What are you ready to upROOT?
You are invited to our first ROOTS ambassador training
Instilling seeds of solidarity and uprooting injustice through dialogue
ROOTS stands for Re-thinking Othering and Oppression Through Systems. This new program will train participants in skills surrounding intergroup dialogue, which is a model that’s built on a particular curriculum that emphasizes particular ways of listening, of sharing and of dialoguing — all those three rungs on the stool of communication so that people who are different across social identities, in particular, can collaborate to try to intervene in instances of oppression.
The retreat’s mission focuses on strengthening relationships and fostering intergroup dialogue between diverse communities on campus. Through cultivating leadership and facilitation skills, we seek to provide undergraduate students with a set of tools and experiences that will enrich their campus experience and empower them to be change agents on campus and in the world. The retreat is designed for participants to share experiences and critically various issues that relate to living in an intercultural and diverse community. These goals are accomplished through personal reflection and community building exercises.
Participants who complete the training will be eligible to receive an on-campus work-study position in facilitating dialogues surrounding a variety of issues.
Participants will receive a t-shirt, talking piece, and a padfolio! You will also receive a certificate of completion that will go on your experiential record.
Questions? Contact Olajiwon or Nadia at omccad8@naz.edu or nmullin7@naz.edu.
The application is embedded below as a google form and is due by Friday, November 1. You can also access the application here: https://forms.gle/nERc3vzZs8oQVM9QA
Save the date for participant meet/greet and retreat overview: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 12:00pm)
ROOTS Ambassador Training
When: January 9-11, 2020
Where: Nazareth College
What: Intergroup Dialogue training for Nazareth students who will still be enrolled in the semester following the training. This includes all meals and resources.
Cost: Your time and a desire to uproot systems of othering and oppression in your life and the lives of others
Facilitated by Olajiwon McCadney from the Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence and Nadia Mullin from the Center for Spirituality
Thursday, Jan 9, 2020, 09:00 AM
Nazareth College, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA
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Pre-training meeting
Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019, 12:00 PM
GAC 151
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