Focus on Bias: 3.19.19

March 21, 2019

The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a weekly email focused on implicit bias with some videos to watch, articles to read, and other events around campus and the community that we encourage you to attend if your schedule allows. This week we will be examining White Supremacy. The videos and article this week address some of the different facets of society that white supremacy affects to highlight how pervasive and entrenched white supremacy is in our society. Videos of the Week:

The White Supremacy of Being Asked Where I’m From by Peter Kim– https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/white-supremacy-asked-im. This video is about three minutes long.
Food, Race and Justice by Malik Yankini – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miukaKDL-Cs. This video is about fifteen minutes long.
Voting Rights Restrictions and White Supremacy by the ACLU – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj4V8Jcy_Tw. This video is about three minutes long.

Article of the Week: White Supremacy Culture – https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/White_Supremacy_Culture_Okun.pdf. This article discusses how white supremacy shows up at work and in other organizations. It also gives examples of how we can combat white supremacy by changing our approach. Upcoming Trainings, Workshops, & Events (Newly added events are bolded) THIS MONTH

White Privilege Conference – https://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/ (March 20-23)
Hidden Figures Film Viewing – https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/events/friday-night-feature-film-hidden-figures-1190502 (March 22)
17^th Annual Israeli Film Festival – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134110 (March 25)
Improve Cross-Cultural Relations & Diversity Initiatives Webinar – In 9101/SSTAR Seminar Room (March 26)
Courage for Racial Justice, Courage for Collective Liberation – See Flyer (March 27)
Badger Café: Global Black Literature Experts Join the UW – https://www.uwalumni.com/event/badger-cafe-global-black-literatures-experts-join-the-uw/ (March 26)
National Diversity Council Women in Leadership Symposium – https://diversity.wisc.edu/event/national-diversity-council-women-in-leadership-symposium-2/ (March 27)
Closing Reception of Dear Mr. Good Exhibit – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/135042 (March 27)
Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating Inclusive Work Environments – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Thrive@UW–Madison (March 28)
Social Justice Hub New Member Welcome – https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/social-justice-hub-new-member-welcome/ (March 28)

Gender & Women’s Studies Colloquium Series (https://crgw.gws.wisc.edu/colloquium-series/)
- Listening for the Afro-Future: What Can’t Bodies Hold – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/127411(March 28)
Supporting Refugee Students in Higher Education – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134537 (March 29)

FUTURE MONTHS

Building Inclusion@UW: Disability Awareness and Ableism – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Building Inclusion@UW–Madison (April 4)
Daniel Colon-Ramos Talk – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134469 (April 9)
2019 J. Jobe and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Lecture – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/133543 (April 11)
An Indigenous Critique of Whiteness in Children’s Literature – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-may-hill-arbuthnot-honor-lecture-with-dr-debbie-reese-registration-56438776901 (April 13)
MSAN Institute – http://msan.wceruw.org/conferences/institute.html (April 15-16)
Flavors of the World – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/132285 (April 17)
Division of Continuing Studies – Honoring Our Common Differences Course: https://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/classes/honoring-common-differences/ (April 23)
ETHEL and Robert Mirabal Concert – https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/ethel-and-robert-mirabal/ (April 25)

Gender & Women’s Studies Colloquium Series (https://crgw.gws.wisc.edu/colloquium-series/)
- Black on the Midwestern Frontier: From Slavery to Suffrage in Wisconsin – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/127412(April 25)

Building LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Building Inclusion@UW–Madison (April 30)
Deep Diversity Institute – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/race-gender-equity/deep-diversity-institute/ (May 21-23)
Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating Inclusive Work Environments – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Thrive@UW–Madison (June 11)
UW–Madison Women & Leadership Symposium – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx (July 2)

YWCA Racial Justice Summit – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/race-gender-equity/racial-justice-summit/(October 15 & 16)
Leveraging Science to Benefit Marginalized Populations – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134600 (November 2)
UW–Madison Diversity Forum – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?CK=64689 (November 5 & 6)

If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, etc. that would be perfect to include in these updates, please send them along to Andrew Hahn at andrew.s.hahn@wisc.edu.