Supplement December 2018

Here’s an opportunity with a January 4 application deadline: Preparation Workshop for New Racial Healing Circle Practitioners

Brief description:

The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from librarians and library workers who would like to participate in the Preparation Workshop for New Racial Healing Circle Practitioners, which will take place at the Warwick Allerton in Chicago, Illinois on March 21-22, 2019. This workshop is being offered in collaboration with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Successful applicants will receive a $400 stipend to offset travel expenses, up to 3 nights’ lodging in Chicago, and complimentary registration for the 2-day workshop including support materials and some meals. Additional expenses such as ground transportation and meals not provided during the workshop must be covered by the participant.

The Preparation Workshop for New Racial Healing Circle Practitioners is an opportunity for library staff who are participating or have applied to participate in ALA’s TRHT Great Stories Club, representatives from the AAC&U’s TRHT Campus Centers, and other interested library professionals to receive information about racial healing circle methodology, participate with peers in a racial healing session, and engage in a session design and co-facilitation process. Workshop activity will take place from 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 and 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. pm Friday, March 22, at the Warwick Allerton (701 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611).

More information may be found here:  http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/truth-racial-healing-transformation-GSC/RHCworkshop