The Office of Equity and Inclusion is pleased to announce the White Privilege Symposium–Iowa from Oct. 27-28 on Drake’s campus. In keeping with the White Privilege Conference (WPC), a long-standing national conference, WPS-IA will focus on issues of systemic inequity and oppression through empowering and challenging educational programming. The workshops and keynotes provide practical tips, tools, and strategies for combating systemic inequities.

Confirmed speakers include Jackie Battalora, Eddie Moore Jr., Jasiri X, Jennifer Harvey, and others. The symposium will bring together high school and college students, teachers, University faculty and higher education professionals, nonprofit staff, activists, social workers and counselors, health care workers, members of the spiritual community, and corporate arena, among many others.

Registration and attendance for Drake faculty, staff, and students is free. Register using your Drake ID through Eventbrite.

Non-Drake participants can register at: https://www.regonline.com/wps-ia. Registration fees for non-Drake participants are $100 for general admission, $75 for teachers, and $50 for students.

The National White Privilege Conference is an opportunity to join local frontline racial justice activists, academics, artists and more, as we explore the pressing issues of our time, understand root causes of systemic injustice, build solidarity, strengthen community, and develop strategies for dismantling privilege and oppression.

The conference will take place in various buildings on campus from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 27, and 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 28

—Erin Lain, Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion