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Conversations about Race
The problem
* I don’t know how to talk about race
* It’s a touchy, scary subject
* I don’t want to feel blamed
* I don’t want to feel guilt
* I think I should be able to talk about the subject, and, in fact, I can’t
* I’m willing to start. I’m willing to put a toe in the waterThe result
* I don’t know how to talk about race
* It’s a touchy, scary subject
* I don’t want to feel blamed
* I don’t want to feel guilt
* I think I should be able to talk about the subject, and, in fact, I can’t
* I’m willing to start. I’m willing to put a toe in the water
* You will find a way to start talking with people about race
* You will increase capacity for compassion for yourself and others
* You’ll have more ease in talking about the subject
* You will be held in a safe and supportive space with others on the same journeyWhat do you get?
* A one-hour session where you will . . .
* Have a conversation about race to practice making mistakes and gaining skills to take into the real world.
* Have access to my decades of expertise as an educator and facilitator as well as my lived experience as a Black Woman
* Experience a playful environment to get started in these conversations so that it’s not such a triggering, guilt-inducing, and overwhelming endeavorSign in by zoom -
How to talk about Racism in a Healthy & Informed Way
The problem
* I don’t know how to talk about racism
* It’s a touchy, scary subject
* I don’t want to feel blamed
* I don’t want to feel guilt
* I think I should be able to talk about the subject, and, in fact, I can’t
* I’m willing to start. I’m willing to put a toe in the waterThe Results
* You will increase your racial literacy
* You will learn how to talk about the subject in a calm and collected way.
* You will find a variety of ways to start talking with people about racism
* You will increase your capacity for compassion for yourself and others
* You will be held in a safe and supportive space with others on the same journey
* You’ll learn to monitor your somatic ease, calm your body down, and invite others to calm their bodies down so that you can have civilized conversationsThe Story
I have worked with white people in leadership positions at multinational organizations on how to be more cross-culturally inclusive for over 20 years.
And yet the personal pain and sense that I was not working to heal a fundamental illness that was destroying the lives of many left me feeling unsatisfied in my work.
Many white people feel uncomfortable and defensive when talking about race because it brings up so much shame and defensiveness.
But when we’re in a state of shame and defensiveness, reactivity ensues.
And when we’re reactive or “fragile”, there is no way to learn from each other.
We need to be able to hold these conversations so that growth, understanding, and racial healing are possible.
I facilitate workshops where we deal head-on with how to clearly see and address internalized racism and racism in the outside world.
I help people let go of shame so that they can experiment with tools and methodologies in a safe and nurturing environment, which leads to actual growth and change.
This offering is about finding a way to do this work with wellbeing.
It’s not just about addressing racial trauma, it’s about facilitating healing and growth.What do you get ?
A 90-min session where we will . . .
* Do a series of somatic exercises that teach you how to monitor and manage your internal state and be aware of others’ so that you can stay open in empathy to have these conversations
* Practice facilitating these conversations with each other and refining our skills so that we can approach the subject of racism with more ease and less fearWho is this for?
This offering is for you if . . .
* You want to experience my work
* You want to try out talking about racism in a safe, supportive environment
* You’re curious about race and racism
* You want to stop avoiding the subject of racism and learn to feel comfortable talking about itWho is this NOT for?
This offering is not for you if . . .
* You want to please all of the people all of the time
* You want to prove that there is not racism and that everything is okay
* You don’t understand why people say “Black Lives Matter”
* You’re in a hurry to do something fast and visible.Price: 25 € -
Hold Space To Talk About Race: Emotional Foundations for Racial Literacy
Keeping Calm In The Storm: Foundations for Racial Literacy
Release The Tension
Hold Discomfort
Release Tension Around Talking About Race
The Problem
* If feels like the world is falling apart and there’s nothing you can do about it
* You want to help contribute to a better world, but you don’t know where to begin
* It feels hard if not impossible to get through to the people you know and love who dismiss racism and oppression
* When you do try to talk about race, you feel uncomfortable
* You feel awkward and don’t know how to intervene in situations where you witness racism and microaggressionsThe Result
* Gain greater ease in talking to people about racism
* Develop self-compassion for the difficulty of addressing microaggressions
* Learn methodology and practice skills for anti-racist intervention
* Learn to acknowledge and face internalized and systemic racism without shame
* Develop practices to o release the emotional tension that comes from engaging in racial healing
* Identify your barriers to racial intervention and practice workarounds and relaxing the body under stress
* Know when to step forward and when to step back to avoid escalationThe story
I have worked with white people in leadership positions at multinational organizations on how to be more cross-culturally inclusive for over 20 years.
And yet the personal pain and sense that I was not working to heal a fundamental illness that was destroying the lives of many left me feeling unsatisfied in my work.
Many white people feel uncomfortable and defensive when talking about race because it brings up so much shame and defensiveness.
But when we’re in a state of shame and defensiveness, reactivity ensues.
And when we’re reactive or “fragile”, there is no way to learn from each other.
We need to be able to hold these conversations so that growth, understanding, and racial healing are possible.
I facilitate workshops where we deal head-on with how to clearly see and address internalized racism and racism in the outside world.
I help people let go of shame so that they can experiment with tools and methodologies in a safe and nurturing environment, which leads to actual growth and change.
This offering is about finding a way to do this work with joy.
It’s not just about addressing racial trauma, it’s about facilitating healing and growth.What do you get?
Module 1: A 6-week Immersion in the fundamentals of racial literacy to get you set up with embodied tools to hold difficult conversations
* Week 1: Where Am I on the Racial Continuum?
* Week 2: Cognitive Dissonance: Inconsistencies in White-Dominated History
* Week 3: Releasing Trauma
* Week 4: Telling Stories: How To Talk About Racism in a Way That Lands
* Week 5: Systemic Racism: Institutions, Laws, and Practices
* Week 6: Closing The Gap: Communities and Organizations on the Racial Continuum
Throughout:
* A 28-Day guided daily reading and journaling practice around an assigned book depending on your demographic
* Me & White Supremacy for white Europeans
* The Inner Work of Racial Justice for white Americans
* My Grandmother’s Hands for people of the global majority
* A 28-Day guided daily practice for forgiveness and acknowledgement of different levels of racism—internalized, interpersonal institutional, and systemicWho is this for?
This program is for you if . . .
* You consider yourself a forward-thinker
* You’re curious about race
* You have at least a little racial literacy
* You want to grow and participate across racial and cultural boundaries
* You are ready to dig down deep into your internalized racism
* You want to learn to deal with whatever emotional charge comes up so that you can intervene effectively
* You’re on the path of personal growth and you know that it involves dealing with your collective shadows, one of which is racism
* You want to see if you can grow
* You wonder “if not now, when?”
* You apprehensive but interested in embarking on the anti-racist pathWho is this NOT for?
This program is not for you if . .
* “Black Lives Matter” is a controversial statement to you.
*You’re in a hurry to do something fast and visible.
* You are overstressed, overworked, and oversensitive in your life right now
* You believe that if people are poor it’s because they’re lazy or defective
* You want to prove that there is not racism and that everything is okay
* You are unwilling to let go of the idea that you come from a “good country” made up of “good people”
* You are not prepared to be challenged and educated by a Black Woman
* You’re not curious about the social, economic, and professional lives of non-dominant peoplePrice: 750 € -
Detox, Decondition, & Decolonize Your Mind
An 18-Month Journey to Transform Racism from the Inside Out
Does this ring a bell?
It feels like the world is falling apart and there’s nothing you can do about it
You want to help contribute to a better world, but you don’t know where to begin
It feels hard if not impossible to get through to the people you know and love who dismiss racism and oppression
When you do try to talk about race, you feel uncomfortable
You feel awkward and don’t know how to intervene in situations where you witness racism and microaggressionsThe Results
* Feel more at ease when talking about race, racism, microaggressions, and oppression
* Expand your capacity for compassion and empathy
* Be able to hold the discomfort around these issues and experience more internal spaciousness and outer poise
* Reduce the feeling of being triggered when these issues come up
* Improve your racial literacy and feel a sense of agency, calm, and methodology in a variety of situations where there is racial tension
* Learn to plant seeds of liberation in an effective way
* Feel more connected, empowered, and expansiveThe Story
Give the background around how and why you came up with this offer, whether it was your personal struggle or a struggle you witnessed in your clients. Explain the need you noticed, how you met the need, and how you helped yourself or your clients overcome the need.
I have worked with white people in leadership positions at multinational organizations on how to be more cross-culturally inclusive for over 20 years.
And yet the personal pain and sense that I was not working to heal a fundamental illness that was destroying the lives of many left me feeling unsatisfied in my work.
Many white people feel uncomfortable and defensive when talking about race because it brings up so much shame and defensiveness.
But when we’re in a state of shame and defensiveness, reactivity ensues.
And when we’re reactive or “fragile”, there is no way to learn from each other.
We need to be able to hold these conversations so that growth, understanding, and racial healing are possible.
I facilitate workshops where we deal head-on with how to clearly see and address internalized racism and racism in the outside world.
I help people let go of shame so that they can experiment with tools and methodologies in a safe and nurturing environment, which leads to actual growth and change.
This offering is about finding a way to do this work with joy.
It’s not just about addressing racial trauma, it’s about facilitating healing and growth.What do you get?
* Access to a community of like-minded people on Mighty Networks working to end injustice internally and externally
* 18 months of direct of exploration of your limits and ambitions around racial justice work broken into 3 tiers of curriculum and 2 self-study periods in between each tier
Module 1: A 6-week Immersion in the fundamentals of racial literacy to get you set up with embodied tools to hold difficult conversations
* Week 1: Where Am I on the Racial Continuum?
* Week 2: Cognitive Dissonance: Inconsistencies in White-Dominated History
* Week 3: Releasing Trauma
* Week 4: Telling Stories: How To Talk About Racism in a Way That Lands
* Week 5: Systemic Racism: Institutions, Laws, and Practices
* Week 6: Closing The Gap: Communities and Organizations on the Racial Continuum
* Throughout:
* A 28-Day guided daily reading and journaling practice around an assigned book depending on your demographic
* Me & White Supremacy for white Europeans
* The Inner Work of Racial Justice for white Americans
* My Grandmother’s Hands for people of the global majority
* A 28-Day guided daily practice for forgiveness and acknowledgement of different levels of racism—internalized, interpersonal institutional, and systemic
Module 2: A 30-Day Self-Study including access to a library of self-paced challenges to help you deep dive into topics that improve your racial literacy. Topics include:
* Juneteenth
* Black Lives Matter
* Black Life in France
* Racism in UK
* Racism in US
* Housing
* Education
* The Prison System
Module 3: Interactive Sessions. From here we will meet once a month for the next 6 months to learn about:
* Healing Our Ancestors
* The Dynamics of Race In Our Families
* The Dynamics of Race Our Work Environments
* How To Talk About Racism: Practicum
* How To Deal with Microaggressions: Practicum
* How Tell The Story of Systemic Racism in 2 Minutes
Module 4: Small Group Action: A small group activity that helps you make the theoretical practical by bringing what you’ve learned so far into the world with the help of your peers. (3 months)
Module 5: Wisdom In Action: Six 3-Hour Monthly Meetings over the course of 6 months with
* A storytelling practice to role play how to talk about racism
* An activity aimed at expanding awareness of the racism continuum covering the following themes
* A discussion about the lessons learned and how we can support each other as we practice in our environments
* Each month during this period focuses on a theme:
* Month 1 & 2: Systemic Racism
* Month 2: Compassion for Victims
* Month 3 & 4: Confronting Perpetrators
* Month 5: Dismantle Systems
* Month 6: IntegrationWho is this for?
This program is for you if . . .
* You consider yourself a forward-thinker
* You’re curious about race
* You want to grow and participate across racial and cultural boundaries
* You have the energy to commit to a lifelong path in service of justice, equality, dignity, and inclusion (JEDI) for all
* Thinking about a JEDI world makes you say, “Yeah! I wanna do this. It may not be easy, but I’m in!”
* You care enough about the lives of others to put some skin in the game
* You are ready to dig down deep into your internalized racism
* You want to learn to deal with whatever emotional charge comes up so that you can continue to intervene for the long haul
* You’re on the path of personal growth and you know that it involves dealing with your collective shadows, one of which is racism
* You’ve got a feeling that avoiding racism is keeping you from living in your full humanity
* You have a sense of “if not now, when?”Who is this not for?
This program is NOT for you if . . .
* You are overstressed, overworked, and oversensitive in your life right now
* You believe that if people are poor it’s because they’re lazy or defective
* You want prove that there is not racism and that everything is okay
* You do not accept data or facts that demonstrate the existence of institutional discrimination against indigenous people and people of non-Eurpoean decent
* You are unwilling to let go of the idea that you come from a “good country” made up of “good people”
* You’re unprepared to confront your own racism
* You’re not prepared to address trauma in your body and your lineage
* You are not prepared to be challenged and educated by a Black Woman
* You’re not curious about the social, economic, and professional lives of non-dominant peoplePrice:
Full-price = 3000 euros or in 4 payments of 800
Low-income = 1800 euros or 4 payments of 500 or 18 monthly payments of 125
Pay it forward = 3000 +
Work Study = 8 hours per monthPRICE –
Full-price = 3000 euros or in 4 payments of 800
Low-income = 1800 euros or 4 payments of 500
18 monthly payments of 125
Pay it forward = 3000 + Work Study = 8 hours per month
Please enter the price that suits your situation during your paymentREGISTER FOR THIS OFFER
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