The Racial Justice Think Tank of the Rocky Mountain Conference also wants to bring to your attention another powerful way to join the movement to dismantle racism: participate in the upcoming Sacred Conversations to End Racism, a three-month Mini-Intensive led by Rev. Clare Twomey and Rev. Kris Watson. This is a shortened, online SC2ER course. Through in-depth study, group learning, and honest self-reflection, participants will be able to begin a life-long journey to understand and recognize deeply embedded bias, racism, and perceived cultural exceptionalism.
This teaching team is leading similar cohorts all over the USA, and we are lucky to have them offering a condensed program at a sharply discounted rate subsidized by Rocky Mountain Conference and further subsidized by La Foret ($200 per person, including continuing ed credits for clergy). This study begins with a 2 day intensive —4 hours each on 8/31 and 9/1 — with follow up meetings every other week for a period of 3 months. All meetings are via Zoom.
Sacred Conversations to End Racism (SC2ER) is an established program of the UCC developed by Rev. Dr. Velda Love, Minister for Racial Justice. This program goes in greater depth than other racial justice trainings, including the UCC’s White Privilege curriculum. Through in-depth study, group learning, and honest self-reflection, participants will be able to begin a life-long journey to understand and recognize deeply embedded bias, racism, and perceived cultural exceptionalism. This training has been crafted to challenge participants to work towards de-centering whiteness and dismantling systemic structures which perpetuate racism, through the process of restorative justice.