Challenges of Racism

Facing the Challenges of Racism through a Dialogue-based Strategy (Room 9204)

This interactive workshop introduces a new guide that helps communities organize inclusive dialogue on a large-scale so that people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds can bring their voices to the table, look at different sides of issues, come up with practical ways to address racism and inequities, and work together to change institutions and policies.

Carolyne Miller Abdullah, program director, Study Circles Resource Center
Susan McCormack, program director, Study Circles Resource Center


The Study Circles Resource Center is a national organization that helps local communities develop their own ability to organize large-scale, diverse dialogue that is structured to support and strengthen measurable community change. Created in 1989 by The Paul J. Aicher Foundation, SCRC has worked with more than 400 communities nationwide on many different public issues. Learn more at http://www.studycircles.org/.

Structure of Study Circles:

Notes:
Study Circles:
-help people find ways to participate in democracy
-it takes connections across issues and groups to effect real change--> need all voices in the mix

Resources:

• Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation discussion guide (http://www.studycircles.org/en/Resource.91.aspx)
• Organizing Community-wide Study Circles for Action and Change (http://www.studycircles.org/en/Resource.39.aspx)
• A Guide for Training Study Circle Facilitators, Second Edition (http://www.studycircles.org/en/Resource.106.aspx)