spring 2021 Antiracism Study Dialogue Circle
Thursdays, March 25th -May 27th 2021, 5:30-9:30PM CST
ASDIC Metamorphosis Dialogue Circles are designed to provide you with an in-depth experience to better understand the ways race and racism operate in all of our lives. They will give you greater clarity of thinking, strength of relationship, and effectiveness of action in addressing systemic racism.
The Circle requires a significant time commitment, meeting for ten weekly 3-hour sessions. Our guiding text is The White Racial Frame, 3rd edition, 2020, by Joe R. Feagin, with additional readings provided in the Antiracism Study Dialogue Circle Manual. Each week we gather to create a safe place for risk-taking, community formation, and acting with care and confidence. The experience includes readings and videos, large and small group discussions, the sharing of our personal stories, and practicing skills to show up and speak up when racism occurs.
ASDIC received the 2010 Facing Race Ambassadors Award, given by The Saint Paul Foundation, and the 2010 Touchstone Award for Inclusiveness, given by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. ASDIC Circles are widely described as transformative in their impact on awareness and action.
Start your antiracism learning journey
We are accepting registrations!
It will be led by skilled facilitators trained in ASDIC principles and methodology.
Dates and Time: Ten Monday evenings January 18th-March 22nd, 2021, with Circle session from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm.
Location: This workshop will be conducted virtually on Zoom.
Unless arrangements are made to miss certain days, participants are asked to commit to participating in all ten sessions of the ASDIC Circle. Advance registration is required.
Reading Materials:
Over the course of our ASDIC Circle, we will study the book The White Racial Frame, 3rd edition, 2020, by Joe R. Feagin. Please obtain a copy of this book before the Circle begins.
Our guiding text, The White Racial Frame, is available from Amazon for about $40. We have some books on hand for anyone with limited funds.
“One powerful community antiracist action program is the Antiracism Study Dialogue Circles Metamorphosis (ASDIC) program (based in Minnesota). Multiracial activists have used well-crafted dialogue/study workshops to stimulate antiracist discussions & change efforts; successfully worked on educating & empowering diverse local groups to openly protest community patterns of white racism; created strong racial-equity curriculum materials for specific community groups; generated networking capital among antiracist change agents in Midwest; facilitated 100+ workshops & dialogue groups with 1800+ community participants in antiracist activism (teachers, students, nonprofit & government staff, members of religious organizations)”
COST:
Facilitator Sue Hammersmith
Cost: $500 (virtual fee), with option to pay-as-able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Fees contribute to the cost of program materials and stipends to facilitators. There is no profit gained through the hosting of community dialogue circles.
We require a payment deposit upon registration. Select from the drop-down menu below to pay in full or to put down your deposit. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of financial circumstances––if you need a reduced fee or an extended payment plan, please check the payment options box during checkout, or contact us at info@asdicircle.org.
Payment may be made online via PayPal upon registration or mailed to ASDIC, 516 Wilkins St, Montevideo, MN 56265. Checks should be made payable to “ASDIC.” For inquiries, feel free to contact us at info@asdicircle.org or 612-558-0452.