An engaging, interactive and fun workshop for leaders and laypeople in the San Diego Cluster of Unitarian Universalist congregations.

You're invited! People of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, abilities, sexual or affectional orientations, ages, social classes, educational levels and other identities are invited to participate.

• We begin by addressing our assumptions and unpacking our biases.
• We strengthen our foundation of core values by understanding why the work of racial justice and healing is important for all of us to engage in.
• We broaden our focus to include all of the ways people are oppressed or marginalized.
• We ask: What does being inclusive and diverse really mean?
• We recognize that we all participate in a variety of cultures (family, community, male, female, LGBTQQ, church, age group, etc.). These cultures are created and perpetuated by the people who participate in and interact with them.
• In order to interact in positive ways with cultures that are not part of our own personal identity, we learn strategies for interpersonal interaction.
• We are willing to take risks, and accept the reality that we will make mistakes on this journey and learn from them.
• In this way, we become more confident as intercultural beings.

This San Diego Cluster-wide workshop is sponsored by Journey Toward Wholeness (JTW) and is made possible through the generous donations of treasure, time and talent of the staff, board, members and friends of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego.

Facilitated by Nehrwr Abdul-Wahid, Founder/Lead Consultant, One Ummah Consulting

Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 8:30 am to 4 pm

First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, Hillcrest Campus
4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92103 - (619) 298-9978

Contact Person: Jan Carpenter Tucker - (619) 527-2850 - jtw-intercultural@cox.net

Advance registration requested and due by 9/24/10.
Suggested donation $10.99 per person.
(to benefit First UU Jr. and Sr. High Youth, who will provide breakfast, snacks and lunch)

Payment Methods:

Pay by Check (payable to 1st UU Church, JTW in memo), before September 24, please mail to JTW, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92103

Pay by Cash. Please do not mail; cash payments are accepted on Sundays at First UU Church San Diego; 10:30-11:30 am and 12:30-1pm; at the JTW table on the church patio.

Pay on-line with PayPal (below).

Schedule of Events:

8:30 am - Continental Breakfast and Sign-in

9 am to 12 pm - Morning Session
Skills to Improve Cross Cultural Interactions

• Take risks
• Rebound from mistakes
• Increase self-awareness to understand others better

12 pm  to 1 pm - Lunch Provided on Campus

1 pm to 4 pm - Afternoon Session
Systemic Change: Navigating how to / framing next steps
Measurable implementation to operationalize the work of racial justice, racial healing and ending oppression.
How do we intentionally make the work part of how our congregations operate?
Nehrwr will guide us through assessment of:
     Skills, Staff, Strategy, Systems, Structure, Style, and Super-ordinate Goals (aka Mission and Vision)

Facts:

• Both sessions are open to all.
• You may choose to attend only the morning session or the morning plus lunch.
• Attendance at the morning session is a prerequisite to attend the afternoon session.
• Childcare is available with advance reservation.
• You may bring your own sack lunch or request a scholarship. Please consider that your donation benefits the youth.
• Your advance registration is very important to help us plan for food and space.

Workshop suggested donation is $10.99 per person. Pay online now, it's fast, easy and you can use any credit card (no PayPal account required).