Friday & Saturday, June 14 & 15, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Register for the two day workshop here
This capacity-building training is designed as an 8-hour workshop to initiate a transformative journey towards the work of racial healing by fostering a culture of dialogue within the City of Carbondale. This interactive workshop by the Sustained Dialogue Institute, in partnership with the City of Carbondale, aims to equip attendees with enhanced facilitation skills, empowering them to lead constructive and inclusive dialogues about difficult topics, but most specifically dialogues about racial inequity.
This workshop will provide tools and concepts to help maintain peace, balance of power, and make everyone feel a sense of belonging and inclusiveness regardless of skill level or background. By integrating principles of equity with a systemic and relational lens to dialogue facilitation, participants will develop a deeper understanding of complex issues, improve communication across diverse perspectives, and cultivate an environment that promotes collaborative problem-solving and innovation. Through experiential learning activities and reflective dialogue sessions, this workshop seeks to lay the foundation for sustained dialogue practices that promote critical thinking, empathy, and mutual respect which will allow participants to engage in racial healing dialogues with care and meaning.
Register for the two day workshop here
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Day 1: Intro to Sustained Dialogue and Skill Building
June 14, 2024
Check-In: 9:30am to 10:00am (Free parking available in metered spots or employee lot).
Hours: 10:00am to 3:00pm (4 contact hours + 1 hour for lunch)
| Hours |
Topics and activities |
| 10:00am - 10:10am |
Why dialogue in Carbondale? (Dianah) |
| 10:10am -10:20am |
Intro, Goals, Group Norms, Training overview |
| 10:20am -10:35am |
Getting to know you |
| 10:35am - 10:50am |
Overview of the Sustained Dialogue Process |
| * |
Goals |
| * |
Five stages |
| * |
Structure |
| * |
Q & A |
| 10:50am - 11:15am |
Module 1: Dialogue, Debate, Discussion, Building blocks for Dialogue |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm |
Module 2: Active Listening (How to Loop) |
| 12:00pm -1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00pm - 1:45pm |
Module 3: Big 10 Dimensions of Social Identity/Design for the Margins |
| 1:45pm -2:45pm |
Module 4: Moving Past Venting - Asking Strong Questions as a Facilitator |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
Closing, Reflections, Debrief |
Day 2: Diving into Sustained Dialogue: Relationship framework and SD Stages
June 15, 2024
Check-In: 9:30am to 10:00am (Free parking available in metered spots or employee lot).
Hours: 10:00am to 3:00pm (4 contact hours + 1 hour for lunch)
Materials: Flip charts, Markers, Projector, Computer/Laptop, Moderators Manual (printed)
| Hours |
Minutes |
Topics and activities |
| 10:00am - 10:15am |
15 |
Welcome Back & Icebreaker; Intro to Day 2 |
| 10:15am - 11:45am |
90 |
Module 5: Equitable Facilitation & Scenarios |
| 11:45am 12:15pm |
30 |
Module 6: Debriefing Harder Conversations |
| 12:15pm - 1:15pm |
60 |
Lunch |
| 1:15pm - 1:45pm |
30 |
Module 7: Managing Facilitator Emotional Responses |
| 1:45pm - 2:15pm |
30 |
Module 8: Tools and Skills for Collaborative Brainstorming |
| 2:15pm - 2:45pm |
30 |
Module 9: Understanding Organizing - Using the Midwest Academy Strategy Chart and Action Checklists |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
15 |
Closing, Reflections, Debrief |
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