St. Louis Forum - Event Information - St. Louis Forum
Event Name:
Forum Catalyst Circles
Event Type(s):
Issue Exploration
Description:
The Issues Exploration committee has created a unique learning opportunity for Forum members. If you’re ready to take a deeper dive into understanding racial equity and how we can take action in our region, this is for you.
Catalyst Circle Curriculum
Week 1 (8/26) Intro & Community Building
Life stories theme
Community building activities
Group agreements
Overview
Week 2 (9/9) History of Racism & Resistance
Week 3 (9/23) Racial Identity
RI development theory
Racial autobiographies
Week 4 (10/7) Housing
Week 5 (10/21) Education
Week 7 (11/4) Healthcare
Week 8 (12/2) Criminal Justice
Week 9 (12/16) Wrap Up/Next Phase
Mid-point feedback survey
Action project guidelines
Week 10 (1/6/22) Visioning Session
Radical imagination
Design thinking
Week 11 (1/20) Action Project
Week 12 (2/3) Action Project
Week 13 (2/17) Action Project
Week 14 (3/3) Action Project
Week 15 (3/17) Action Project
Week 16 (3/31) Action Project
Week 17 (4/14) Culmination
Catalyst Circle Outcomes – Building Across 4 Domains
KNOWLEDGE
Interrogating your personal racial identity development process
Deepening your understanding of regional racial disparities
SKILLS
Applying a critical racial equity lens to systems
Holding yourself accountable for equity
Giving and receiving feedback and support
CAPACITY
Dialoguing across difference (inter- and intra-racially)
Maintaining connection through conflict
Engaging where you have access individually & organizationally for racial justice
COMMUNITY
Enhancing solidarity across racial identities
Forging connection and support within racial identities
Note: YWCA is graciously providing this customized program to Forum members at no cost.