Sundays, April 11, 18 and 25, 2010, 3:00-6:00 p.m. – plan to attend all three workshop sessions
Christ the King Catholic Church, 5029 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Cost is a total of $95 for all three sessions
Why do discussions about race seem to only come at times of controversy?
The arrest of an African-American professor seeking to gain entrance to his home, charges of racially motivated attacks on candidates, uproar over a change in a school’s policy. Expressing ideas and opinions about race amidst these situations is healthy, but these conversations are often short-lived, and sometimes baffling and unsatisfactory.
Wouldn’t individuals and communities gain from an extended, intentional conversation away from the heated headlines of a particular incident?
You are invited to find out…
Join with neighbors, members of faith communities, and residents of Southwest Minneapolis in a dialog intended to strengthen capacity to understand race, talk about it, and advance racial justice. This dialog intends to provide participants with a safe setting to receive, share, and wrestle with varied perspectives on race in order to foster relationships across lines of real and perceived differences.
The facilitator is James Trice of Grassroots Public Policy Institute with co-facilitator Dionne Trice. Since 2007 Mr. Trice has collaborated with Southwest Minneapolis faith communities on race-related programs. He is highly regarded for his breadth of knowledge, thoroughness, and unwavering respect for the views and life experience of all participants.
Sessions at a glance:
Race, Racism and Prejudice
Explore the meaning of race, racism and prejudice, discussing their similarities and differences. Discussion includes the origins of the concept of race and its historic effect on society, structural racism and its significance today.
White Privilege
Explore and discuss the meaning of “white privilege”. What is it and how is it manifest? Who are its beneficiaries and victims?
Racial Justice
Concepts of diversity, equity and equality will be explored. Participants will look at aspects of racial justice and how it can be achieved. A portion of the session will describe specific programs and partnerships in the Twin Cities devoted to building racial justice.
Registration is limited to 30 participants, and the registration deadline is March 31, 2010. Sponsored by One City/One Future: Southwest Minneapolis Interfaith Coalition for Social Justice. See the panel to the right for a pdf document containing more detailed information and the registration form.
Sponsoring congregations include:
Christ the King Catholic Church, Lake Harriet United Methodist Church, Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer,
Linden Hills United Church of Christ and Saint John’s Episcopal Church.
