Spirituality and Racial Justice: Changing Systems and Structures

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Session 1: One-Day Retreat: Community-Building & Self-Reflection
Session 2: Session 1: Introduction to the Racial Wealth Gap
Session 3: Session 2: Addressing Racism in our Communities and Institutions
Session 4: Session 3: Redlining and its Consequences: Confronting White Myths about “The Hood”
Session 5: Session 4: Communities and Reentry
Session 6: Session 5: Organizing for Change (Guest Speaker)
Session 7: Session 6: The Reparations Debate
Session 8: Immersion Experience (to be determined by the group)
Session 9: Session 7: Mobilizing for Criminal Justice Reform
Session 10: Session 8: Commitment to Action

In order to provide a foundation for the program, Spirituality and Racial Justice includes an opening retreat. During
the retreat participants join in meditation and mindfulness and conversation around their personal experiences with race and privilege. They will also lay the groundwork for future conversations about grassroots organizing.