We recognize that the work of challenging inequality should not fall on the shoulders of those who experience marginalization and oppression. We believe that white men have a crucial role to play in educating ourselves and each other. We also acknowledge that privilege is a complex issue and can be experienced by people of all backgrounds, sometimes alongside experiences of marginalization and opression. While this initiative is specifically designed to support white men in understanding and acknowledging their privilege, we warmly invite anyone who is interested to join the conversation and submit their own privilege acknowledgement.
For many, the journey of acknowledging privilege can be a complex one, and we want to recognize that the forces of generational trauma, early modeling and lived experience can create significant barriers. The experiences and beliefs passed down through families, as well as the ways we were taught to see the world, can deeply influence our ability to recognize our own privilege. We approach this with empathy, understanding that these are powerful forces that can shape our perspectives and require gentle exploration.
Woke White Men is a social justice initiative dedicated to creating a space for white men to learn about and engage with the concept of privilege. Our goal is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the systemic inequalities that exist in our society across so many dimensions such as gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, and socioeconomic background, to name a few. We want to explore how unacknowledged privilege contributes to the ongoing marginalization and oppression of many different groups.
Want to get involved?
Want to get involved, or do you have an idea to help further this goal?
Feel free to reach out to wokewhitemen@gmail.com