Virtual Women of Color Retreat

There have been many conversations about the terms “women of color” and “people of color.” Are the terms useful? When the terms are used, who are terms referring to? How do you know if you are a person of color? What does it mean to identify as a person of color?
The Women Center has invited three panelists to discuss those terms, their experiences as persons of color, colorism and other topics during its first virtual Women of Color Retreat. After the panel discussion, participants will have an opportunity to join the panelists in virtual breakout rooms for more discussion.
Registration is required to participate in the retreat. The retreat is open to people who identify with the statements below:
Women of color (transgender women, cisgender women, non-binary people, two-spirited and other minoritized genders) have experienced gender-based marginalization while also experiencing the current and historical effects of racial and ethnic-based marginalization. The terms people of color and women of color are political, personal and universal terms that bring together many people based on the different but common and similar experiences of racial marginalization within the United States and abroad. The experiences of racial and ethnic marginalization differ based on structural issues like class, income, nation, gender and sexuality, religion, skin color, etc.