by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2018 | Call to Action, Events, Uncategorized
As many of you know, NOT IN OUR TOWN PRINCETON is a multi-racial, multi-faith group of individuals who stand together for racial justice and inclusive communities. Our focus is to promote the equitable treatment of all, and to uncover and confront white...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 29, 2018 | Events
To accommodate the library’s closing of the third floor and the temporary move of the children’s department, February’s Continuing Conversations will NOT be held in the main floor Community Room, but in several of the smaller library spaces. The entire time will be...
by lindaoppenheim | May 29, 2016 | Opinion
When he moved to Princeton from Saint Louis late last year, Steve Drake quickly joined Not in Our Town’s Continuing Conversation on Race and White Privilege (first Monday of every month at the Princeton Public Library). His enthusiasm about Debby Irving’s...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 19, 2015 | Events, Opinion
In an essay rich with insights, A. D. Carson writes “What these friends always want is my public absolution, as a black person on behalf of all black people: they want to be told they aren’t really racist. . . . the word “racist” is like a racial slur to them. ....
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 18, 2015 | Article
Having participated in many white privilege conversations, Austin Channing points out that white people become the central focus and expresses the wish that “One day I would like to try hosting a workshop where people of color tell their stories, and...
