Free Intro: Beyond the Book Group: How to be an ally and advocate for racial justice (repeated free intro workshop)
Tue, Sep 01
|Zoom
I'm delighted to be teaching with Itzel Hayward, founder of Attuned Living and mindfulness teacher.


Time & Location
Sep 01, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
Zoom
About the event
This free introductory session is being offered twice, August 20 and Sept. 1. Pick the one that works best for your schedule, then join us for the four session series, beginning weekly on Sept. 17 (see times and dates, below).
Oppression of people of color is embedded in social systems, not just in the behavior of individuals. The racial justice movement needs allies and advocates to confront and transform these systems as they play out in policies in education, politics, policing, corporations, and more. In the day to day, allies and advocates are also called upon to address harmful behavior of individuals who are blatantly racist or who are upholding racist ideas—including family members, old friends, and co-workers.
Using practices and insights based in Nonviolent Communication, in this free introductory session, we’ll talk about the need to challenge racist words and ideas in everyday life, and how it can…