Program Registration
Navigating Difficult Conversations
8-Session Virtual Program
Program Components
- 12 hours of coaching, training, and skill building practice
- Difficult Conversations: How to Talk About What Matters Most
- Reflection Journal
- Fieldwork assignments
- Access to CoAct.Community
Learn to Lead Situationally with SLII
6-Session Virtual Program
Join over 5 million managers using
the proven, time-tested SLII leadership model centered around people. Learn how to provide the right guidance at the right time and empower people to find innovative solutions.
Cost $1395
Nonprofit | Education | Government | Solopreneuer $1095
Early bird discount: register by September 1, 2023 and receive $100 off registration (CODE: Earlybird)
Registration DEADLINE: Monday, September 11th 2023
Dates | Times Live Virtual Training Schedule:
Monday, October 2 | 10am-noon & 1pm-3pm CT
Wednesday, October 4 | 10am-noon & 1pm-3pm CT
Friday, October 6 | 10am-noon & 1pm-3pm CT
If you have any questions, please reach out.
EMERGE
8-Session Virtual Program
for White Folks Committed to Antiracism
8-Session virtual program includes
- 12 hours of coaching, training, and skill building practice
- The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Assessment and Individual Debrief Coaching Session
- Difficult Conversations: How to Talk About What Matters Most
- Reflection Journal
- Fieldwork assignments
- A Supportive Community
- Access to E-learning on CoAct.Community
EMERGE FAQ's
If this is an anti-racism program, why are the facilitators white?"
When white people are awakened to the pervasive and persistent racism that exists, they often look to their BIPOC friends, families, and colleagues for education and action. EMERGE was created out of a need for many more white folks to become antiracist, learning from, compensating, and centering Black voices through a variety of media, without diminishing the energy of BIPOC folks by asking them to counsel them through their self-discovery. While the majority of the work we do at CoAct is intentionally intersectional, EMERGE is an intentional white affinity program.
As Ali Michael and Mary C. Conger note in
Somehow, white people discussing race together can seem wrong or threatening. Because of this inherent fear, white people often wait to talk about race until we are in interracial dialogues. This is problematic, however, as many white people are frequently hindered in such conversations by our inexperience discussing race, ignorance about the legacy of racial injustice in the US, and underdeveloped racial identities. Many people of color, on the other hand, arrive at interracial dialogues with an intimate understanding of racial dynamics and experience talking about race with friends or family…
Bringing white people and people of color together to discuss race can be like placing pre-algebra students in a calculus class. The people of color are often so far ahead of the white people that they would have to slow down in order to let us catch up. And since “catching up” involves extensive emotional processing, it does not happen quickly. This can be endlessly frustrating to everyone involved. People of color may feel cheated out of their own growth around race while white people may shut down or feel inadequate, scared, and intimidated.
In order to be full participants in interracial dialogues and multiracial communities, white people need to understand how racism privileges us, to recognize how racism injures our colleagues of color, and to consider our responsibility and role in responding to racism in our environment. Much of this work can be done in a white affinity group so that, in time, white people can be productive members of interracial conversations on race, rather than requiring constant and remediated attention.
This program offers that affinity space to facilitate essential self discovery for white folks that will help them acknowledge who they are, their identities, their culture, and their histories so that they will have information and context for a meaningful role in their antiracist work.
Is this class in-person or virtual?
This class is live and highly interactive. We will use Zoom as the platform to connect virtually.
Who is this program meant for?
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White adults and predominantly white teams
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Folks who are awakening, or reawakening to racial justice work
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Folks who want to say something
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Folks who want to do something
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Folks looking for their “lane” for change
How much time/effort/energy is recommended to facilitate meaningful change?
Participants will have a mix of reading, viewing/listening, fieldwork activities, and reflection exercises to complete. Approximately 3-4 hours per month (including 90 minutes in session) is recommended to facilitate meaningful progress throughout the process.
Why is the full program 8 meetings over time as opposed to a 2-day workshop?
Skill building and behavior change take time. Throughout the program, participants will be asked to practice what they are learning and participate in coaching and cohort discussions tailored to what they are experiencing as they try on these concepts and skills.
What is the fee for the program and what does it include?
Cost $1595
Nonprofit | Education | Government | Solopreneuer $1395
In each Session, you will:
– Experience facilitated learning and discussion
– Participate in eight (8) 90-minute EMERGE group meetings, with interactive learning via videoconference
– Meet one-on-one for individual coaching with a facilitator
– Select and practice weekly fieldwork activities to bring discussions to life
– Engage in peer dialogues with EMERGE partners to build your habits
– pre-inventory assessment, individualized learning plan, and book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Payment plans are available. We are committed to making this accessible, so if you are interested and able to meet the time commitment, but are not able to meet the program fees, please contact us for possible options.