Whiteness & Antiracism Social Work Cohort

This Learning Community is intended for social workers who want to develop their antiracist practice and better understand themselves as racial beings.

We focus on Whiteness at the personal, interpersonal, and systems level as the problem of racism.

Through curated reading, writing, and discussion, we will move our learning communities beyond conversations and toward productive antiracist practice. We will wrestle with what it means to be white in a white supremacist society.

Pre-approved to meet the Cultural Competency CEUs for LP, LMFT, and LSW licensure.

Kevin Lally is a Whiteness scholar, educator, and the author of Whiteness and Antiracism: Beyond White Privilege Pedagogy. His research concerns the sense-making and patterns of race talk among White, liberal high school students, and how those patterns inhibit their antiracist possibilities. His work reframes antiracist work away from guilt and shame and toward a more embodied and change-oriented approach. Kevin has presented his work on Whiteness nationally and is currently a teacher educator and high school English teacher in the Twin Cities area.

Ellie Roscher is the author of The Embodied Path, 12 Tiny Things, Play Like a Girl and How Coffee Saved My Life. She teaches writing at The Loft Literary Center and the Minnesota Writing Project and yoga at Up Yoga. Her speciality focuses on exploring Whiteness at the body level so we can move into communities embodied and resourced. Ellie holds an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and an MA in Theology from Luther Seminary. Follow her at @ellieroscher and find out more at ellieroscher.com.

Host or Publisher Dr. Kevin Lally & Ellie Roscher