Sep 24

The Arc of White Womanhood II: Accountability & Action Now!

A lab/practice course for white women and nonbinary people socialized as white and female, ready to deepen their anti-racist activism through committed practice, reflection, and community. Together, we will interrogate, challenge, and transform the ways white womanhood operates in systems of racism and patriarchy. This course is open to graduates of Arc I. New participants can request to join.
1. This registration is for ONE person.
2. All sessions will be videotaped.
3. There will be readings and homework between each session. We strongly recommend you attend at least 5 sessions live.

What’s this course about?

This is a dynamic, hands-on space where participants bring their full selves to the ongoing, necessary work of dismantling white supremacy—both within and beyond. Together, we will interrogate, challenge, and transform the ways white womanhood operates in systems of racism and patriarchy.

Who leads the course?

Robin Alpern and Robin Schlenger, LCSW

See our bios below

Who is it for?

People socialized as white and female—including trans and nonbinary folks—who have engaged in anti-racist learning and are now ready to put that learning into meaningful, accountable action. This course builds on The Arc of White Womanhood, Part I, and is open to Arc 1 graduates. New participants can contact Robin Alpern (robinalpern@callingwhitefolksin.org) or Robin Schlenger (robin.schlenger@gmail.com) with a request to join.

What you can expect:

Intimate, in-session conversations + accountability groups outside class
Learning from the teachings and labor of BIPOC feminists and white women activists (past and present)
Practice sessions to share actions taken, receive feedback, ask hard questions, and grow
Tools and skills for sustaining anti-racist work, including:
The White Identity Ladder (Tema Okun, dRworks)
Rupture and Repair (Dr. Ken Hardy)
Window of Tolerance (Daniel Siegel), for emotional regulation and anti-racist resilience
Understanding and interrupting white supremacy culture

More than a course—it’s a laboratory for change.

This is not just a space to learn—it’s a space to do, process, be held accountable, and transform. Participants will be paired in accountability groups to challenge and support one another between sessions. Homework will include self-expression, journaling, reflection, and tangible anti-racist actions.

Together we’ll explore:

What a collective of white anti-racist women can do
How white women’s activism must be informed by the leadership and lived realities of Women of Color
What it takes to undo the harm of white feminism
How to build sustainable, humble, and impactful anti-racist practice

Join us to do the work. Stay in the work. Evolve in the work.

Because anti-racism isn’t a moment. It’s a commitment.

“The legacy of being a white woman in America—both good and bad—was not something that was taught in school, no less how those roots live in me today... I show up better in my life; I grow and learn.” – Past Participant

Virtual location

You will receive a confirmation email with a URL.

Sep 24, 2025 07:00pm ET - Dec 17, 2025 09:00pm ET

$265.00

Robin Schlenger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Supervisor, and Anti-Racist Consultant and Organizer with over 10 years of supervisory experience. She received her Master's Degree in Social Work and SIFI certification from NYU and has been studying and using Psychodrama and Drama therapy for over 5 years.

Her experience includes providing clinical supervision with anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens for social workers, creative art therapists, and licensed mental health counselors as well as having worked in psychiatric hospitals, therapeutic schools, children's residential facilities, outpatient treatment centers, public schools, private practice, and as a Clinical Director for a local community-based organization. Robin is currently a Senior Consultant with MPG Consulting where she specializes in facilitating presentations, trainings, and workshops that are rooted in restorative and anti-racist principles.

Robin Mallison Alpern was raised in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and has had a lifelong concern for racial justice and equity. Robin has worked with anti-racism organizations in her hometown and in the Quaker community, including mixed-race groups and white caucus groups. As Director of Training at the Center for the Study of White American Culture (CSWAC), Robin has helped to create and lead a series of workshops on What White People Can Do About Racism.

She has co-presented workshops at the annual White Privilege Conference and has been a guest speaker at events. She maintains ties with anti-racist leaders, both white and of color, who have served as long-term mentors. Recently, she found a training and consulting business, Calling White Folks In. Robin's chapter describing The Arc of White Womanhood was published in RISE for Racial Justice: How to talk about race with schools and communities. Robin has raised four anti-racist white children who teach her everyday how to make the world a better place to live.

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