Dr. Sheila Caldwell, Hasana Pennant Sisco

We speak at, with, to, or about each other everyday. The words and phrases we use comprise a language which often drives attitudes and behaviors that can hurt or heal. This Train the Trainer session is intended to review some of these words, their meanings, discuss examples and their impact and how we as Christ-followers should respond. Trainers will leave equipped with better understanding of these terms, be able to lead and guide a discussion around them, along with a slide deck, references and list of additional resources.

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Dr. Mary Yeboah, Rev. Dr. Wayne Gordon, Shane Scott

Come to hear insights from personal and learned stories of success, mistakes, and setbacks experienced while walking alongside our brothers and sisters of color in the struggle for racial justice. This Train the Trainer session is intended to equip the white community and others with strategies and insights for healthy advocacy, practiced in an atmosphere of humility, empathy, and love.

Trainers will leave with a better understanding of emerging terms, such as antiracist, and be equipped with a slide deck, trainer notes, references, and a list of additional resources they can use to lead and guide a discussion around these essential attributes effectively.

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Mrs. Hasana Pennant Sisco, Dr. Nathan Cartagena & Dr. Theon Hill 

Persistent and degrading micro-aggressions can take physical, psychological and emotional toll on racialized ethnic minorities. This can manifest as fatigue, generalized anxiety, stress, a myriad of other ills and some studies have even implied an impact on life expectancy. Racial Battle Fatigue (framework and term coined by Dr. William A Smith) is a reality for many who on a routine basis are in predominantly majority culture environments, whether it be the classroom or the workplace.

Participants in this fascinating workshop will learn and understand more about the symptoms and causes of Racial Battle Fatigue and hopefully walk away with ideas and tools on how to mitigate the effects of hostile environments which create extreme stress among ethnic minorities.

Racial Battle Fatigue – References

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This 4th webinar culminates the Sisco Symposium’s first webinar series: from unpacking the language of racism, enlisting whites as advocates, to exploring racial battle fatigue and now the ultimate goal – being reconciled one to another. The panelists will discuss justice, healing, truth and love and the implications of these as precursors for racial reconciliation for all.

PANELISTS:

Dr. Glen Kinoshita – Biola University, CA Director, Imago Dein Initiatives

Dr. Sandra Mayo – Seattle Pacific University, WA Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence

Dr. Norlan Hernandez – Biola University, CA Director of Online & Graduate Student Success

Dr. Lena Crouso – Southern Nazarene University, OK VP Intercultural Learning & Engagement & Chief Diversity Officer

MODERATOR:

Ray Chang – President of AACC, pastor and writer

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