Contemplative Practices to Support Anti-racist Pedagogy and Collective Healing: a multi-part series
In this 6-part mini-retreat, participants will encounter modes of reflection such as somatic practices and writing to explore racial identity and conflict in instructional or workplace settings. Sharing our stories, engaging in dialogue and practicing deep listening provide us with opportunities to heal our unprocessed trauma and sustain our commitment to social change. We will identify and recognize patterns in ourselves and others that cause suffering, understanding that we operate within systems and structures which cause disproportionate harm. As we continue to make long term shifts towards antiracism in our practice, we move closer to creating a more just world.
Each day, two sessions will be paired. Participants are encouraged to register for the day’s workshop and the subsequent reading group (“Deepening the Conversation”), but it is not a requirement to register for both. Registrants may register for any number of sessions over the course of the three-day series.
Monday, May 17
9:00 – 10:15 Healing Racial Trauma from the Inside Out
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2011
11:00 – 1:00 Deepening the Conversation: Embodied trauma & embodied wisdom (Readings will include excerpts from texts by Resmaa Menakem, Rhonda Magee, and others).
Register – https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2012
Tuesday, May 18
9:00 – 10:15 The role of racial identity in our collective work
Register – https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2013
11:00 – 1:00 Deepening the Conversation: Reflective practice on your identity(ies) in the classroom (Readings will include excerpts from texts by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Annaliese Singh, Janet Helms, and others). Register – https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2014
Wednesday, May 19
9:00 – 10:15 Navigating racialized conflict
Register – https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2015
11:00 – 1:00 Deepening the Conversation: Antiracism as Somatic and Reflective Practice (Readings will include excerpts from texts by Resmaa Menakem, Derald Wing Sue, Sebene Selassie, and others.)
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2016
To see full details on each workshop, please go to fins.uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu