The testimonials below are for the workshops I lead, using the stories and lessons from White antiracist history to strengthen White antiracist organizing today. New workshops are announced in my monthly newsletter for Patreon members, who also get free access to all workshop offerings.

The “White Antiracist Spirituality in U.S. History” Workshop Series

“I so appreciated Lynn Burnett’s White Antiracist Spirituality workshop series. He offers important information related to the long history in this country of white antiracism work, as well as Black political and cultural history, all of which is so related to our current political situation. And he connects everything within a broad inclusive spiritual framework, which nourishes participants and helps them connect personally with one another.”

Penny Patch, veteran of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

“The writings, the interviews, the materials you create! But Lynn, it’s not just that. Lynn, it’s the heart. The love that I feel that you are giving to everybody… the vulnerability, the gentleness, the centeredness, the rootedness from which you share this learning – and experience this learning together with us – inspires me in my work as I try to disrupt indifference in my own community.”  

Jen Rav; SURJ & Jewish Voice for Peace. (Comment made during workshop)

“I am so pleased to have been part of one of Lynn’s White Antiracist Spirituality groups; I not only learned vital histories, but felt the power of Lynn, his scholarship and heart, holding the entire group with a gentle fierceness so necessary in this work.  The range of experience and commitment of the participants was inspiring and exhilarating.  I left each week feeling resourced and enriched, ready to do my part.”

Kris Brandenburger; Dean of Institutional Effectiveness at California Institute of Integral Studies.

“Run don’t walk to participate in the White Antiracist Spirituality series! There are many necessary parts of antiracist study and practice, but learning about white antiracist ancestors who made the choice to intervene in racial harm is not always present. It is vital for us to commune with others in our present who are committed to reconnecting with these important people from our past. Lynn Burnett’s biographies are amazing learning resources, and this course brings them to life so meaningfully. I really appreciated the combination of full and small group conversations, as well as somatic practice. I highly recommend it. No matter where you are on your reckoning journey, this experience will add greatly!”   

Elizabeth Woodson, former project manager at the Equal Justice Initiative, founder of Reckon With, and former student body president of Stanford University.

“I’ve been telling all my friends about Lynn’s extraordinary workshop series, White Antiracist Spirituality in US History.  He promised it would provide ‘nourishment for the spirit, and inspiration and guidance for the fight ahead’ and it did.  Each week we read about ordinary people who did powerful, meaningful work to end racism and asked ourselves provocative questions, reflecting on and discussing our own practices. This was really one of the best, most useful, and hopeful workshop series I’ve been to.”

Dianne Jennet; Coming to the Table

“This series was so grounding. It wasn’t only about gaining knowledge . . . It was about how we could create beloved community and feel into what our unique role in justice movements might be right now. Lynn is a phenomenal facilitator. I really enjoyed the experience and feel even more solid in my role moving forward.”

Ellery Graves; leader of Culture Shifters and co-host of the Remembering Us podcast.

“What we learned… it didn’t only hit me on an intellectual level, but on a heart and gut level. I have found that after each session, I’m a wreck the next day. A good wreck, because it’s that disorientation that comes from being stretched.”  

Brigid Lang, European Dissent, NYC.

“I am grateful for the way that in lifting up each of these movement ancestors that we learned about, that you always included multiple facets of who they were, and what moved them. And you really asked us to look at what was our affinity with any of those facets, of any of those people.”

Lisa Hubbell, Quaker activist. (Comment made during workshop.)

“This workshop was a godsend. My greatest appreciation is that this work is so complex, and it can be hard to put words to a lot of the time. But I have found so many of the words in this space for how I feel and think about the world and how I want to practice.”

Alison Streit Baron, Unitarian Universalist/Buddhist activist

“The workshop series with Lynn Burnett on White Antiracist Spirituality in U.S. History was a profound experience for me. In his workshop, Lynn’s carefully researched stories unearth a lineage of white antiracist spiritual leaders in U.S. history. His writings are augmented by links to videos, podcasts, book lists, and articles for further in-depth study. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone seeking to learn lessons from the white antiracist past to help strengthen their own antiracist practice.”

Abby Young, seminary student and veteran of the civil rights movement.

Anne Braden Workshops

“Lynn offered skillful, heartfelt, grounded facilitation and deep knowledge with great care. Our group is abuzz with how invigorating and connecting it was. The workshop helped participants make connections with our organizing work while also helping us reflect on our growing edges as organizers and what next steps we could take. Lynn also makes it very easy to put together, so it was not a very big lift. I highly recommend it as inspiration, spark, and invigoration for your local work!”

Andrea Black, Undoing White Supremacy Austin

“Lynn created an excellent space for folks to share their own experiences and reflect on their place in the historical arc of white anti-racism. Participants left expressing that they felt invigorated, inspired, and recharged after having learned about organizers who have done this work before them, the challenges they faced, and how they overcame them. It was a good reminder that we are not alone and there are so many footsteps in which to follow.”

Laura Laderman, SURJ New York City

“Lynn’s workshop on Anne Braden was engaging and uplifting! It helped me locate myself as a white woman within the larger movement to end white supremacy. I was able to relate so much to the various phases of learning and unlearning that Anne went through—often awkward and uncomfortable, just like mine. Discovering that she wrote such an impactful newsletter directly reinvigorated the work I do on my own SURJ chapter’s newsletter! It showed me that I am following in Anne’s footsteps and without Lynn’s excellent workshop and his confident facilitation skills, I wouldn’t have that precious knowledge. I can’t recommend this workshop highly enough to white antiracists!”

Melanie Burchby, SURJ San Diego

“Lynn’s Anne Braden workshop was impactful and nourishing for our group. We looked without, learning history and stories that were new to many of us, and within, to see how Anne’s story could help us grow. Lynn’s facilitation style –curious, thoughtful, grounded – provided a much-needed space for reflection and conversation. Our group has reflected on what it means to build an anti-racist culture and the difficulty of doing so. Lynn’s workshop embodied important aspects of anti-racist culture-building for us and provided motivation to keep our work going.”

Reclaim Philadelphia’s White Anti-Racism Caucus

“Lynn’s workshop is masterfully facilitated and provides deep insight into the organizing of our white antiracist ancestors. Our chapter members learned valuable tools and strategies that will help us improve and sustain our organization’s antiracist work, especially in terms of strengthening antiracist community in a way that will help us stay in this work for the long-haul.”

Kristen Morrow, SURJ Atlanta

“Lynn’s workshops are helping to energize our movement! Folks from across the country signed on to learn about the often-untold history of white anti-racists who came before us and then set intentions for the future that build on their legacy. Lynn’s calm and welcoming facilitation led to high levels of vulnerability and connection among participants as we considered how we, too, are movement ancestors in the making.”

Amanda Meyer, SURJ Bay Area

“Through his depth of knowledge and incredible research, Lynn introduced us to our white anti-racist ancestors. His workshop inspired us to use their examples to gain necessary strategies and self-awareness needed for this type of work. Lynn’s teaching style supported our new chapter in becoming more focused and energized as we move forward.”

Sara Riley, SURJ Flagler, Florida 

“Lynn guided our group through a very successful and rewarding deep dive into how to examine and harness the inspiration of our white antiracist elders, in order to be better antiracist activists for our future. The reading alone was marvelous, and the workshop questions and journaling exercises were especially engaging and insightful. I was particularly inspired by the skill-sharing and mentoring discussion.”

Wendy Millstine, Racial Justice Allies of Sonoma County.

“The content alone was incredible and having a workshop where folks could share and dialogue was energizing. We all ended with less white isolation, more direction for how we want to continue to pursue this work, and an increased feeling of community and friendship. It was refreshing to learn about white antiracists as role models and reshape them as our ancestors; it certainly inspired us all to continue wanting to learn about those who did this work before us, and challenged us to grow.”  

SURJ Flathead, Montana

White Antiracist Youth Work

“Lynn was a wonderful guest speaker at our student white antiracist affinity group. He prepared a wonderful workshop for my students that featured white people throughout history who have stood against racism in their daily lives. It is so important for white students to understand their own privilege and positionality in our society, and to see other role models who are doing white antiracist work, just as they are. Lynn’s workshop was instrumental in supporting the work we are doing in our affinity groups at my school.”

Vanessa DeNino, teacher at The Berkeley School.

“As a parent, I value Lynn’s work both for myself and to share with my 3 children so they can have role models of white folx who have actively worked to dismantle white body supremacy. This is an important missing part of our education as we seek to learn about all of the people who have fought for liberation.” 

Amber Jeansonne, mother raising White antiracist children in New Mexico.