NOT ABOUT YOU | Episode 9 Alfonso Wenker

“When have I assumed shared experience, and when have I
discovered shared experience?”


On this episode, Alfonso Wenker talks about using his own
practice to be able to do the work of helping others and not
making it about him. He explains the minimization mindset,
re-centering experiences to preserve comfort and how folks can't
get really clear about their own experiences.


Check out the Colorlines blog Alfonso suggests.


Here's where you can download the Reading List for White
Folks


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Alfonso Wenker is facilitator, trainer, and philanthropic
strategist. He is a total nerd about all things movement-building
and philanthropy.


Alfonso fell in love with philanthropy as a nonprofit intern in
2006 and was hired by a LGBT community foundation in 2007 while
still in college. He has been engaged in social change work since
his early teens. His activism started in doing church-based
service work followed by high school and college-campus
organizing. Alfonso has a broad range of experience spanning
training/facilitation, fundraising, event planning and program
development.


He is a queer Latino born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Alfonso has primarily worked with and for LGBT nonprofits in
fundraising and grant-making.


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The premise of this show is simple. I wanted to ask marginalized
folks to tell a white guy what question or questions they wish
they never had to hear again. They did just that and I had them
answer those question, hopefully for the last time.

Also, I've been a comedy writer and performer my entire adult
life, so this show is full of jokes.

I’ve set up a voicemail line, 612-361-9261, where you can share
comments, suggestions and personal stories of your own that may
be used in future episodes of the podcast. If you tell me which
episode you’re responding to, that will help me make follow up
episodes with voicemail responses. Call 612-361-9261 with your
questions, comments or stories.

-Levi Weinhagen