Kaki Marshall – White Privilege

On Sunday, January 20, Kaki Marshall an enlightening, informative, and somewhat disheartening presentation on white privilege and the legal invention of whiteness from colonial times to the present day. For most of us in attendance, the information she was presenting was entirely new and therefore she included an extensive packet of reference materials, laws, et cetera. A link to additional reference can be found on the UUFM Webite Speaker Bio Kaki Marshall obtained her Associates Degree in Behavioral Science, Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Specialist, and HIV Pre and Post Test Counselor. Working with these populations she learned how to analyze power dynamics and systems in institutions that reproduce disparate results for folks identifying outside of white heteronormativity. Kaki obtained a Bachelors in Psychology, Portland State and a Masters in Public Policy at P.S.U. Since then she has been working in government to dismantle systems of oppression and create public policy for an equitable and just society. Most recently Kaki has worked for the City of Portland in the Office of Equity and Inclusion helping civic leaders address systemic issues related to institutional, and systemic racism.