Building a Movement Through Monthly Dialogues

Why Build Radical White Community? Movement & Base Accountability A bl Building Creating an Alternative white Consciousness Raising culture & community Skills Building Sustainability PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

 Create a visible culture of white anti‐racist white people  Bring in as many people as possible g yp p p  Build capacity within people to take greater anti‐racist action PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Building a Saturday Dialogue basic building blocks PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Facilitation Team guiding the dialogue Establishes a network of support and working community We have found that it works  h f d h i k best with 3‐5 people Working relationships grounded in mutual investment & personal growth Creating a healthy culture for Creating a healthy culture for the organization (task and process) PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Prepping to Facilitate how many meetings a month?  We meet four times a month  Each meeting begins with a personal check‐in and ends with a check‐ out 1st Meeting 2nd Meeting 3rd Meeting 4th Meeting Follow‐up Use goals to Fully flesh Review debrief from begin to out activities, agenda, last Dialogue, last Dialogue sketch out sketch out assign times assign times highlight highlight brainstorm agenda for and facilitator’s next topic the next facilitators notes or and goals meeting and follow up purpose of questions activities PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Curriculum topics and agenda  We ask folks to approach topics through their pp p g own experiences of being white  We delve into feelings – focusing on staying We delve into feelings focusing on staying grounded and becoming self‐aware  We value skills building but are not relating to We value skills building, but are not relating to Dialogue participants from a place of “this is what you have to learn today you have to learn today” PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Curriculum topics and agenda Intersections of Interpersonal Identities Family Class Talking to Other White People White People Gender Staying in Relationship Sexual Orientation Political with People of Color (Heteronormativity) Gentrification Immigration g Police PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Recruitment / Outreach getting the word out! It all began with: Wordof Mouth Began hosting public events: open B h i bli house, film night, events with partners (and radio shows)  Orientation at beginning of each meeting We have assigned homework: We have assigned homework: talk to someone about AWARE‐LA PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Recruitment / Outreach staying in touch  Gather contact information from new participants  Follow up within a week to see how it went for them PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Ongoing Skills Building gathering and integrating feedback ALWAYS  The art of follow‐up questions  Effectively challenging while maintaining a safe space  Moving through personal triggers g g p gg  We engage folks in the larger community to help with facilitation g g g p trainings and on‐going development  We highly value debriefing what was successful and challenging about each meeting – personally and collectively PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Leadership Development constantly growing The Saturday Dialogue space grows a pool of people ready to step up and take on more leadership y p p p It is important that this process is… Syste c Systemic Careful Patient Honest PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

RIM- RIM-Workgroups make up the outer TOOL developed by Transformational Solution© for AWARE Please credit Cameron Levin info: struggle@earthlink.net WHEELS Leadership/ rim of the organization where all the main Working work gets done and where leadership is Development model Holistically to Evolve and developed. Elevate LDP Leadership Systematically AR2WS RJA CT SDFT WPG National Fundraising Network Workgroup O. 2-12-7 HUB- Coordination S O S spo es are people SPOKES- spokes a e peop e SPOKES- Team is focused on coordinating the various components of the power- power- those who take up a leadership role work and supporting each area in with AWARE and drive forward specific their development components of the work. PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Conflict it happens…  We try our best to stay open to others’ feedback  We also try to communicate BEFORE it festers into deeper wounds or RESENTMENT Task and Process Oriented Conflict Conflict Focused Aversion PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Conflict How you understand and deal with it matters  Can be broken down into three areas: Interpersonal Being triggered, Mistrust, Taking things personally, Making assumptions ti Structural Ideological The way the work or the Differences of approach, organization is structured, strategy, and opinion about Decision‐making processes Decision‐making processes the work itself the work itself PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Two Space Model Negotiating numbers and analysis  Over the years a couple dynamics started presenting themselves:  Large groups mean less intimacy  Familiarity with and integration of anti‐racist principles, models, language, and practice varies greatly among the participants PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Two Space Model p Negotiating numbers and analysis  AWARE‐LA Saturday Dialogues now have two simultaneous spaces: AWARE LA Saturday Dialogues now have two simultaneous spaces: Building Analysis Work, Life & Action A i Focuses on the core Focuses on anti-racist daily principles of AWARE LA’s AWARE-LA’s practice and applying the theory and practice concepts of RWI and RWC Focuses on developing the Components of this space language, tools, and practice include supportive of radical white identity and engagement, feedback, and community open space PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

Putting this into Action in Putting this into Action in Your Local Context PowerPoint and models created by AWARE‐LA, please credit author for any reproduction of these materials

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Building a Movement Through Monthly Dialogues

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