Building Empathy and Addressing Racial Oppression: a 3-Part Workshop

Past event
Dec 2, 2015, 5:30 to 7:30 PM

Wednesdays, December 2nd, 9th and 16th from 6-7:30pm
At the Peace & Justice Center, 60 Lake Street, Burlington

This program strives to give participants the opportunity to build skills and knowledge to engage in conversations about oppression. It will be led by Francine Serwili-Ngunga and Kyle Silliman-Smith. Participants are expected to attend all three parts of this workshop. The first session will focus on the concept of white fragility, the struggle for dominant communities to tolerate discussions on race without feeling shame, guilt, or victimization. The second session dives into myths and stereotypes in order to identify subconscious bias and how these bias affect our daily lives. The final session offers tools and guidelines for action in order to reaffirm our commitment to creating and supporting an anti-oppressive society. Space is limited, there is a fee but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Register for more information. There is a registration form online or people can call 863-2345 x6 to sign-up over the phone.

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