February 28, 2020
This seminar blends mindfulness practices with an engaged exploration of racial conditioning to help white people practice anti-racism with intention and self-understanding.
This seminar blends mindfulness practices with an engaged exploration of racial conditioning to help white people practice anti-racism with intention and self-understanding. Through this course, participants will:
- Learn how US racial history and government policies have shaped laws that have resulted in the systemic oppression of people of color
- In a supportive environment, lessen the grip of anger, fear, and guilt, embracing discomfort to foster self awareness and honesty
- Become aware of white peoples' role in the construction and maintenance of oppression and explore ways to counteract this oppression in non-harming ways.
This program is intended for white people to understand their privilege. It is also intended for those with some familiarity with mindfulness meditation practice. If you would like a refresher on that practice, one is available at 4:00pm on Friday, Feb. 28. (from the Pendle Hill website description)
Scholarship money is available if you wish to attend this event. Please contact Donna Hughes at hughesdo@dickinson.edu by Friday, Feb. 7 to sign up!
Further information
- Location: Pendle Hill Conference Center
- Time: 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Cost: Free