Diversity & Inclusion Workshops

Diversity and Inclusion Team Workshops 

The Diversity and Inclusion Team is excited to offer three workshops beginning in September of this year. We hope to see many of you as participants and fellow learners as we continue on the path of inclusion as a faith community. 

Pick A Diversity-Building Understanding: This 90-minute workshop uses simple eye opening activities to help participants walk in another’s shoes and build better understanding for personal and congregational empathy and understanding. It offers guidance for the development of specific action plans for inclusion. Date and Time: September 10, 2023, 2:30-4:00 pm CST 

Identifying Microaggressions to Create a Culture of Belonging: A 60-minute workshop that teaches people to recognize how different audiences can interpret language and microaggressions. It teaches people to understand the implications of their speech. Participants will learn to identify microaggressions and will be able to reflect on how they can modify questions/comments in ways that are less likely to reflect stereotypic assumptions and beliefs. (Limited to 30 participants) Date and Time: October 8, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm CST 

Resisting Unconscious Bias and Building Inclusiveness: This 90-minute interactive workshop reveals how unconscious bias occurs and how to become more conscious of how we think and behave. Participants are taught specific steps they can take to interrupt “reactionary thinking” and make any changes needed to build a greater sense of inclusion for all. Date and Time: November 19, 2023, 2:30-4:00 pm CST 

Workshops are free and all are welcome. Currently the plan is to offer the workshops on a scheduled basis. Registration is required. 

To register: Send your name, email address, contact phone number, and title of the workshop you wish to attend to Heather Frey at [email protected].  A Zoom link will be sent to you a week or more prior to the workshop.  

If a group of 20 or more, a congregation, or a mission center would like to have a presentation on different dates than those announced, please contact Gwendolyn Hawks-Blue, [email protected], or Cathi Cackler Veazey, [email protected].  

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