Conversations on Race

The AHW Conversations on Race is a time of learning, reflection, and dialogue in both a mixed community and racial identity caucuses.

We believe racial learning and efforts breakdown when approached with the intellect alone and without being centered in the heart. Society has conditioned us this way. This disconnect is damaging to all. We approach our learning in a way that does not play into this but rectifies this.

Leadership Team

The Conversations on Race is led by:

  • Adam Slade

  • Denise Mino

  • Wil Johnson

  • Greg Flynn

  • Renee Smith

If you are interested in contributing to Conversations on Race as part of the Leadership Team, please email Denise_Mino@hotmail.com or Renee@MakeWorkMoreHuman.com.

 

Our Purpose

Make the race conversation more human, to be in our hearts when exploring issues of race, and engage with greater empathy and understanding in order to be more loving humans.

 

Our Approach

We are heart-focused.

Being heart-focused means connecting to our feelings in the deeper part of us and recognizes we are all the same at a heart-level.

We are being-focused.

We focus on being present with each other. There are many other spaces and sources for gaining intellectual knowledge and information, but few places exist to actually practice equity by “being” together in a group.

We are personally-focused.

We come together to focus on personal growth and deeper understanding, to role-model and embody our learning.

We are “unlearning”: We each have habits, beliefs, and patterns that are not helpful in creating equitable spaces. We seek to learn new ways of being together in this new space.

Guiding Principles

 

1.      We believe that love is justice, equity, and belonging.

2.      We make room for diverse voices.

3.      We work to recognize our privileges.

4.      We each own our intentions and our impacts.

5.      We embrace ambiguity and change.

6.      We challenge perfectionism.

7.      We engage vulnerably with our hearts.

8.      We will be brave and stay open to discomfort.

9.      We are mindful of what we center in this space.

10.  We listen and believe each other.

11.  We enter the space with empathy and understanding.

12.  We use care when engaging with others who may be holding trauma.

13.  We support each other in taking care of ourselves and stepping away from a conversation if needed.

14.  We work to be in our hearts and bodies, not just our minds, to gain a deeper understanding.