I think this point from the Black VegFest 7 points of allyship (for the white vegan community) is reasonably straightforward:
White vegans/ARs will respect the sanctity of Black space and will not enter unless their presence is necessary. Black space is for the growth and betterment of Black people. Allyship and being accomplices begins with white people learning to respect Black space.
My understanding is that there can be spaces for only Black people to discuss, though white people can participate if necessary (presumably, if they are invited). Part of allyship is allowing for these spaces to exist.
That said, I’m still very confused by the second sentence of this quote:
There is no such thing as an equal playing field under white supremacist imperialist capitalist patriarchy. In the current system, white people have the power to usurp anything Black lives create simply by being white.
EDIT: oh okay the last one makes slightly more sense in context:
Recognize that where and how you live and work affects everything around you. There is no such thing as an equal playing field under white supremacist imperialist capitalist patriarchy . In the current system, white people have the power to usurp anything Black lives create simply by being white. White people deny loans to Black people in neighborhoods they ignore and in neighborhoods they take over. The tiny loans white people do offer Black businesses are often predatory and insufficient and still create a dependency on whiteness to be kind or agreeable. This is all Redlining. It continues today despite being made illegal in 1968. White people deny grants to us and redistribute them to large 100 year-old white organizations due to the grandfathering of a racist system that has modified its tone but not changed its actions. When the excuse is not financial stability, small white organizations who seemingly appear out of nowhere “win” resources because they knew someone white.
(I’m currently an intern for ACE, but speaking only for myself.)
With the context from your edit that was omitted from the original post, I think it does make sense and is not absurd at all on its face, but the phrasing “simply by being white” was hyperbole (which does lend itself to misinterpretation, so better to avoid), and was explained by the claims that follow. I think the OP omitting this context was probably bad and misleading, although I don’t think it was intended to mislead.
I think this point from the Black VegFest 7 points of allyship (for the white vegan community) is reasonably straightforward:
My understanding is that there can be spaces for only Black people to discuss, though white people can participate if necessary (presumably, if they are invited). Part of allyship is allowing for these spaces to exist.
That said, I’m still very confused by the second sentence of this quote:
EDIT: oh okay the last one makes slightly more sense in context:
Nitpick: I really wish SJ-aligned people would clarify what they mean by “capitalism” in these contexts.
(I’m currently an intern for ACE, but speaking only for myself.)
With the context from your edit that was omitted from the original post, I think it does make sense and is not absurd at all on its face, but the phrasing “simply by being white” was hyperbole (which does lend itself to misinterpretation, so better to avoid), and was explained by the claims that follow. I think the OP omitting this context was probably bad and misleading, although I don’t think it was intended to mislead.