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Blink's Saturday workshops are designed to support educators who are striving to engage the cultures and diversities of their schools to create more inclusive communities where each and every person can thrive.
In all Blink workshops, the medium is the message: sessions model guiding questions, techniques and tools that participants can implement in their own classroom, office and community work. 2011-12 Workshops To register for a workshop, please download and mail in the registration form with payment. For questions or to join the e-mail list for workshop announcements, please contact: blink@rethinkingdiversity.com. Blink 2011-2012 workshop registration form Facilitating for Social Justice Saturday, November 5, 2011; 9am-12pm at Castilleja School in Palo Alto, CA Co-facilitated with Sara Schonwald, Listen to Lead Be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi understood that we cannot strive toward social justice without practicing it. The challenge for educators is not just to lead, but to lead inclusively and equitably, facilitating others to their best thinking and action. With social justice as both the vision and the practice, educators will:
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Saturday, November 12, 2011; 9am-12pm at Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, CA Teaching about immigration is necessarily teaching about identity, diversity and social justice. Learning about immigration can be a personally transformative, socially engaging experience that empowers students of diverse identities to learn about themselves and the world. How do we help students to engage this complex subject and each other with intellect and compassion? In this workshop, educators will explore issues, opportunities and responsibilities in teaching children about immigration. We will consider content and pedagogy as we identify developmentally supportive language, frameworks and strategies for teaching and learning about immigration in diverse groups. This workshop is for preK-12 staff, administrators, faculty and parents who teach or have conversations about immigration with children. Intended outcomes:
Saturday, February 4, 2012; 9am-12pm at Presidio Hill School in San Francisco, CA Co-facilitated with Anthony Witte, Head Royce School This workshop begins with the premise that while we may be surprised by an unjust action or attitude, we can also be prepared. Whether we're confronted by a complaint about students "getting special accommodations" or the persistently casual use of homophobic slurs, we can stand up. Participants are invited to bring their own "say what?" scenarios for discussion. Since social justice is a process that requires sustained and mutual individual, community and institutional commitment, we will:
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NEW student workshops! To register for student workshops, please download and mail in the registration form (no payment due until workshops are scheduled and confirmed). For questions or to join the e-mail list for workshop announcements, please contact: blink@rethinkingdiversity.com. Blink student workshop registration form Blink is excited to partner with Listen to Lead to offer two student social justice leadership workshops in 2011-12. More Than a Pizza Lunch Location and date: Your campus, date TBD This workshop is for student leaders and adult sponsors who want to focus on organizational vision and planning. Feel like you're preaching to the choir? Tired of inspiring conversations going nowhere? Frustrated because pizza lunches aren't your idea of making a difference? This two-hour visioning and action planning workshop is for student identity/social justice group leaders and adult sponsors who want to more fully realize the intention and possibilities of their organizations. Through an aspirational and practical discussion of student organizations as individually-driven and institutionally-critical forum for youth voice and action, students and sponsors will identify organizational goals, assets, challenges and actionable plans to realize the groups they want to become — including getting the most out of those pizza lunches! In this workshop, the medium is also the message: Alison and Sara will model inclusive facilitation skills and tools that students and sponsors can use in their own leadership practices. Facilitating for Social Justice Location and date: Your campus, date TBD This workshop is for student leaders and adult sponsors who want to focus on facilitation Be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi understood that we cannot strive toward social justice without practicing it. The challenge for student leaders is not just to lead, but to lead inclusively and equitably, facilitating others to their best thinking and action. Empowered by their organizational missions and with social justice as both the vision and the practice, students and adult sponsors in this two-hour workshop will:
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