Confronting Racism Workshop

During the Confronting Racism workshop participants will:

1. Define and discuss race-related terminology from a culturally astute perspective.
2. Identify a personal race narrative and its impact on their perceptions, emotional reactions, interpersonal interactions, and behavior.
3. Identify the concept of “lived reality” and recognize and acknowledge the validity of different lived realities.
4. Identify and discuss the four levels of racism and recognize that racism comes from both internal and external forces that results in disparate treatment of others in personal, social, and work environments.
5. Identify six strategies often used for managing interpersonal differences and relate them to their lived reality.
6. Create awareness of the common occurrences of microaggressions and discover techniques to minimize the occurrence of and response to.
7. Develop a Learn, Share, and Risk Action Plan towards racial equity.

This instructor-led (virtual or in person) workshop helps participants explore issues around racism from personal, societal, and organizational perspectives. They also learn fundamental concepts, have dialogue about their impact on others, and strengthen their knowledge of and resolve to improve equity on all levels. Without a doubt, the content of this workshop is sensitive, emotional, and may be challenging to confront, but it is necessary to create meaningful action and change. It is a learning and discovery experience unlike traditional workshops. When all aspects of this issue are explored, people are better able to address inequities that exist in our society and move the pendulum towards true racial justice.