Woman schedules racism workshop Saturday
By HEATHER McCLENAGHAN
Of the Emerald
For some Eugene residents ra
cism seems to be a far off, sad
sounding problem that only peo
ple who live in big cities have to
deal with.
But for people of color or whiles
who understand the pervading ug
liness and far-reaching divisive
ness of racism, Eugene in its pris
tine whiteness offers no escape.
Making people aware of the na
ture of racism and the direct and
subtle ways it manifests itself
sounds like a big job, but one
Eugene woman has taken it upon
herself to make the effort.
Kendra, an active member of
the Eugene women’s community,
has organized this Saturday s
Women’s Racism Workshop. The
workshop, which runs from 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will be held at St.
Mary’s Church, 166 E. 13th Ave.
Because of the special nature of
the workshop, no men will be
permitted to attend.
“Racism makes us all uncom
fortable because who wants to
admit it or to confront it? We've got
our TV, we’ve got our booze and
all these diversions that can leave
us unthinking," Kendra said. "It’s
easier not to deal with something
that makes you feel hopeless and
it's always been this way. Racism
just seems like too much to deal
with.”
Through confronting and rec
ognizing the racist attitudes
women carry, the first step toward
eliminating racism can be made,
Kendra said.
“We have to admit there is ra
cism and that we are racist. We
have to see that people are still
suffering from racism, still dying
from it. To deal with it personally is
the crucial move."
Saturday’s workshop will in
clude a film, a general overview, a
presentation on anti-semitism and
small group work. Kendra hopes
the small groups will move to a
larger group discussion of what
concrete action participants can
take to rid themselves and others
of prejudice.
Kendra wants to dig back into
history for an explanation of
racism’s long and healthy life. She
plans to link the profitability of
slavery with capitalism’s need for
a surplus labor supply.
“If you can segregate the labor
pool, it’s a lot easier to exploit all
the workers because if they cause
any trouble they know they can be
replaced,” Kendra said. “The
whites who settled this country
needed a quick, cheap labor
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tured the Indians but they put up
an incredible resistance — the
ones who didn’t die of white dis
eases."
Exactly who profits from keep
ing the American people divided
along racial lines will be discussed
as well as the concept of “white
skin privilege.”
Kendra said it is important for
whites not to fall back on their
special status but to challenge ra
cism wherever they find it.
IFC winds down
As the school winds down to a
close, the business of the Inciden
tal Fee Committee (IFC) is also
nearing completion.
Wednesday night, the IFC had
only three items on its agenda.
The committee voted $1,000 in
supplemental funding to the Uni
versity Theatre to help cover a
$3,800 deficit it has incurred from
discount ticket sales to University
students.
The IFC postponed until their
next meeting a vote on funding the
Amazon Community Tenants’ trip
to Klamath Falls at the meeting of
the State Board of Higher Educa
tion. The group leaves today to air
their grievances in a dispute with
University Housing over a recent
rent increase. The committee de
cided to hold off on the vote until
ASUO Pres. Gary Feldman ap
points a committee member to fill
the vacancy created by Feldman's
own departure from the IFC.
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