Welcoming activists, dissidents, misfits, troublemakers, creatives, queers, radicals, zine people, zine-curious, poets, writers, and faculty to a zine making workshop. Join us as we re-purpose withdrawn government documents and mainstream media, come together as a supportive, empathetic community in a time of chaos, and creatively regenerate strength for the struggle (#SftS).
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
3-5 p.m.
@ the KnowledgeLab, Neilson Library, 2nd floor
Sponsored by: The KnowledgeLab; Neilson Library staff members
Contact: Amanda Ferrara at apferrar@smith.edu
The School for Social Work has embarked on training faculty to facilitate critical conversations, a model developed by Professors Hye-Kyung Kang and Peggy O'Neill in 2015. Our larger goal is to build the capacity of faculty, staff and students to facilitate critical conversations. This is a multi-year project. Initially, for this year, we are training and supporting faculty to engage the Critical Conversation Model.
Term 2:
Wednesday, July 27th from 4-8 p.m., Lilly Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room
NEW! Thursday, July 28th from 4-8 p.m., Lilly Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room
All faculty are welcome! And dinner will be provided
We ask that you RSVP for one of the trainings!
You are also invited to participate in a pilot evaluation of the Critical Conversations (CC) Model in Social Work classrooms
Have you ever experienced a moment in the classroom when conflict and tension emerged related to power and privilege, race and racism, gender, structural inequalities?
Have you ever struggled with how best to manage this and facilitate a productive conversation?
Have you ever felt you would benefit from learning more about how to do this well?
We are conducting a pilot study of a new group facilitation model, Critical Conversations, for use in the classroom. If you:
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/about_antiracism_criticalconversations.php