[RP TownTalk] SUNDAY! Having Difficult Conversations about Race Workshop

[Sarah Combs]

 TFW someone makes a comment or snide remark and you have the choice to let
it go or engage in a difficult conversation. What do you do next? Join
Showing Up for Racial Justice Green Line for a workshop led by LJ
Solidarity, a local, black owned business, where you will learn techniques
to navigate those moments and how engage in difficult conversation topics
while remaining assertive, empathetic and calm.   Through games,
role-playing and observation, participants will practice these conversation
techniques and develop a personalized communication plan to take with them
through their everyday lives.


When:  Sun, February 25, 2018 5:30-8:30pm
Where: Hyattsville Municipal Building:  4310 Gallatin St, Hyattsville, MD
20781
Cost:  $20 tickets for this event can be purchased at the link below. A
meal will be provided. If you are unable to afford the fee, need additional
accommodations, such as transportation assistance, ie, childcare, allergy
considerations, or an interpreter please email greenlinesurj at gmail.com No
one will be turned away for an inability to pay.


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/having-difficult-conversations-
about-race-tickets-42370075035.


The Hyattsville Municipal Building is ADA compliant and has a parking lot,
street parking (free on Sundays), and is located near a number of bus stops
which serve the West Hyattsville and PG Plaza Metro stations, along with
the University of Maryland. Visit the following link for more information:
http://www.hyattsville.org/277/Transportation


About the Facilitator:
LJ Solidarity Consulting specializes in highly interactive diversity and
allyship training for businesses, community groups, non-profits and
religious institutions. Read more: https://www.facebook.com/ljsolidarity/


About the Organizer:
Showing Up for Racial Justice Green Line is a Prince George's County
Maryland Chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). SURJ believes in
collective liberation -- and that none of us can be free until we end white
supremacy. SURJ’s role as part of a multi-racial movement is to undermine
white support for white supremacy and to help build a racially just
society. Read more: *https://www.facebook.com/pg/SURJGreenLine/about/
<https://www.facebook.com/pg/SURJGreenLine/about/>*


Hope to see you there!


On behalf of SURJ GL,
Sarah
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