
2. From the homepage, go to “Workshops,” or “Panelists”
3. View content
4. Add your notes, talking points, special links, and any resources to help others by clicking “Edit” and adding to the text on the page.

LATEST UPDATE: WALTER MOSLEY KEYNOTE OPENS FACING RACE

Posted at 11:49 AM, Mar 22, 2007 in Facing Race | Permalink | View Comments

Comments

Here's what some folks had to say about Mr. Mosley's keynote:

" I like his part about we need to imagine a different world," said Iris Morales, from New York. "With out imagining the possibilities of a different world, we have nothing to fight for."

Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, an activist said:

"He presents a sci-fi policy. Bringing what's out of context into context."

i'll be collecting more...

We can always count on ARC to create a space where the conversations about race do not have to be filtered through the "What will white people think?" lens. AND to remember the centrality of celebrating culture. AND to acknowledge that Freud was right--it really is all about sex--and provide condoms in the conference bags.

BIG LOVE from one of your biggest fans...

Not fair! If you need to use the condoms being given out, you are having WAY more fun than I have ever had at a conference!!! ;-) Wish I was there (not really just to get laid).--Norma