Faith and Racial Equity: Exploring Power and Privilege

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Session 1: Opening Retreat: Community-Building & Self-Reflection
Session 2: Session 1: Introduction to the theme and white fragility
Session 3: Session 2: Origins of race and racial identity
Session 4: Session 3: Socialization – how cultural messages Influence racial awareness
Session 5: Session 4: Affect of whiteness on institutions/communities
Session 6: Session 5: Guest speaker, privilege, and the education system
Session 7: Session 6: Racialized messages in media
Session 8: Immersion Experience (to be determined by the group)
Session 9: Session 7: Implicit bias, policing, drug policy
Session 10: Session 8: Discerning action steps

Helps participants begin to name the cultural messages that have formed their understanding of race.