Restorative justice, the type of justice that can heal both the targets of injustice and those responsible for it, can only begin after an acknowledgement of the truth. When it comes to racism, we in the United States have never fully acknowledged the truth. Just as scholars, journalists and teachers have gathered new facts that […]

The Art of Bridging  with Dr. Kimberly Barrett About the Message: Establishing a sense of connection and belonging among people with different identities and opinions is becoming a lost art. This presentation will address under what conditions bridging is appropriate and the essential skills needed to bridge across differences. Participants will also have the opportunity […]

The concept of race is a social construct created to maintain a certain social order, one of white supremacy. This social construction spawned a myth about the relative abilities, characteristics, and value of human beings based on skin color. Despite this obvious fallacy, most people assume race is biological and immutable. Given the soul crushing, […]

In a contemporary world in which our divisions are constantly on full display, it can be difficult to empathize and find common cause with others, especially those who we perceive to be different from us in some fundamental way. This message will address ways that we can show greater compassion for ourselves and others in […]