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Catholic Community Response Team- CCRT
Event:
DEI Workshop at UWM, in Pontiac
Building Bridges Between Communities
D.E.I. Session Workshops
Thank you, Catholic Foundation of Michigan, for acknowledging and granting funds for
"BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES".
A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workshop Series
Workshop One = September 23rd = Bias & Racial Wealth Gap
Workshop Two = December 9th = Micro Aggressions & Experience a Global Holiday
Workshop Three = TBD
Workshop Four = TBD
WORKSHOP ONE- Bias & Racial Wealth Gap
Thank you to our Sponsor, Catholic Foundation of Michigan and to all the collaborators, US2, Megan Fuciarelli, RAM Insurance & Financial Services, Brenda Oldham, VB Touray, Vicki Brent-Touray and TLS Collaborative Solutions, LLC, Tish Lewis-Turner. Also, thank you to our Food Sponsor, Pacific Life Insurance who generously fed the participants in the workshop. The room was filled with 50 wonderful individuals from different communities participating together in the social event. There were ice breakers, discussion on understanding and addressing Bias and JEDI (Core principles), lunch together, time to reflect, time to share, and a "Racial Wealth Gap presentation."
Link to Megan Fuciarelli, US2 Youtube = When Implicit Bias Becomes Explicit | Megan Fuciarelli | TEDxLivoniaCCLibrary - YouTube
WORKSHOP TWO- Micro Aggressions & Experience a Global Holiday
Hello DEI Participants,
We are requesting that the DEI participants have an experience on “Learning to become Comfortable with the Uncomfortable”. Try to participate in a social event where you are not normally comfortable before the next DEI workshop.
First Task: Learning to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Requesting all DEI workshop participant’s report out in the next workshop their experience by attending a different type of event, church, entertainment event, park, festival, or music concert. And or meet someone new from a different community other than your own. Share this experience at the next workshop.
Second Task: Requesting other cultures to share something about one of the following: holiday, foods, or traditions. If interested in bringing a traditional dish to share, please contact us directly at ccrt@ccrt-pontiac.org.
Below is a calendar for your use. Scroll further down to register for Workshop Two which is scheduled on December 9th at UWM.
Event Page or Ticket Link
Event Type
FRIENDraising
Where
867 S Blvd E.
Pontiac, MI 48341
United States
When
Friday, December 9th, 2022
Anytime
Event can occur at any time, day or night, within a selected date range.