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People of color experience incidents of racism every day, and they have long asked "when will white people in our community stand up and speak out about racism?"  This campaign is part of a response to that question.  Racial justice will never be achieved until we as white people address white privilege and work to change it.

Many groups and organizations in the community are working hard to end racism.  We hope this campaign, through strong and committed partnerships, will create a large and vocal voice that moves people to action.

Partners have come together to begin to transform our own organizations and ourselves with the hope that it will transform our community.

This campaign is called the Un-Fair campaign because we feel it is unfair that some of the members of our community have privileges that are unearned just because of the color of their skin and others face barriers, discrimination and disadvantages because of the color of their skin.  That's unfair.  We believe that an important part of creating a community that is equitable for all of us means looking at how those of us who are over advantaged can begin to change ourselves and the institutions and systems in our community that perpetuate white privilege.

It is hard to see racism when we are white because the systems and institutions are set up to look like us and advantage us.  It is hard to see racism when we are white because we live in a monoculture based on white northern European values, beliefs, practices and culture.  We are 'normal'.

Challenging the white monoculture and its systems and institutions, and the privileges it creates for whites, is a necessary step in eliminating racism.  Building a multi-cultural community that is fair and just for everyone requires us to do this work.

Our community is proud, resilient, strong and filled with disparities.  Duluth School District data for 2010 shows that 80% of white students graduate in four years compared to 34% of Native American students and 25% of African American students. 2010 census data for Duluth shows that 18% of whites live in poverty compared to 67% of Blacks and 56% of Native Americans.  Recent data from St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services shows that a person living in one specific area of Duluth can expect to live 11 years longer than a person living in another specific area of Duluth. These statistics should be of concern to every one of us.  How is our community going to prosper and grow if such disparities exist?  How can we accept such inequality?

http://unfaircampaign.org/

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