Peace Circle for Racial Healing
| Date and Time | Friday, February 5th, 2021 3:00pm – 6:00pm |
| Audience | Open to all! |
| Sponsor | Black Student Union (BSU) |
| Event Link | Click here to join on Zoom! Meeting ID: 841 450 9929 One tap mobile +12532158782,,8414509929# US (Tacoma) +16699009128,,8414509929# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 841 450 9929 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcgpGCidFS |
| Description | Join the Black Student Union of Bellevue College in partnership with the racial consulting firm The Root of Us in efforts to – “Bringing our most authentic selves into brave conversations about race/ism and systemic racism.” WHAT: Focus on Relationships, Culturally Relevant and Responsive practices, and tools throughout all aspects of the educational environment. (No Materials required) WHY: Because real-time and space are needed for Educators and Students, especially BIPOC students, their families, and staff to participate, practice, and share about how they experience each other within their school environment. When will you ever have the opportunity to be invited into a sacred authentic relationship to truly hear what is needed, acquire the skills to nurture it, and learn how that relationship makes all the difference in order for students to show up as their best selves while becoming the best version of themselves? HOW: Through the Peace Circle process and practices introduced in the section above. Are you ready to join us for that conversation? I know, you thought I’d never ask! WHAT ARE CIRCLES? – I know, I did it an again – another question – so we’re on board now right? Circles are a way of being and bringing people together that creates individual and collective empowerment. They derive from aboriginal and native traditions where they were considered sacred and essential to community well-being. Circle practices are a gift for all humanity to participate in, which brings us closer to our roots of humanity. Understanding Circles The circle is a process that brings together individuals who wish to engage in conflict resolution, healing, support, decision making, or other activities in which honest communications, relationship development, and community building are core desired outcomes. “Circles” offer an alternative to contemporary meeting processes that often rely on hierarchy, win-lose positioning, and victim/rescuer approaches to relationships and problem-solving.” Derived from aboriginal and native traditions, circles bring people together in a way that creates trust, respect, intimacy, goodwill, belonging, generosity, mutuality, and reciprocity. The process is never about “changing others”, but rather is an invitation to change oneself and one’s relationship with the community. Circles intentionally create a space that lifts barriers between people, opening fresh possibilities for connection, collaboration, and mutual understanding. The process works because it brings people together in a way that allows them to see one another as human beings and to talk about what matters. Through circles, we come to understand that even though we may think we “have nothing in common”, we are able to commit to a shared vision in spite of our differences. It is from the basis of this shared vision that circles succeed. Circles can be understood in terms of the values and principles upon which they operate, and the structures they use to support these values and principles. |