As Unitarian Universalists we have committed to striving to be an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multi-cultural religious community. Through the generosity of Bobbie Talso's estate the UUFNN is excited to bring nationally-renowned speaker and educator Tim Wise to Northern Nevada.

Wise is the author of five books, including White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son; Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White; Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male; Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama, and his latest, Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity.

Wise has two forthcoming books - in Fall 2011, he will release White Like Me (The Remix) a reworked version of his memoir and in January 2012, his newest book, Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority will be published.

Tim Wise amongst other ideas, will discuss the pitfalls of "colorblindness" in the Obama era, Wise argues against colorblindness and for deeper color-consciousness in both public and private practice. We can only begin to move toward authentic social and economic equity through what he calls illuminated individuals acknowledging the diverse identities that have shaped our perceptions and the role that race continues to play in the maintenance of disparities between whites and people of color in the United States today.He will also address the explicit and implicit racial components of the growing conservative narrative, and demonstrates the dangers of that narrative -- and the political agenda that comes with it -- for all Americans.

Tim's books will be on sale at the event.