Instilling seeds of solidarity and uprooting injustice through dialogue

When: May 19-21, 2021 Approx. morning session and afternoon session each day

Where: virtual, on Zoom

Who can apply: any undergraduate and graduate students

What do you get: a certificate showing completion of the training, training resources (books and handouts), a padfolio, and totem.

No cost for participants

Facilitated by Olajiwon McCadney from the Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence and Nadia Mullin from the Center for Spirituality

ROOTS stands for Re-thinking Othering and Oppression Through Systems. This new program will train participants in skills surrounding intergroup dialogue, which is a model that’s built on a particular curriculum that emphasizes particular ways of listening, of sharing and of dialoguing — all those three rungs on the stool of communication so that people who are different across social identities, in particular, can collaborate to try to intervene in instances of oppression.

The retreat’s mission focuses on strengthening relationships and fostering intergroup dialogue between diverse communities on campus. Through cultivating leadership and facilitation skills, we seek to provide undergraduate students with a set of tools and experiences that will enrich their campus experience and empower them to be change agents on campus and in the world. The retreat is designed for participants to share experiences and critically various issues that relate to living in an intercultural and diverse community. These goals are accomplished through personal reflection and community building exercises.

Participants who complete the training will be eligible to receive an on-campus work-study position in facilitating dialogues surrounding a variety of issues.

Questions? Contact Olajiwon or Nadia at omccad8@naz.edu or nmullin7@naz.edu.

The application is due by Friday, April 30, 2021.