Workshop: What’s Class Got To Do With It?

Posted by on October 20, 2006

DIVERSITY MATTERS: catalysts for environmental and social change
Philadelphia Diversity Learning Community Workshop
What’s Class Got To Do With It?

Friday, November 10, 2006 ? 8:45 a.m. to noon
Ethical Society Building, Auditorium
1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

What’s Class Got To Do With It?

“People in the United States don’t like to talk about class. Or so it would seem. We don’t speak about class privileges, or class oppression, or the class nature of society. These terms are not part of our everyday vocabulary, and in most circles they are associated with the language of the rhetorical fringe.”
?Gregory Mantsios

In America, class remains a taboo subject, rarely discussed or considered. Class differences are blurred under the pretense that “we’re all middle class.” Many of us haven?t explored or understood the impact our class background has on our identities and perception, and on our values, relationships, and group and organizational dynamics. Growing economic inequality exacerbates tensions among us and challenges organizations that want to be inclusive, making it critical to understand the issues of class and classism.

Join us as we welcome Felice Yeskel, Co-Director of Class Action (http://www.classism.org), for an experiential workshop on class. Within the context of growing economic inequality, we will clarify our class backgrounds, compare and contrast our experiences with others, and look at how class impacts our choices, our organizations, and our work for
environmental and social change.

TO REGISTER for this workshop, e-mail your contact to info[at]diversity-matters.org. Workshop fee: sliding scale of $10-50. While advance registration is appreciated, feel free to come even if you can’t RSVP in advance. Contact us with questions at 802 299 8353.

DIRECTIONS: The Ethical Society Building is located on the extreme southwestern corner of Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The Square is located between 18th and 20th Streets and Walnut and Pine Streets.