Bridge Building, Intersectionality and Inclusion

Preconference

Beyond the 'Racial Stalemate'

Preconference Organizer(s)

• MM

  Mee Moua

  Principal
  Interdependent Group, LLC

Preconference Presenter(s)

• MH

  Monica Haslip

  Executive Director
  Little Black Pearl
• DH

  Dushaw Hockett

  Executive Director
  SPACESs (Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity)

In his 2008 speech on race titled "A More Perfect Union,” then-candidate Barack Obama described a "racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years." He suggested that, if we don't do something different, "nothing will change." Now, more than tenyears later, we’re still stuck. How do we move forward? Using an approach known as "racial healing," facilitators will lead participants through a process that invites story-telling, vulnerability and deep listening. The goal is to provide leaders with a tool currently used by hundreds of organizations to help uproot the flawed belief in a racial hierarchy. Facilitated by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, sponsored by the ALA Public Programs Office and the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will experience the power of connectivity through deep listening and story sharing.
• Upon completion, participants will have a better understanding of racial healing circles as a methodology for transformation.
• Upon completion, participants will leave with ideas for how to engage differently in their personal and professional lives.