2021 ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 - 6)

WK 28 RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (2nd of 2 sessions offered)

11:30 AM-2:00 PM
Session Organizer:
Bedelia Richards
Interested in acquiring the skills, tools and strategies that will boost your confidence and ability to engage effectively in cross-racial dialogues? Then this workshop is for you. The workshop draws on the sociological literature to help participants understand how structural racism shapes and informs “racetalk” across social groups. By the end of the workshop participants are expected to acquire a framework for identifying common obstacles to cross-racial dialogues about race and racism, as well as specific tools and strategies for addressing them. Tools and strategies reflect empirically-based best practices and years of practical experience. This workshop will benefit any individual who wishes to improve their racetalk skills in order to more effectively communicate, interact and build trust across racial lines. The zoom link for this session was emailed directly to registered workshop attendees. The email was sent by George Stephan, george@esa.org.