Deeper Dive: CES Values for Equity, Justice & Liberation Course

ANNOUNCING: A fall version of the Deeper Dive Part 1 Course, and a NEW Four Pivots and Deeper Dive, Part 2 Course! Scroll down for details

Deeper Dive Part 1: CES Values for Equity, Justice & Liberation Course

This is a 7-session training for CES employees. Please note: Because the sessions build upon each other, we ask that those participating in this course be able to attend all 7 sessions.

For those desiring Professional Development Points for the training, 15 PDPs will be available.

This seven session series is an opportunity open to all internal CES staff to connect and take a deeper dive into the values that are foundational to CES and the ways we show up in our work. The course will center on 4 core CES values from our current strategic plan: a culture of community & care, self-awareness & growth, equity & inclusion, and action & transformation. Throughout the course, Dr. Barbara Love’s framework of Developing a liberatory consciousness will be a central support to our individual and collective reflection and growth on these core values. This series will include opportunities for individual and collective reflection, experiential learning, dialogue, and many different forms of resources and skills to build capacity for everyday action. Please join us for this joyful and liberatory experience!

There is currently no Fall 2024 version of this course scheduled.

Sessions cover:

Value: A Culture of Community & Care
Session 1: Building Relational Culture (3 hours)
Community-building/Resonance, purpose and goals of sessions, Collaborative organizational social justice values and vision, common language, basic HR info (hopefully delivered snacks!)
Value: Self-Awareness and Growth
Session 2: Identity and Self-Awareness (2 hours)
Build Self-Awareness and Capacity to Embody Socially Just Practices:
Self-reflect, broaden knowledge, and engage in conversations
Session 3: Socialization, Race, and Racism (2 hours)
Continue Building Self- and Social Awareness around Race:
Self-reflect, share and deeply listen to experiences
Value: Equity & Inclusion
Session 4: Intersectional Social Justice (2 hours)
Session 5: Racism in Historical and Contemporary Contexts – White Privilege and White Supremacy (2 hours)
Race the Power of an Illusion (community watch w/ reflection questions)
Value: Action & Transformation
Session 6: Practices and Theories of Liberation (2 hours)
Cycle of liberation
Elements of Liberatory Consciousness
Liberation & Joy stories
Session 7: Personal and Organizational Action (2 hours)
Action-planning reflection sheets, pair and group shares, connections for accountability

Deeper Dive Part 2: Aligning our Values with Four Pivots for Reimagining Justice in our Roles and Selves Course

This is an 8-session training for CES employees. Please note: Because the sessions build upon each other, we ask that those participating in this course be able to attend all 8 sessions.

For those desiring Professional Development Points for the training, 15 PDPs will be available.

This course is an extension of the Deeper Dive course on the CES Core Values for folks who have completed the Deeper Dive course. In these sessions, participants will continue to engage in a community of care, finding space to reflect, share, and support each other as we work to embody and become more aligned with the core values. Course readings will center around the core text: The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves by Dr. Shawn Ginwright. This text will support us to engage with four pivots for how we embody our values and justice work: from lens to mirror, from transactional to transformative, from problem to possibility, and from hustle to flow. As we explore this text, we’ll apply it to our roles and organization by engaging in commitment projects with the support of ongoing peer feedback, coaching, and shared reflection.

Participants will –

Continue deepening our understanding of and alignment with the CES Core Values
Reflect on the readings and dialogue with colleagues about growth and challenges they are witnessing and experiencing as we work to be in alignment in embodying the values
Continue to strengthen our community of care by connecting, reflecting, and sharing together regularly throughout the course
Reflect on how we can reimagine ourselves, our roles, and our organization in ways that both meet the values and embody Dr. Shawn Ginwright’s 4 pivots
Engage in commitment projects, building off our action-projects from the previous course, and grow through peer coaching and support throughout the sessions

We are currently open for registration for a fall course. Dates and registration links are below.