Waking Up White Regional Read

Waking Up White Regional Read, Summer 2021*

Beginning Summer 2021*, the Waking Up White Regional Read, a collaboration between the La Crosse Public Library and the Waking Up White Regional Community Learning Collaborative, invites the La Crosse regional community to read Debby Irving’s best selling book, Waking Up White. Join discussions about the book and related themes, engaging in conversations about ways to create a more welcoming and inclusive multicultural community.

Don't wait until 2021 to start reading! Check out this amazing bibliography of related content, available via the La Crosse Public Library,
put together by Maria Hertel and Jenny DeRocher.

*Final dates will be impacted by COVID-19 and state/health dept. regulations. Check this website for the most updated information.

Waking Up White Regional Read

Waking Up White Regional Read
1. Theme-based free public presentations with associated Q&A
2. "Book Chat Meet Ups": Small group facilitated discussions of WUW
3. Waking Up White book availability:

100 paper and 6 audio available through Winding Rivers Library System
20 book kits available through the libraries to be used for people/organizations hosting book discussions
700 free books distributed throughout the community (Sites TBA)

Stay tuned for the Waking Up White Regional Read Events Calendar!

- Waking Up White Blog - Alice Benson

Questions? Email laxwakingupwhite@gmail.com

About Waking Up White

Waking Up White by Debby Irving
From the author's bio ...
Waking Up White is the book Debby Irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. By sharing her sometimes cringe-worthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance. As she unpacks her own long-held beliefs about colorblindness, being a good person, and wanting to help people of color, she reveals how each of these well-intentioned mindsets actually perpetuated her ill-conceived ideas about race. She also explains why and how she’s changed the way she talks about racism, works in racially mixed groups, and understands the racial justice movement as a whole. More on Debby Irving.

“Waking Up White is engaging, challenging, and action-oriented! It’s a must read for anyone exploring issues of racism, power, privilege, and leadership.” – Eddie Moore, Jr., PhD, Founder, White Privilege Conference

Waking up White Regional Read Sponsors

Wisconsin Humanities Council GrantBooks generously funded, in part, by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment of the Humanities. The Wisconsin Humanities Council supports and creates programs that use history, culture, and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin.