Over the last year and a half, the world has turned upside down with global pandemic to social uprisings, police brutality to insurrection at the US Capital. Yet, while noise has filled streets across the globe with transparent emotions and tough conversations, Mississippi has remained eerily quiet. Until now.
Mississippi, let’s talk about it: The Hard Work of Racial Healing is a training designed to cultivate a safe space for brave conversations around the difficult topic of race.
This 3-Day interactive workshop seeks to foster discussions that explore how the racial history in Mississippi still permeates the day-to-day culture along the Gulf Coast. The focus of this experience aims to serve as a catalyst for personal introspection and to promote transparency that brings healing.
The goal is to:
provide effective ways to engage hard topics
stimulate internal awareness of issues such as trauma, racial healing, grief, and forgiveness
travel into discussions that require vulnerability and courage
uncover impactful truths that promote personal healing through storytelling
In addition, the seminar will cover the importance of exploring the body to release negative past experiences. We will utilize the five senses through movement, breath, stillness, and journaling exercises as grounding techniques. These will serve as vital tools to draw upon as participants continue through the trauma healing work.
This program is for:
professionals who want to be a part of changing the narrative
allies who want to support the movement of racial healing
young activists / civically engaged leaders
senior citizens who want to share their stories and hear from others
educators who want to learn and grow in empathy toward issues their students are facing
nonprofit professionals who work in social justice space
elected officials / civic leaders and their staff
Thursday & Friday Session: 5-9pm (snacks/ water available)
Saturday Session: 6:30am - 1pm *Sunrise at Beach* (snacks & working lunch)
COVID Note: Participants will be required to follow the most current CDC recommendations at the time of the class.
No pro-rates or refunds for missed classes.