Dialogue: Racism Two Day Winter 2016 Session

Dialogue: Racism Two Day Winter 2016 Session

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Dialogue:  Racism

“Men hate each other because they fear each other, and they fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they are often separated from each other.”   —   Dr. Martin Luther King

DIALOGUE: RACISM TWO DAY WINTER SESSION 2016

The Center for the Healing of Racism offers Dialogue: Racism, a two day process, which provides a safe, respectful, and loving atmosphere for individuals to learn new information, share their experiences, dispel the fears and guilt, get to know each other, and come together.

SATURDAY JANUARY 30 AND FEBRUARY 6, 2016 

3412 CRAWFORD STREET @ HOLMAN STREET

9:00 A.M.to 4:30 P.M.

Parking on lot #9

Defining Prejudice and Racism and How Racism is Perpetuated. Childhood experiences, misinformation, and separation. The Eye of the Storm DVD chronicles Jane Elliott’s now famous exercise where she divides her class based upon the color of their eyes and bestows upon one group privileges and on the other group impediments. 

Unaware Racism and White Privilege:  Unaware racism arises out of racial conditioning that everyone imbibes, often without being aware of it. Far from the overt hatred of racist groups, unaware racism shows up in daily contact among groups. White privilege arises from the systemic advantage of one group over others. The DVD White Privilege 101 helps us see its effects.

Internalized Racism:  When the anger, hurt, and frustration turn inwardThe short film Shadeism explores the discrimination that exists between the lighter-skinned and darker-skinned members of the same community and how it affects young women within the African, Caribbean, and South Asian Diasporas.

Cultural Racism:  Culture is transmitted through language and traditions, both verbally and non-verbally. When one culture is regarded as standard, even superior, other cultures and their cultural forms are denigrated. When a group’s culture is held to be inferior, cultural genocide can result. The film Healing the Hurts depicts the effects of residential schools on Native Americans.

Stereotypes and How They Affect Us:  The awarding-winning documentary, Ethnic Notions, shows the deep-rooted stereotypes and dehumanizing caricatures that have fueled anti-Black prejudice.

Institutionalized Racism:  Exploring the systems that affect us daily: the media, justice, educational, health care and economic systems.  Viewing the DVD of the keynote address by Michelle Alexander on her book The New Jim Crow, we will hear her finding, “There are more African Americans under correctional control today—in prison or jail, on probation or parole—than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began.”

Oneness of Humanity and The Next Steps:  Race is a human inventionWe will view the DVD Race: The Power of an Illusion, “one of the most honest and compelling documentary series on race and its impact on this nation’s culture and politics, as well as on economic status.”  Once we see our oneness, we’ll explore some of the ways to put this knowledge into action.

Ally building:

The sessions are free and open to the public (first 45 to RSVP), donations encouraged; registration is required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling the Center’s office (713) 520-8226.

The Mission of the Center for the Healing of Racism:  Our mission is to facilitate the healing of racism through education and dialogue in a safe and supportive environment in order to empower individuals and transform communities.    

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