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 Type
FRIENDraising
Where

867 S Blvd E.
Pontiac, MI 48341
United States

When
Friday, December 9th, 2022
Anytime
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