Training Event: Exploring Cultures: An Examination of Diversity
Exploring Cultures: An Examination of Diversity provides a look into the various ethnic, orientation and ability cultures that comprise the Wisconsin Annual Conference. The values, worldviews and norms of selected cultures will be examined, and a panel composed of persons from selected cultures will share stories of who they are and important aspects of their lives.
When: Saturday, March 26 from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Where: on ZOOM
1st hour training
2nd panel
Registered persons will be sent the ZOOM link by e-mail the day before and the day of the event. There is no charge for participation.
Persons who register but are unable to attend the ZOOM training will be provided access to a recording of the event to facilitate their participation.
The Anti-Racism Task Force is pleased introduce the Cultural Competency Forum of the Wisconsin Annual Conference. Participation in the Forum is free of charge to Wisconsin Conference clergy and laity.
You are invited to continue your journey to cultural competency by registering for Module 2- Power, Internalized Oppression and Cultural Competency and participating in the Module’s second monthly training and application event: Exploring Cultures: An Examination in Diversity.
Module 2 provides information on how prejudice and bias lead to unequal uses of power and the psychological and emotional effects unequal use of power brings. Cultural Competency principles and practices are introduced as a means to equalize the use of power in church congregations.
The Cultural Competency Forum is a platform for training and practical application designed and created to realize the objectives of the 2019 Resolution on Anti-Racism Training, which called for intentional anti-racism training for conference clergy and leaders.
The Cultural Competency Forum is a two-year program of training and practical application structured to provide essential and continuing education with which clergy and congregations will gain awareness, build knowledge, acquire skills and form attitudes that will equip them to become culturally competent. This will provide a core of knowledge and skills for persons to progress further and participate in later Cultural Competency Forum training to teach interested persons skills for teaching cultural competency to local churches and other in settings.
The Cultural Competency Forum is a training and application module will be streamed on ZOOM.
Our training protocol is undergoing revision based on feedback received from module evaluations. The remaining training events are below:
April Training (April 28):
Module 2, Session 3: Socialization, Power and Addressing Internalized Oppression
May Training (May 20):
Module 2, Session 4: Cultural Competency Practices
Our schedule for training after annual conference will be announced in April.
Please e-mail or text your comments and questions to Lamarr V Gibson:
Phone: (608) 509-6832
