Jan 20 2006
Tim Wise in Los Angeles
Tim Wise, author of “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privilaged Son” will be speaking at an event hosted by Elliot Gould.
Wise’s talk, “Beyond Diversity: Race, Privilege, and Power in the 21st Century,” will take place this Saturday, January 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Harmony Gold Preview House, 7655 Sunset Blvd.
This event is free and open to the public. Visit www.timwise.org for more information.
The RSVP line is (323) 969-2728
2 Responses to “Tim Wise in Los Angeles”
Can audio or video of this speech be purchased?
I am shocked to hear a white male tell the truth about racistism.
I always knew that someone like Tim Wise existed, I just never thought I would live long enough to see or hear such a person speak.
I told many of my white and black co-workers alike 37 years ago when I first started to work in the Airline industry about the effects of racism on all Americans.
I tried to explain that racism is a tool used by politicians and big businesses to control the work force in America and was called a communist.
Racism is the root of many of problems in America, unfortunately
brained washed people are too blind and too deaf to see or hear the truth.
As a now retired airline employee of 35 years, I can tell you Mr. Wise
about the destruction of this industry from the inside and out and
how it was the beginning of the end of the good life for many Americans,
mostly white.
The irony of this is they still don’t understand how they lost everything and just how much racism played the biggest part of it all.
I along with countless others lost 90% of my pension upon retirement
because people refused to listen when it would have counted.