Recommitting to End Racism: Exploring Our Combined Destinies

Editors/Authors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell will conduct a workshop related to their book, Combined Destinies: Whites Sharing Grief About Racism. This workshop is the second in a series, Recommitting to End Racism, presented by the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Monterey County and co-sponsored by the NAACP Monterey County Branch. Combined Destinies, a courageous anthology of 53 stories by white Americans, posits that unearned privilege has damaged the psyche of white people as well as their capacity to understand racism. Using intimate stories, some from writers who had never before spoken of these highly charged issues, Jealous and Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled at facilitating dialogue about racial issues, will read selections from the book and offer the audience a chance to explore their personal experiences.

NOTE: Registrants will receive instructions for downloading excerts from the book in order to read in advance of the workshop.  Each participant will receive a copy of Combined Destinies at the workshop.

There is no fee to attend this workshop. Donations are welcome. Preregistration is required and space is limited so please register early to guarantee your space.

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Questions? Email Sue Parris, or call 831-373-4606.

Sponsoring Organizations

NAACP Monterey County – The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. General membership meetings are the 4th Thursday of the month at 7 PM. For more information, contact Joe Watson, Branch President or visit montereynaacp.org.

National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Monterey County was founded in December 1993, as a “non-profit, leadership training organization dedicated to ending discrimination, intolerance, and inter-group tension.”  It is a community chapter of the NCBI International, which connects this a local organization with an international network.  Over the years, we have reached over 20,000 Monterey County residents in hundreds of schools, businesses, government and non-profit agencies through trainings, workshops, consultations and programs, and by promoting dialogue and coalition building to address controversial issues at the root of conflict in our communities. Find us on FaceBook, www.facebook.com/NCBIMonteryCounty, or contact Sue Parris, Chapter Director.