“The most valuable experience in Dialogue:Racism was my recognition and reawakening when I realized that the trainers were succeeding in breaking the old habit of seeing us, of seeing human beings, as necessarily divided into races. This is a wonderful breakthrough for all of us as westerners... With practical and compassionate skill the trainers are able to show respect for our ordinary mind which does see others and ourselves as belonging to different races. While at the same time they lead us to the work of overcoming this ancient habit that was instilled in us by the people 'we love and trust'. For me, the fruits of this training include initiating dialogues with other white men in which we begin to look at our privileges and the oppressions that often arise from our privileged actions and our privileged silences.
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