Get Ready to Do the Work!
Welcome to Unmasking Racism 1.0, a 6-week, online shared learning experience (cohort model) for individuals and groups interested in doing the work of anti-racism in their community, school, workplace, or organization.
The syllabus brief is located in the curriculum section.
Welcome to Unmasking Racism: Beyond Awareness Through Images and Authentic Dialogue, a online 6-week, shared learning experience is for individuals and groups who desire to do the internal work required to become anti-racism thought leaders or supporters. Becoming consciously aware of your own bias and triggers, as well as the normalization and socialization of racism that is all around. You will be able to create cultural transformation with intentionality beginning first with you.
What You Will Learn:
We will pull back the layers of ways that racism is normalized to perpetuate racial bias and subtle acts of exclusion (microaggressions). Each participants will conduct a self assessment to begin the inner-work required to become consciously aware of their own triggers and biases. In addition, they will develop a toolkit for an anti-racism presentation in the setting of their choice.
What You Will Experience:
Participants will engage one another in soul-searching, heart-wrenching truths online discussion forums and authentic dialogue through storytelling. They will develop empathy to create solutions that help address their own biases to effectively "do the work" of anti-racism thought leaders or supporters within their social context and sphere of influence.
Develop a Toolkit & Presentation:
Through listener and video sessions, images, readings, discussion forums, collaborative projects, and self-assessments, participants will move from a surface level awareness to become consciously aware of their own triggers. Participants will develop a toolkit and an anti-racism project/presentation that can be used in a community or organization outside of this cohort experience.
Note: This is a virtual/online course to help promote relationship building that leads to cultural transformation.
Required Reading List
The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing (The Social Justice Handbook Series) by Anneliese A. Singh PhD LPC, Derald Wing Sue Ph.D., et al.
So You Want to Talk About Race Hardcover by Ijeoma Olu.
Unmasking Racism Curriculum
Instructors:
Dr. Toni Hawkins, Education & Ministerial Support Consultant
Dr. Amariah McIntosh, Education Consultant
Welcome to Unmasking Racism 1.0, the first step in this course is an assessment to measure the gaps between where you are and where you want to be on your journey to become an anti-racism supporter or educator in the Table Talks Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Program.
I am Dr. Toni Hawkins, your online facilitator. I am passionate about anti-racism and conflict mediation coaching, consulting, and training. I have served on the Christian Church (DOC) Anti Racism and Pro-Reconciliation Team and a Regional Trainer for the Christian Church in Kentucky. (DOC). In addition, I served on the Commission for Anti-racism and Peacemaking with the Kentucky Council of Churches.
My expertise is leadership development and training, life coaching, and cultural transformation, as well as ministry effectiveness and accountability. My goal is to help people be authentic, have a voice, and breakthrough years of normalized racism and unconscious bias.
Lastly, I seek to develop a network of fierce, capable, and results-oriented trainers and supporters who are equipped to make a impact in ending racial inequity through active support in their communities, churches, organizations, and networks.
I look forward to welcoming you as a trainer or supporter on this journey to create a more inclusive world that is welcoming of ALL people.
End Racism
Silence is Violence
Stop Racism
Normalized Racism
Do the Work
