PDF-(BOOS)-The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities

Illuminates the very heart of social justice and how it might be approached and nurtured through mindfulness practices in community and through the discernment and new degrees of freedom these practices entrain from the foreword by Jon KabatZinnIn a society where unconscious bias microaggressions institutionalized racism and systemic injustices are so deeply ingrained healing is an ongoing process When conflict and division are everyday realities our instincts tell us to close ranks to find the safety of those like us and to blame others This book profoundly shows that in order to have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice inner work is essential Through the practice of embodied mindfulnesspaying attention to our thoughts feelings and physical sensations in an open nonjudgmental waywe increase our emotional resilience recognize our own biases and become less reactive when triggeredAs Sharon Salzberg New York Timesbestselling author of Real Happiness writes Rhonda Magee is a significant new voice Ive wanted to hear for a long timea voice both unabashedly powerful and deeply loving in looking at race and racism Magee shows that embodied mindfulness calms our fears and helps us to exercise selfcompassion These practices help us to slow down and reflect on microaggressionsto hold them with some objectivity and distancerather than bury unpleasant experiences so they have a cumulative effect over time Magee helps us develop the capacity to address the fears and anxieties that would otherwise lead us to recreate patterns of separation and divisionIt is only by healing from injustices and dissolving our personal barriers to connection that we develop the ability to view others with compassion and to live in community with people of vastly different backgrounds and viewpoints Incorporating mindfulness exercises research and Magees hardwon insights The Inner Work of Racial Justice offers a road map to a more peaceful world. 1 Flammable gas 22 Nonflammable nontoxic gas 23 Toxic gas 3 Flammable liquid 30 mL 300 mL 30 mL 500 mL 30 mL 1 L 41 Selfreactive substances 41 Other flammable solids 30 g 500 g 30 g 1 kg 42 Pyrophoric substances 42 Spontaneously combustible substance Introduction – What is race? . Race as a cultural construct. “ Race as a mechanism of social stratification and as a form of human identity is a recent concept in human history”. First used in the 16. NYC Task Force on Racial Disparity in the Juvenile Justice System. What is Racial Disparity?. Racial disparity occurs whenever the percentage of youth in the juvenile justice system exceeds the percentage of youth in the general population. Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals. 2015 Winter Conference. Craig Paul. , Principal (retired), . Wayzata High School. Sarah . Rudell. Beach. , Teacher, . Wayzata High School. Presenters. A Multi-systems Focus. Lyman . Legters. Casey Family Programs and CYPM Consultant. Shay . Bilchik. Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. Today’s Presenters. Lyman . Legters. Senior Director. Hillier M. 1,. & Crisp G. 2. 1. Teaching and Education Development Institute, . University of Queensland, Australia. 2. RMIT University, Australia. Contact Presenter: Dr Mathew Hillier m.hillier@uq.edu.au. 1. Contents. 2. OCHRE commitment to Healing. Proposed way forward. Minister’s ‘Partnership’ commitment (video). Why have OCHRE Healing Forums?. What will OCHRE Healing Forums do?. Where will OCHRE Healing Forums be held?. Stress & Mindfulness. Objectives. What is stress?. How stress impacts us at home and at work. What is mindfulness?. Benefits of mindfulness. How to practice mindfulness at home and at work. Resources to help you with stress. Being present in every moment to have awareness of our thoughts, feelings, body, and outside environment. Acceptance. Paying attention on purpose. Non-judgmental. Mindfulness improves:. Well being. Physical health. Healing Prayer A Factor in Many Traditions Healing prayers may be offered for oneself or for others who are in need of healing: physical, emotional, or spiritual healing. It can be an individual action or a group action. Justice Coalition. Mission Statement. The Racial Justice Coalition (RJC) includes representatives of organizations in Asheville-Buncombe County committed to racial justice. The RJC comes together in commitment to racial equity and to advocate for the rights of people of color. . 2. In the West, it is widely a therapeutic strategy based on empirical psychological studies. However, the practice does come from the Buddhist tradition. Why is . Mindfulness. so trendy?. “In 1979, Jon Kabat-Zinn . Preconference WorkshopOrganizing for Racial Social Justice in Schools CommunitiesJuly 12 2018 1145-500Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore MarylandCo-SponsorsWhole Language Umbrella WLUSave Our SchoolsSOSC Introduction. Who We Are?. Our Mission. Our Theology. Our Scriptural . Foundation. Our Background. Our Vision. Our . Values. What We do?. Our Focus. The 5 Pillars. Our Strategy and Tactics. Subcommittees.