Dismantling White Supremacy Unconference

It’s time to have a family meeting.

The objective of the Dismantling White Supremacy Unconference is to provide a space for people of color and white allies--including activists, policy-makers, business leaders, employees, community organizers, or other residents or community members --to have an explicit conversation about dismantling systemic white supremacy (and the many discussions that come up around white supremacy) in a community-led forum.

This event is critically important because we believe that naming, disrupting, and dismantling white supremacy is a necessary precondition to creating an inclusive economy that works for everyone.

Matching Challenge!

We are raising $10k in donations in order to 1) help cover scholarships for folks who would not otherwise be able to attend, 2) help pay the people of color organizers of the event (instead of constantly asking people of color to do this work for free), and 3) help cover catering, venue rental, and other event costs. 

In some very exciting news, an anonymous donor has offered us an additional $10k matching challenge for our event. The donor said that they will donate $10k to support our Unconference, but only if we are able to raise another $10k “match” by June 1, 2019. 

This matching challenge, if successful, would help us achieve our fundraising target for the event. Would you be open to sponsoring and/or donating before our deadline of June 1, 2019? We really need your help!

This event will be an Unconference.

An Unconference empowers the attendees to drive the conversation. There will be no keynote speakers or pre-set “content tracks.” The people who show up for the Unconference are the ones who decide what topics and sessions they want to organize.

Please note that we will have security for this event. See our conference page for more details about our approach to safety.

Who are the organizers?

The Dismantle Collective (a fiscally sponsored project of Community Ventures) is a person of color-led group of Certified B Corps, including:

• Diana Marie Lee, Sweet Livity

• Samuel Gonzales, Sweet Livity

• Vanice Dunn, Provoc

• Lynn Johnson, Spotlight: Girls

• Ryan Honeyman, LIFT Economy

• David Jackson, Impact Hub Oakland

• Avery Ebron, Dismantle Collective

• Olayinka Credle, Melanin Essentials

• Dean Barduka, Element Five

• Marie Koesnodihardjo, Mangrove Web Development

• Flip Brown, Business Culture Consultants

Members of the Dismantle Collective have experience in running successful social enterprises, all while being deeply involved in activism, grassroots organizing, community engagement, facilitating difficult conversations, and supporting movement work.

We hope to help elevate the conversation around dismantling white supremacy in partnership with socially responsible business leaders and social justice allies.

Overview / FAQ / Contact

For more details, including information on donations, sponsorships, security, event agenda and more, please click here to view our full Overview and FAQ about this event. Folks who would like to apply for scholarships can do so here. If you still have questions, you can contact us at 12@dismantlecollective.org.