What does it mean to be white? | Anne Rhodes | TEDxIthacaCollege
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. This talk is an investigation about what it means to be white, an inquiry into the definition, the experience, and the implications of being white. What does being white do to someone? What is the relationship between being white and ethnicity, class, or religious affiliation? What is the impact of being white on the white community? What is “whiteness”? Is it a problem? Can it be redefined?
Anne Rhodes has worked for many years doing anti-bias work in Ithaca – at Cornell, Ithaca College, with faculty, staff and administration in area public schools, and in the community - including work on racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, anti-semitism, ageism, and able-ism. She founded the Homophobia Educators Network, co-led a Round Two MRC Talking Circle for white allies. and helped start the White Allies Against Racism group. She is also a theater artist, writer, and Teaching Artist, supporting arts in education partnerships between cultural organizations and schools for the past 30 years across New York State, developing arts integration programs and providing professional development for teachers to integrate the arts with curriculum and promote more critical and creative thinking in young people. In 2009, Anne started Dryden Solutions to encourage sustainability projects and strengthen community in the Town of Dryden. In 2010, she received a Civic Leaders Fellowship from Cornell to support this work. Anne is currently on the planning group for the Building Bridges Initiative, and on the GreenStar Community Projects planning group for Food System Networking.
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STREET VITAE HD
Growing up enlightened can make you gangster.
Credits:
Original Music by David Siegel
Produced and Remixed by Carl Clark
Singing Vocals by Jenny Karr
Vocal Producer to Ms. Karr Mati Gavriel
Written and Performed by Simone Bruyere Fraser
Director/DP Esy Casey
Cast: (In order of appearance)
Job Interviewer/Chainsaw guy: Dr. James Casey
Simone S-money Bruyere Fraser: Herself
Featured Ithacans:
Christine Abdulky Ferrall
Lindsay Kurz lindsaykurz.com/14850zine/
Jesse Boring
Kellan Ferrall
Captain Dennis Montgomery
Young Doctor: Simeon Arzu Jr. a.k.a Jay Bronxx @O-event.org
Foreign Student: Kjersti Aastad
Neighbor Family:
Tom Souter-Kline
Janet Souter Kline
Ludi Augustine
Greenstar Goddess: Fiammetta Richardson
Massage Therapists gone wild:
Mac Cathles and Elizabeth Berkey Cathles
Birders: Dr. Larry Cathles and Mrs. Mary Helen Cathles
Scarred Child: Madailein Takashima-Flores
Coppers: Esy Casey and Jesse Boring
plus a guy walking across the country for medical marijuana
Special Thanks:
Susanne Bruyere
James and Fina Casey
Bahareh Batmanghelidj
Vladimir Bobov
David Siegel
Matthew Epler
Bob Fraser
Diane Gayeski
Nora Gibson
Jenny Karr
Emeka Nnadi
Hiroko Takashima Flores
Michael Navarra
Desirae Rabe
Amber Synder
Cheryl Syner
Valera Vulfson
Peter Walden
Allen Wyler
Jim Pridgeon
Dedicated to the memory of our friend Jay Kaplan, Ithaca rapper and comedian extraordinaire,
jamesjosephkaplan.com/work.html
and to Captain Dennis Montgomery, who sailed into the sunset February 13, 2014
floatingclassroom.net/community/dennis-montgomery-memorial-fund
Links:
simonebruyerefraser.com