Welcome to AWARE-LA

AWARE-LA is an alliance of white anti-racist people working together to combat racism within ourselves, our communities, and the world. We collectively develop our anti-racist practices and tools for nurturing anti-racist practice among white people and working in transformative alliance with people of color. We take collective action to build white anti-racist and multiracial alliances to challenge the white supremacist system.

Unmasking Whiteness Institute in LA, July 23-26, 2009

The Ballot Box and Beyond– Racism in the ‘08 Elections

Community Panel hosted by AWARE-LA on Oct 25, 2008 to discuss racism in the ‘08 elections. The panel was part of a larger community event entitled “The Ballot Box and Beyond: Race, Elections and the Making of History,” which included workshops by various Los Angeles social justice organizations.the panelists discuss a wide variety of topics such as the intersections of class, race and gender in the ‘08 elections, the role of white privilege, and whether this election will and can really lead to historic change…The panel discussion features:• Manuel Criollo – Lead Organizer, Bus Riders Union and Labor / Community Strategy Center• Hamid Khan – Executive Director, South Asian Network• Ange-Marie Hancock – Associate Professor of Political Science, USC• Clare Fox – Organizer, AWARE-LA• Marqueece Harris-Dawson – Executive Director, Community Coalition• Moderator: Joshua Busch, AWARE-LAAWARE-LA is a group of white people working to address racism in the white community.