“Loving yourself is a political act. We are taught not to love ourselves and from that place we are easily manipulated… Love yourself so much that this love changes the world.” -Rita Shimmin, UNtraining co-founder
UNtraining White Liberal Racism groups offer a compassionate and challenging program for white people to explore how growing up white has affected us and our relationships with others. Whatever level of experience and activism we may have, the invisible “white training” can get in the way of our ability to be present and disrupt racism at whatever level we encounter it.
Phase 1 introduces foundational tools and concepts of the UNtraining and -- most importantly -- fosters intimate and sustaining practices that make ongoing change possible.
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This group is available to people who have completed Phase 1 and been invited to participate in Phase 2. In the UNtraining Phase 2, we’re working on deeper social conditioning, the emotional parts that are more embodied and defended. We build on Phase 1 tools and practices and introduce new ones to engage with this deeper level of our white training.
This group will meet online and is facilitated by Gregory Mengel and Louise Chegwidden.
Please note time for Oct 8 is 1 to 6 pm PT. All other sessions are 11am to 4pm PT.
This group is available to people who have been invited to participate in Phase 1, Group A. This group meets on Saturdays, beginning October 14, 2023, and is facilitated by Swan Keyes and Kari Kastango.
Our sliding scale is $1,000 to $2,000 for the full program. Please choose to pay at a level with as much generosity as you can offer. This will help others who want to do this work but may need financial support. We do not want finances to be a barrier: payment plans and other options are available. You may be able to use professional development funds from your workplace. We are happy to have a conversation to see how we can support you to participate.
This group is available to people who have been invited to participate in Phase 1, Group B. This group meets on Fridays, beginning October 27, 2023, and is facilitated by Kathleen Rice and Mari Amend.
This gathering is available to past participants of the People of Color UNtraining.
The first UNtraining POC group met in 2013. Let’s come together to share about the experience of today’s world, understand how our personal and social histories are shaping our experience, and explore what it may be like to experience the world together beyond our conditioned history and identities. The world has fundamentally changed. Have you kept up? Let’s plan together what is needed by POC identified groups beyond the usual trainings happening.
Choose from three ways to participate: IN PERSON SF Bay Area, Nov 4 & 5 or on ZOOM, Dec 2 or BOTH!
Curious about the POC UNtraining group? Email pocgroup@untraining.org.
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