INSTITUTE II (a Glimpse)

INSTITUTE II: is a natural progression from the basic Institute for Healing Racism, which addresses individual racism and the raising of individual consciousness to racism.

Institute II deals with the next step, Institutional Racism, how it came about, how it effects our lives and how can we change it. The basic institute or some equivalent training will be a pre-requisite for Institute II.

Institute II is divided into ten parts which will be offered in 2 all-day sessions (usually a week apart).

Session I: Racism? - Define racism and explore its institutional effects including roadmaps for change.

Session II: Power: - How we see, hear and feel power. What are the hidden rules of power?

Session III: Power Analysis - How we can analyze the power around and about us in community.

Session IV: Dynamics of Race - Grading an American Institutional Report Card, America’s performance.

Session V: Institutional Issues: - Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Law Enforcement.

Session VI: Religion - Explore the institutional structure of church (not theologies).

Session VII: Whiteness - What does it mean to be white in America? How does white privilege play out?

Session VIII: Allies - Ten things everyone should know about race and being a strong white ally.

Session IX: Democratic, Anti-Racist Multiculturalism - Race the Power of an Illusion. What needs to change?

Session X: M.A.P. (My Action Plan) - Create an action plan and discuss its significance in ending institutional racism.