Coming Together for Racial Understanding: Training Guide



-228600-75247500487045752475Authorscarolyne abdullah, Gwen Whiting Coming Together for Racial Understanding: Training Guideeveryday democracy8820090900Authorscarolyne abdullah, Gwen Whiting Coming Together for Racial Understanding: Training Guideeveryday democracySlide 1: Opening slide30956252385695Time: Opening slide, 5 minutesSupplies: noneHandouts: none 00Time: Opening slide, 5 minutesSupplies: noneHandouts: none 309562549022000InstructionsThis session explores one of the two approaches incorporated into the Coming together for Racial Understanding effort. Everyday Democracy has built a legacy of civil dialogue around difficult issues. In more recent years, their work has been focused on racial equity in particular.Slide 2: Who is everyday democracyInstructions308610026352500104775363537500Brief overview of Everyday Democracy as an organization. 3104515765175Time: 5 minutesSupplies: noneHandouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: noneHandouts: none Slide 3: beliefs undergirding this workInstructions307657525273000These two undergirding principles are key to the approach.30949901498600Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none When all kinds of people have access to good information and join together to address common concerns—sharing knowledge, resources, power and decision making as they work—they will develop solutions which serve the common good, and lead to healthier, more equitable communities.Envisioning a democracy where all voices are valued, and where participation and racial equity become a permanent part of the way we work as a country at the local, state and national levels.Slide 4: Principles of engagementInstructions313436019748500Review these principles of engagement to help set the stage for the process. Involve everyone.Embrace diversity, practice equity throughout.Share knowledge, resources, power & decision making.315277527305Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none Connect dialogue & deliberationConnect dialogue to social, political, & policy change.Slide 5: how everyday democracy worksinstructions30861007429500This slide provides a synthesis of the ways in which Everyday Democracy works with communities.3086100107950Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none. Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none. Handouts: none slide 6: field approach cycleInstructions31527752219325Time: 10 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none 309562524320500The Field Approach follows this cycle: organize, talk, act, assess, learn, inform, repeat.Slide 7: a dialogue approach to community changeinstructions31051501882140Time: 20 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: football field diagram 00Time: 20 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: football field diagram 30861006794500This diagram depicts what the dialogue approach looks like on the ground. Beginning on the left, communities walk through an organizing phase that includes building a coalition, organizing training, recruiting both participants and facilitators, and training facilitators. The community is then ready for a kick-off event that launches the dialogue process. The dialogues run for several weeks, and culminates in an Action Forum which brings all participants back together. The Action Forum launches the action phase in which the community takes collective and individual action to lead to community change. During this time, institutional and policy changes may be addressed. All of this happens through the lens of racial and intergenerational equity.Slide 8: the goalinstructions30861009525000Ultimately, the goal is not only to support the efforts of our community change partners in the specific issue they are addressing, it is to change the narrative of the story!3086100363855Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: none Handouts: none Slide 9: tools to support dialogue on raceinstructions308610019685000During the next segment, participants will explore these two tools to support the dialogue process.Process: Facilitator introduce guide:Explain the layout of the book, page 93086100163195Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Sample ground rules, page 11Six sessions – each session builds upon the next sessionPoint out the appendices at the end Slide 10: list of activitiesinstructions30861002921000Provide an overview of the key activities in each section of the guide:Each session builds on the next. Begin with relationship building and understanding our ethnic backgrounds and the impact of racism in first two sessionsThird session talks about why inequities exist in our country310515022860Time: 3 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 3 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Fourth session explores different perspectives on why inequities existFifth session looks at the respective communities and what kinds of inequities exist and whySixth session examines the why of inequities and prioritize actions to address those imbalances at the individual, community and policy levels Slide 11: session 1, part 5instructions30873705397500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess:Guided by a facilitatorNot necessary to answer all questions. Some groups prefer to have a deeper conversation on one or two of the questions308610029845Time: 20 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 20 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Debrief:How did it feel to take part in the conversation?Did you hear common themes? Slide 12: session 2 case studiesinstructions30861008572500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess:Read list of casesChoose a few to discussDebrief:Which cases stand out?Why do people act that way?308610060325Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Do the same things go on in our community? Slide 13: session 2, part 3instructions30384752857500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: OverviewThese are words people often use when discussing these issuesCase studies can be used to talk about these wordsDebrief:305625566040Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Words are listed on flip chartGroup may bring in other definitions for words at following sessionsMay record key ideas group has about each word Slide 14: session 3, part 2instructions31146756350000Setup: Conducted in a large open spaceParticipants stand on a horizontal line shoulder to shoulder (everyone starts out at the same place in the room). If large group, you may have them form two horizontal lines standing very close to each otherFacilitator skilled in group process and race work311467552070Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Facilitator skilled in managing strong emotions participants may feel and/or expressFacilitator must be trained in introducing and debriefing exerciseProcess: It is really important to allow enough time to do Parts A and B, Deeping our understanding of each other. Recognizing it is hard to know what it is like to walk in another’s shoesPart A (pg. 18): Facilitator will read a series of statements. These statements relate to skin color or ethnic background. Think about how each statement apply to you. Take one step back/forward as instructedAt end of statements, have participants freeze in place and notice where everyone is standing. Have them turn to 2-3 people who are standing close to them and talk about how you are feeling.Debrief: As a whole group – What patterns did you noticeWhy did people end up where they are?What might this mean for our country; our community?Part B (pg. 20):Everyone forms a large circleAs Facilitator reads a series of statements, ask participants to take a step forward into the circle if statement applies to them (mini steps should be taken to allow everyone room to participate).Debrief:What did you notice about where people ended up in the second part of the activity?How does it feel to have gone through this experience?Note: Opportunities and Challenges (pg. 21) is an optional activity to show how opportunities and challenges are tied to racial and ethnic groups Slide 15: session 3, part 3instructions31051505715000Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: Quick overviewLook at data in areas like education, health and employment that shows examples of gaps among groups in our country.Debrief:310515099695Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none What are the biggest gaps among people from different racial or ethnic groups? How do you see these gaps affecting people in our country? Slide 16: charts illustrating gaps among groupsinstructions30861005397500Continue discussion of various charts. 3103880153670Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Slide 17: session 4, part 2instructions30861006794500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: Viewpoints in the voice of a person who thinks it is a very important ideaHave each viewpoint read (either aloud or silently).Debrief:3103880304165Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Which views come closest to your own way of thinking?Is there anything you don’t agree with?Ask if there is a viewpoint that should be included? Slide 18: session 4, part 2 continuedinstructions30861005397500Continue to read and discuss the viewpoints.310388015240Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Slide 19: session 4, part 3instructions30861004953000Pre-work: Program organizers should provide the fact sheet on what is happening in your community.Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: Discussion3105150394970Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Look over the fact sheet about your communityDebrief:What surprise you? Makes you hopeful? Worries you? How do your local challenges compare to the national challenges looked at in Session 3 Note: See next slide on making and using a fact sheet Slide 20: session 4, part 3 continuedinstructions30683208826500Note: Fact sheet is referred to in previous slide #19. See page 41 in guide308610081280Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Slide 21: session 5, part 2instructions30099003619500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: Evaluate how your community is doing. Do all people get a fair chance to succeed? Do all people from all racial and ethnic groups have equal access to services?3009900415290Time: 30 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, report card, newsprint Handouts: none 00Time: 30 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, report card, newsprint Handouts: none To maximize time each participant can fill out a report card using the grading system. (This could be done as a group facilitated or individually) Facilitator should clarify with group the parameters of the community they are evaluating (such as a particular neighborhood or city as whole)Each person’s individual grades will be posted on the newsprint report card. This can be done as a group or each person can fill in their own grades on the newsprintOnce filled in, ask everyone to choose several categories to discuss as a groupDebrief:Facilitator reads each statement on report card and have group look at the gradesWhere is there agreement and where does group differ?Discuss how decisions were made on what grade to give?On second newsprint fill in what successes group sees from report cardList what challenges need to be addressed? Identify one or twoSlide 22: session 5, part 3instructions30194256667500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: Thanking about the challenges identified in the report cardRead aloud the 7 approachesDebrief: to address the challenges identified in the report card3035935268605Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Have any of the approaches been tried to address challenges? If so what happenedAre there any other approaches you can think of?Which approaches address racism in our institutions?Which approaches won’t work? Why?Slide 23: session 5, part 3 continuedinstructions30765754064000Note: approaches used against the challenges identified from the Report Card3075305201295Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none 00Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide Handouts: none Slide 24: session 5, part 4instructions30861005397500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: “Ten years from now, I hope my community will be _________________________.”Ask participants as they imagine the future to share their words selected from list or from own thoughts to fill in the blank308483099695Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, newsprint, markers Handouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, newsprint, markers Handouts: none Facilitator chart words on newsprintDebrief:What do you hope might be different from the way things are today?What do you hope will be the same?Slide 25: session 6instructions30861005397500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 peopleProcess: Moving to action, what are the most important issues, themes or ideas that have been discussed during the dialogue?3103880501650Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, newsprint, markers Handouts: none 00Time: 15 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, newsprint, markers Handouts: none Working together to come up with ideas about how to improve race relations and reduce gaps among people from different backgrounds.What can we do on our own, in groups and as a whole community to make our community better?Debrief: next slideSlide 26: session 6 continuedinstructions30861005397500Read this list of sample action ideas before coming up with your own ideas.3103880347345Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Slide 27: action ideasinstructions30861005397500Process: Brainstorm as a way for groups to come up with lots of ideasA way to creatively come up with many different ideas in a short amount of time3103880529590Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Facilitator, remember all ideas are OK. Participants want to see ideas captured as they shared themNo judgment of ideasFacilitator writes down every ideaSlide 28: listing our community strengthsinstructions30873709779000Help group identify assets in people, places or organizations. Chart on newsprint.3103880267970Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Slide 29: setting priorities for actioninstructions30861005397500Walk through the step by step process to prioritize action ideas.3103880330200Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 5 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Slide 30: action ideas reportinstructions30861005397500Use this document to bring forward action ideas as a group.This report will be used at the action forum. It may be turned into the organizing group to prepare for the action forum.3103880229235Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Slide 31: the action foruminstructions30861005397500Setup: Small Group Circles – 6-8 people or large group presentationProcess: Walk thru preparing for Action ForumDebrief: Q&A Session3086100210185Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none 00Time: 10 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guideHandouts: none Slide 32: our goalinstructions30861005397500Ultimately, our goal is not only to support the efforts of our community change partners in the specific issue they are addressing, it is to change the narrative of the story!Slide 33: organizing simulationinstructions31051503810000Process:One Facilitator will take the Coordinators out of the room to give each their descriptor sheets and coach each on their role in simulation.3120390629920Time: 45 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, instructions for coordinators, role descriptionsHandouts: none 00Time: 45 minutesSupplies: facing racism in a diverse nation discussion guide, instructions for coordinators, role descriptionsHandouts: none 2nd Facilitator will give instruction to the participants and have assistants to pass out a role description to each participant. Allow participants enough time to read their role description. Share that everyone is at a community gathering, so they should mingle and network in their role. Debrief: When time is called, each Coordinator will stand at the front of the room. Facilitator will ask participants who were recruited by the coordinator will come and stand behind the coordinator. Question to Facilitators: How easy was it to recruit community members? What was most challenging?Question to Participants: Were you recruited? What assets did you have to offer that were or were not tapped into? ................
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