Why Interrogating Whiteness Matters

Why Interrogating Whiteness Matters

Interrogating whiteness is concerned with questions of reconciliation and healing. How do we heal ourselves? How do we make space for and support others in their healing? How do we—individually, collectively—heal from the traumatic, ongoing legacies and effects of white supremacy? Instructor Sarah DeYoreo explains.

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Looking Back to Understand Who We Are

Looking Back to Understand Who We Are

This April at PUGS, we’re exploring genealogy, DNA, and lore - and examining our beliefs about how our lives are shaped by the people who have come before. In this Q&A, instructor Maddie Cole tells us a bit about her course and why our thirst for understanding ourselves sometimes takes us to unexpected places!

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Repairing Harm By Interrogating Whiteness

Repairing Harm By Interrogating Whiteness

In February, Black History Month, the Portland Underground Graduate School is hosting a course called Interrogating Whiteness: An American Unstory. In this Q&A with instructor Sarah DeYoreo, we explore the idea of whiteness, why and how we are unpacking it, and what happens next.

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