NCBI
WORKSHOPS...
NCBI Seattle presents
several types of workshops which are scheduled at various times during the
year. We also do ongoing work with organizations based on their needs, including
long term organizational development.
Building Bridges Workshop
Typically presented as a one-day seminar, Building Bridges (also know as the
Prejudice Reduction Workshop) is a participatory program which reduces the
harmful effects of prejudice and discrimination, and begins to explore the
cycle of systematic oppression. The workshop increases awareness and teaches
specific skills which empower individuals to be effective allies on behalf
of others.
Building Bridges II Workshop
Presented as a follow-up to the Building Bridges workshop, Building Bridges
II provides an opportunity for participants to delve deeper into the concepts
introduced in Building Bridges. Through interactive exercises, small and large
group discussions, and opportunities for self-reflection, participants develop
their own individual leadership and ally skills. The workshop provides a setting
and guidance for practicing ally skills in real-life situations. Participants
leave the workshop with individual action plans to bring their new skills
back to their workplaces, homes, and organizations.
Healing White Racism Workshop
SEPTEMBER 5 & 6, 2007
This two-day workshop will guide white/European heritage participants through
a series of exercises designed to increase understanding of how racism manifests
in the United States. Participants will: gain new skills for being good allies
to people of color; begin to understand the impact racism has on white people;
and explore their own experiences and heritages as white people.
Effective Communication Skills Public Workshop
This interactive workshop leads participants though a series of experiential
activities geared toward building concrete skills for effective communication.
Participants will: begin to understand how our own and others' perspectives
influence communication; practice active listening skills; practice communication
skills that build relationships. This workshop is ideal for activists, executives,
educators, students, lawyers, social workers, and anyone who values open communication
in their lives
Women's Workshop
This one-day workshop will provide women and their allies with a framework
for understanding sexism and its relationship to racism, heterosexism, classism,
and other forms of oppression. Participants will: explore the differences
between sex and gender; examine their own leadership skills as related to
sexism and internalized sexism; and practice skills for being good allies
to women across social boundaries.
LGBTQ Workshop
This Workshop is an designed for people who identify as members of the LGBTQQITS
community. The day-long event will guide participants through a series of
exercises designed to increase understanding of how heterosexism, homophobia,
and gender oppression impact participants' leadership abilities, as well as
their capacity for being allies within and across their social identity groups.
Effective Conflict Resolution Workshop
(featuring the Controversial Issues Process)
The Effective Conflict Resolution Workshop is an interactive program that
teaches participants to become more effective in reducing tough inter-group
tensions. Participants learn to locate the underlying issues in any conflict
situation and to utilize effective communication skills for resolving conflicts.
The NCBI Controversial Issues Process was designed to train leaders
how to deal with tough controversial issues in a way that builds bridges.
It provides a structured methodology for airing and listening to entrenched
positions on both sides of an issue, and then reframing the issue to include
each party's concerns. This process gives leaders a way to take on some of
the most heated controversies in society today, such as affirmative action,
gay / lesbian marriages, and trans-racial adoptions.
Ending Violence Workshop
By exploring and demystifying the root causes, nature and impact of violence,
NCBI's "Ending Violence" Workshop model motivates participants to
access the skills and motivation to implement nonviolent intervention techniques.
The workshop model focuses on empowering strong leadership teams around violence
prevention and is the centerpiece of sustained school, organizational and
community strategies for the prevention of violence. It is relevant for multiple
audiences, but designed specifically to involve youth in violence prevention
leadership.
Leadership Training Institute (Train the Trainer)
The Train the Trainer Institutes teach participants all the steps required
to lead the Prejudice Reduction and Conflict Resolution Workshops. These workshops
may be either 3 or 5 days. Participants learn how to heal the emotional and
institutional impact of discrimination. They also have an opportunity to develop
their own leadership skills and practice leading the workshop models. Those
who attend these NCBI Institutes are eligible to join NCBI Chapters back home
in their own communities. See our Calendar of Events for your next opportunity.
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