Welcoming Diversity Workshops

Posted by on December 13, 2002

National Coalition Building Institute–Philadelphia & Rutgers U Camden
WELCOMING DIVERSITY / BUILDING COMMUNITY – ONE DAY WORKSHOPS
IN PHILADELPHIA AREA 9 AM- 4 PM
Saturday, January 25, 2003
Sunday, February 23, 2003
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Sunday, May 18, 2003

NCBI’s Ideas:
– Politeness, guilt, embarrassment, and lack of knowledge keep us from reaching out and really getting to know people who are different from ourselves.
– Welcoming diversity requires taking risks and being willing to make mistakes and accept mistakes made by others.
– Listening to other people’s stories can change hearts, attitudes, and behaviors.
– We’re empowered when we learn to respond to oppressive jokes, comments & slurs in ways that shift attitudes.
– Discrimination is serious but getting rid of it doesn’t have to be.
– Every Person and Every Issue Counts!

What is NCBI?
The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) is an international non-profit organization. We are dedicated to ending the mistreatment of all groups. NCBI aims to develop a new kind of leader: one who initiates diversity programs, takes principled stands, can enter the emotional heat of groups in conflict and
build bridges, and one who models being an ally for all groups.

For more information:
Philadelphia contact: Lisa Santer 215-922-0744 – lisasanter@aol.com
Rutgers Univ. contact: Allison Emery 856-225-6161 – aemery@camden.rutgers.edu
Drexel Univ. contact: Jacquelyn Ford-Edwards 215-895-6605 – fordedj@EXCHANGE1.DREXEL.EDU

Visit the website: http://www.ncbi.org