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Using Tema Okuns white supremacy culture as a dismantling tool Scott Endo, Kristy Rolig, Cynthia Sarver Calvary Lutheran Church Race Equity Committee Calvary Lutheran Church Approximately 250 members Urban Congregation on


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Using Tema Okun’s “white supremacy culture” as a dismantling tool

Scott Endo, Kristy Rolig, Cynthia Sarver Calvary Lutheran Church Race Equity Committee

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Calvary Lutheran Church

  • Approximately 250 members
  • Urban Congregation on Chicago Ave. S. Minneapolis
  • Predominantly white
  • Multigenerational
  • LGBTQ+ Welcoming (RIC)
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Why? Why now?

Police killings of black men Race & Equity Task Force

  • Book Studies and Movie Discussions
  • Black Lives Matter banner on church bell tower
  • Interim and Guest Preachers

Language: White Supremacy and White Fragility

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Congregational Participation

Personal Storytelling and 1-on-1s on topic of Race Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Intercultural Development Plan (IDP) Opportunities Adult Education Hours on Race

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Race & Equity Committee Formation

Bylaws Budget Representation Retreats Memberships:

  • Isaiah MN
  • Sacred Solidarity Network
  • Emmaus Collective
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White Supremacy Culture - Tema Okun

14 Characteristics Antidotes Organizational and Individual Culture

  • Institutional Work (Power Mapping)
  • Individual Reflection (IDP Work)
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Personal/Organizational Connection

Educator in Public Schools New Educators of Color Group Facilitation Personal Learning and Examination

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“white supremacy culture” by Tema Okun

Dismantling Racism Works White Supremacy Culture page “White supremacy culture” article

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Introduction

“This is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our

  • rganizations. Culture is powerful precisely because it is so present and at the same

time so very difficult to name or identify.”

Image source: http://www.dismantlingracism.org/white-supremacy-culture.html

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Introduction, continued

“The characteristics listed below are damaging because they are used as norms and standards without being proactively named or chosen by the group. They are damaging because they promote white supremacy thinking. Because we all live in a white supremacy culture, these characteristics show up in the attitudes and behaviors of all of us – people of color and white people. Therefore, these attitudes and behaviors can show up in any group or organization, whether it is white-led or predominantly white

  • r people of color-led or predominantly people of color.”
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Who can do this work?

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How has your organization perpetuated these characteristics?

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When have you found yourself perpetuating one or more of these characterstics?

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What are your next steps?