Upcoming Workshops

Celebrating the release of the second edition of Facilitating Conversations on Race: Strategies for Leading Group Discourse, Cultures Connecting invites you to join us for this interactive in-person Train the Trainer Series.

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Facilitating conversations about race requires more than content knowledge. It requires the ability to navigate discomfort, build trust, respond to resistance, and remain grounded when emotions run high. Through discussion, reflection, demonstration, and skill practice, participants will strengthen their capacity to facilitate meaningful conversations about race, power, privilege, and belonging.

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Drawing from more than two decades of facilitation experience and the practical strategies outlined in the book, participants will learn approaches for creating learning environments where people can engage across differences, wrestle with challenging ideas, and deepen their understanding. Whether you are new to facilitation or looking to strengthen existing skills, this workshop provides practical tools for leading conversations with greater confidence, authenticity, and effectiveness.

This two-day in-person workshop provides participants with extended opportunities to practice facilitation skills, receive feedback, build relationships within a community of learners, and learn through real-time engagement. The additional time together allows for deeper reflection, richer discussion, and the opportunity to co-create a courageous learning community where participants learn not only from the facilitators, but from one another's experiences, insights, and questions.

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Participants will…

• Gain strategies for creating a welcoming and engaging learning environment.

• Learn approaches for establishing credibility and building trust with participants.

• Identify sources of emotional activation and develop skills for responding effectively when participants become activated.

• Strengthen their ability to recognize and respond to nonverbal communication.

• Develop skills for facilitating common challenges and pitfalls.

• Improve their ability to engage disagreement, tension, and conflict while fostering accountability and belonging.

• Learn how power, privilege, and identity can influence group dynamics and participant engagement.

 

A copy of Facilitating Conversations on Race is included with your ticket and will be distributed at the workshop.

 

Facilitators: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

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Location & Parking: This event is in-person at the Pacific Tower. Day 1 will be on the 1st Floor at the Smart Buildings Center and Day 2 will be in the Panoramic Center. Directions, transit, and parking information is here.

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Schedule: August 13 & 14 at 9:00-4:00pm each day. Check-in begins at 8:30 for registration, mix and mingle, and food. Training begins promptly at 9:00am.

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Meals: Light breakfast and lunch are included (select from the lunch options menu at checkout). You are encouraged to bring your own water bottle to reduce our environmental impact.

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Accessiblity: ADA entrance is located on the north side of the building side of the building at the north entry doors (basement level), and can be accessed by parking in the West Garage (entry off of 12th Ave. S.) and then using the pedestrian walkway from Level P1 to head over to the north doors. The north doors are locked 24/7, but there is a phone number posted on the door for security; you can call security and someone will come down to let you in.

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Please do not wear any strong fragrances to keep this event accessible to community members with chemical sensitivity.

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Clock Hours: This workshop has been approved for 11 Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

 

Bonus Optional Session: Virtual 2-hour session on September 3rd from 9:00-11:00am (please indicate attendance at checkout).

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As a bonus for participants attending the two-day in-person workshop, we are offering an additional two-hour virtual session focused on online facilitation. Together, we will explore strategies for creating welcoming virtual learning environments, increasing accessibility and engagement, navigating difficult conversations online, and adapting facilitation techniques to the unique opportunities and challenges of virtual spaces.