Confront racism, transform your consciousness, & change the world
Every February, Summits in Solidarity leads a virtual challenge for white people and people who hold white privilege. Using Layla Saad’s “Me and White Supremacy 28-Day Challenge” book as a guide, you’ll join other participants in a journey to understand how white supremacy has influenced your thinking, perceptions, and behavior.
We'll discuss our white privilege, our white fragility, racist stereotypes we may hold, and other aspects of white supremacy we may unintentionally be harboring. Participants will leave with a stronger sense of, and commitment to, inclusivity, challenging their own biased beliefs, and shifting the paradigm of inequality.
We will meet in small groups on Zoom once hour a week for four weeks to share and grow collectively.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in 2024, we had 97 finishers! 2025 will be our fourth year running this challenge, which many have described as life-changing. Click the sign up link below to join our newsletter and be notified when sign ups are open for 2025.
Note for biracial, multiracial, and People of Color who hold white privilege:
This work is for you too, however we recognize that your experience will be very different from the experiences of white people participating, and it may be triggering for you to hear white people uncovering their internalized white supremacy. We have one BIPOC group this year, that meets on Monday nights. Next year, 2025, we will be able to offer even more BIPOC-only groups. If you are interested in facilitating one of these groups, contact us.
Mardi Fuller, SIS Board Member
"A personal anti-racism journey requires interrogating one's own thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about race, racism and systemic oppression. From a posture of learning and curiosity we must examine how we unintentionally perpetuate racist systems. Engaging in Layla Saad's Me and White Supremacy challenge provides the tools to do this work, and, most importantly, to do so within a community, allowing for support, encouragement and accountability."
Rachael Drew, 2022 Cohort, 2023/4 Facilitator
“This experience - both as a participant my first year and a facilitator my second year - has been a place for community building, reflection, growth, and accountability. It’s a unique space where white people who love the outdoors come together in vulnerability to better understand and process their privilege.”
Kate Harris, 2023/4 facilitator
“As a former long-distance hiker, now unable to hike due to chronic illness, understanding and advocating for access to nature has become so much more relevant. It's not just about having a seat at nature's table, but access. Whether that means through transportation, finances, gear, safety, or even just proximity to a bench beside the trees where fresh air and clear skies can provide respite. The healing power of nature should be open and welcoming to us all.
This 28-day journey can help those of us living without limitations to understand, and become part of the solution rather than silently allowing the problem to persist. I appreciate the safe space created with fellow white outdoor enthusiasts to explore what we take for granted, and journey together to engender empathy and equality."
Kelly McCausland, 2022 Cohort, 2023 Facilitator
“The Me & White Supremacy Challenge (MWS) hosted by Summits in Solidarity is an excellent experience to understand how white supremacy has influenced my thinking, perceptions, and behavior. In a non-threatening and appropriately challenging environment, the MWS Challenge created a safe container for me to unwrap old ideas and concepts about racism. Realizing how my whiteness limited my views and experiences surprised me and then motivated me to take action. Through meaningful dialogue, listening to other's experiences, and using the Me and White Supremacy book and process by Layla Saad, the MWS Challenge has given me a much stronger sense of and commitment to inclusivity, challenging my own biased beliefs, and shifting the paradigm of inequality. I highly recommend the Summits in Solidarity Me & White Supremacy Challenge! ”
Sam Trombley, 2023 Cohort, 2024 Facilitator
“This challenge was about sitting down with myself and taking a hard look at how my whiteness has impacted my life. It's uncomfortable to think about the microaggressions I've committed, the stereotypes I've upheld, the education I've failed to seek out prior to this. But this work is a critical anecdote to the poison of white supremacy that has seeped into every pore of our society. I wrote off my role in upholding white supremacy, saying ‘well, that's not me’ and ‘I work/live in a diverse place, so I'm okay.’ I see now that where you live or what you do or who you vote for doesn't matter when it comes to the lessons we need to learn about racism. If you're white, you are accountable for doing this work.”
Kathryn Rapp, 2022 Cohort, 2023/4 Facilitator
“I joined the M&WS Challenge in order to begin to dismantle my own inherent racial biases and prejudices. It’s been an eye opening and humbling process. The work is never done, but I’m grateful that my journey started with Summits in Solidarity.”
Elyza Agosta, 2022 Cohort, 2023/4 Facilitator
“Participating in this challenge was the beginning of a deeper commitment to anti-racism and helped me understand how my actions can perpetuate white supremacy in my life and in our society. This was not the first time I engaged in anti-racism work; however, it was the first time I had to recon fully with my own biases and prejudices. Anti-racism is not an action or event, but a life-long goal. Coming back to the Me and White Supremacy Challenge each year in February allows me to re-commit to listening, learning, and practicing anti-racism in my life.”