WELCOMING DIVERSITY
“Institutional change, group transformation, and individual
empowerment.”
Workshop Overview
The “Welcoming Diversity”
workshop is based on the prejudice reduction model of the National Coalition
Building Institute (NCBI) established in 1994. NCBI is a non-profit leadership
training organization based in Washington, D.C. with chapters in 40 cities
across the United States and abroad.
The “Welcoming Diversity”
workshop is an experiential, interactive program designed to promote awareness
and increase sensitivity to the many differences among individuals and groups
in our society. Done in an upbeat, hopeful tone, the program focuses on
developing self-pride, examining stereotypes, and learning skills in responding
to prejudicial jokes, remarks, slurs.
Facilitated by trained NCBI leaders, these workshops are
perfect for work teams, student groups, teaching teams and any organization or
groups seeking to work smarter and live better.
Upcoming Workshops
August 21st, 2008
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.-Rady Room, 6th floor Nedderman Hall
November 13th, 2008
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.- Rady Room, 6th floor Nedderman Hall
What You Will Learn:
· Dispel the myths and
misinformation we have learned about other groups.
· Identifying and expressing pride
in the group(s) to which you belong.
· Learn how others outside your
group experience mistreatment.
· Learn the personal impact of
specific incidents of discrimination.
- Learn how to interrupt
prejudicial jokes, remarks, and slurs and how to be an ally for others.
What People Are Saying About the
Welcoming Diversity Workshop
“A
much-needed workshop! It assists the student in exploring painful
experiences while the instructors, along with the rest of the group, help you
feel valued and supported. A winner!”
-Elaine Logan,
University of
Texas at Arlington
“Thank you for being a champion of courage.”
-Sasha
Naourizbaeva,
University of Texas at Arlington
“The
Diversity course successfully opens one’s mind to other cultures and gives one
a whole new perspective of looking at others as well as how other look at them.
This class will help you open your mind, eyes, and heart to your fellow
employees.”
-Tammy Montgomery,
University of Texas at Arlington
"NCBI
work is making a profound difference in the urban life experience of the 90's
in Chicago. The model takes people who are focused on turf issues and leads
them towards a common goal."
-Clarence Wood,
The City
of Chicago Commission on Human Relations
"The National
Coalition Building Institute is the first and only organization that has
developed a systematic process for training ethnic leaders in the art of
coalition building and conflict resolution. Their prejudice reduction program
on college campuses is the best in the country."
-Irving Levine,
former Director
of National Affairs, American Jewish Committee