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“Exploring White Fragility” – Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism (Discussion Group, Part 2 of 4)


2022-10-05 19:00 2022-10-05 20:30 America/New_York “Exploring White Fragility” – Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism (Discussion Group, Part 2 of 4)

  Exploring White Fragility A 4-week workshop with facilitators, Ann Kunze and Bek Wheeler UUFP members and friends, please join us for a workshop/discussion group exploring DiAngelo’s book White Fragility. This exploration is sponsored under the UUFP Racial Justice Program. Over four Wednesdays this fall, we will explore and discuss Robin DiAngelo’s work White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism, supplemented with other short readings on “how to have difficult conversations.” This workshop will foster open, candid discussion of views, questions, thoughts, perceptions—you know, an open forum where we all engage in “a responsible search for truth and meaning.” Resources: a) White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Director of Religious Education Joanne Dingus will purchase 10 copies for participants.) Very short (1 – 3 page) resources on how to explore difficult topics and how to disagree! b) ”How to Disagree” (Sermon by Rev. Andrew Millard) c) “Having Difficult Conversations” (Alban Institute) d) “How to stay open and curious in hard conversations” (Thanks to the Social & Environmental Justice Committee.) e) Beacon Press Reading Guide  for White Fragility Space is limited to 15 participants; advance registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please click here to register.  What: “White Fragility” Discussion Group When: Session 1: September 21 Session 2: October 5 Session 3: October 19 Session 4: November 12 Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM Location: UUFP Sanctuary (While we will have a Zoom option available, if needed) Sign-Up Sheet: White Fragility Sign Up Form For more details about this discussion, contact: Bek Wheeler (president@uufp.org).

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Exploring White Fragility

A 4-week workshop with facilitators, Ann Kunze and Bek Wheeler

UUFP members and friends, please join us for a workshop/discussion group
exploring DiAngelo’s book White Fragility.
This exploration is sponsored under the UUFP Racial Justice Program.

Over four Wednesdays this fall, we will explore and discuss Robin DiAngelo’s work White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism, supplemented with other short readings on “how to have difficult conversations.” This workshop will foster open, candid discussion of views, questions, thoughts, perceptions—you know, an open forum where we all engage in “a responsible search for truth and meaning.”

Resources:

a) White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Director of Religious Education Joanne Dingus will purchase 10 copies for participants.)

Very short (1 – 3 page) resources on how to explore difficult topics and how to disagree!

b) ”How to Disagree” (Sermon by Rev. Andrew Millard)

c) “Having Difficult Conversations” (Alban Institute)

d) “How to stay open and curious in hard conversations” (Thanks to the Social & Environmental Justice Committee.)

e) Beacon Press Reading Guide  for White Fragility


Space is limited to 15 participants; advance registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please click here to register. 

What: “White Fragility” Discussion Group

When:
Session 1: September 21
Session 2: October 5
Session 3: October 19
Session 4: November 12

Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Location: UUFP Sanctuary (While we will have a Zoom option available, if needed)

Sign-Up Sheet: White Fragility Sign Up Form

For more details about this discussion, contact: Bek Wheeler (president@uufp.org).

The Schedule

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm "Exploring White Fragility"