Awakening to Race: A Communal Learning Journey

Awakening to Race is a four-session anti-racism dialogue program that invites participants to reflect on how their own experiences with race have shaped their perspectives and beliefs. While one-time trainings may try to impart specific knowledge and skills, this multi-session program provides a communal learning journey that invites participants to dialogue in ways that awaken a higher consciousness of how matters of race shape our individual and collective experiences.

This sessions will be co-facilitated by Max Klau and a colleague of color; information about co-facilitators appears below.

The goals of this program are as follows:

-Create a space that makes it possible for groups to engage with issues of race with new levels of courage and honesty
-Raise the consciousness and deepen the understanding of how issues of race impact the individual lives and collective efforts of the group
-Support the group in engaging collectively with the work of anti-racism at a critical moment for the nation

In the Fall of 2020, Max ran this program with a group of approximately 25 judges and lawyers affiliated with the Massachusetts Housing Court. According to a final evaluation survey, 93% of the group “Agreed” or “Strongly Agreed” that the program achieved all three of these goals.

Co-Facilitators

The following individuals bring both personal experience and professional expertise to the work of facilitating discussions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. For each Awakening to Race program, Max will co-facilitate all four sessions with one of the following colleagues: