Difficult Conversations About Race

Service Description

The goal of our Difficult Conversations about Race course is to give you the skills you need to have conversations about race that are productive and respectful. I believe that these conversations are necessary for creating a more inclusive environment for everyone. In this course, we'll talk about the history of race relations in America from slavery to today; we'll discuss what racism looks like today; and we'll talk about how we can all work together towards a more equitable future. In this course we will: • Establish a racial/ethnic context that is personal, local, and immediate • Isolate race/ethnicity while acknowledging the broader scope of diversity and the variety of factors and conditions that contribute to a racialized problem • Develop an understanding of race/ethnicity as a social/political construction of knowledge; engage multiple racial perspectives to surface critical understanding • Agree on a current definition of race; differentiate between race and ethnicity Course Length: • Series of 1 hour sessions. • 1X Per Week for 5 Weeks