2014 Student Social Justice Training InstituteColorado State University July 15 July 18, 2014

HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF FLOW

DAY 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2014

3:00p - 4:00pWelcome & Intros Joining up activity Intro of Staff and roles Intros from students (name, institution, hometown, pronouns) Framing (purpose, objectives, what is Social Justice?)

4:00p 5:30pDinner Encourage to eat with & get to know new people Welcome from CSU and Dr. Jamie Washington

5:45-6:00pm Load the bus

8:00- 8:30ish Session 1 Join up (part 2) Housekeeping Learning Community guidelines (norms)

8:30ishCore Group Introductions Share your Story (Cords) Create group name and symbol Decorate mailboxes Group check-in (feelings, reactions. Thoughts)

9:30ishLate Night Activities games, movies, hanging out

10:00pm Staff Meeting

DAY 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2014

9a noonSo What? .. Exploring Dom/Sub dynamics

Announcements (Kathy or Emily) Check-in (getting started) Core Groups share their names / symbols Review of SJ Commitment Panning Common Ground ExperienceNoon 1pLunch

1-6pm Afternoon Session Language Who am I and What Do I Bring Gallery Sub caucuses Sub speak out in large group Core Groups if time

Exploring Dom/Sub dynamics continued Dom/sub card activity Dom/sub input/large group discussion Dom/subchart your multiple memberships Dom caucusshorter checklist of behaviors & attitudes; & something youve done that had a negative impact on others Large group discussion: learnings, reflections, compassion

6:00pDinner

7:30p 9:15p Core Group Open time to debrief, reflect & dialogue (Dom/Sub Dynamics)

9:30pStaff Meeting

DAY 3: Thursday, July 17, 2014

9:00a NoonNow What?? Announcements (Kathy or Emily) Getting Started Open time in large group Unfinished business; dyads or triads first, then large group Whats left around our Dom/Sub Conversations

Noon 1pLunch Triggersshort, basic & roots Self Reflections / Journaling Core Group (In large community) Discuss where you get stuck & why/roots Engaging to create change; bystander choices Personal goals SJ Commitment.Take your chart from Thursday & complete in core groups

6:00pDinner

7:30 9:30pCore Groups: Take on, Take away SJ Commitment coaching Giving & receiving feedback

10:00p Staff Meeting

DAY 4: Friday, July 18, 2014

8:15 -11:00am Closing out Diverse Community Foundations (dyad discussion) SJC CoachingDyads to share & contract to reconnect Reentry (Core Groups) Announcements Celebration!

PLANNED DETAILED FLOWMonday, July 14, 20149:30aBreakfast

10:00aWelcome and Get Acquainted Introductions Who are you? What is your role with this institute? Preferred pronouns. What do you do when not involved in SSJTI

Getting Grounded What are you excited about this week? What are you nervous about? What are you leaving behind? Overview of our time for faculty training

Noon Lunch

1:30pStory Ropes

3:00pBig Picture Overview Mission and Vision of SJTI; SJTIs definition of Social Justice History & goal of Student SJTI Learning Objectives for the week Roles of Faculty

Building the Faculty Team Ground rules for this Team Who am I and What do I Bring: Social Justice Grounding What are the identities that are most salient to me and how do I see that showing up here? What are the areas that I have concerns/anxiety/nerves about bumping into here?

6:00pTour of facilities

7pDinner

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

9:00aDesign Review and Overview Detailed walk through of the flow and intentions for the week Walk through curriculum; add twists and new ideas Whats left? Training questions and wrap up Self as instrument Performance anxiety RAPSS practice Triggers you anticipate in CG and large group; strategies to navigate self and group What do I need to be a good core group facilitatorAre there areas that folks feel that they need more direction on? Meet back up at 2:20pmDAY 1: Tuesday, July 115, 20143:00-4:00pm1. Welcome (Kathy/ Emily) Introduce becky and Sam Leads talk about roles of faculty & have them introduce themselves Have each student introduce themselves sharing the following: name, pronoun, hometown, institution

2. Joining Up Activity Teach Something Pair up with one person and teach them something Find another partner and teach that person what you just learned. Repeat the process with one more new partner3. FramingPurpose:- To provide an overview of the Student Experience: purpose, agenda, formats- To present our frame of what is social justice?- To introduce their task: Social Justice Commitment

4:00-5:30pm WELCOME /DINNEREncourage students to seat together and continue building communityWelcome from CSU and Dr. Jamie Washington

5:30-6:00pm LOAD THE BUS

8:00-8:30ish Session 1 (Pingree Retreat) In the final dyad, explore the following questions Whats up and how are you feeling about being here? What are you leaving behind? Whats been your experience with social justice conversations? What do you see around campus that has it necessary for us to be here today? Hopes for our time here. Dyad debrieflarge group debrief

Learning community guidelines Turn to a partner and talk about what you need Share list on powerpoint Anything you want to highlight/add/amend, etc.Announcements Nametag expectation Logistics from host committee Info on meals

8:30ish8. Core GroupPurpose:- Smaller, more intimate group; consistent membership so folks can get to know each other more deeply; place to debrief, get feedback, give feedback, check-in, get support, talk about something not yet ready to say in large group

All group members participate. Story Cords each person tells their story when they are done they tie a knot in the Core Group Cord & passes it to the next person. Repeat until everyone in the group has taken a turn. Once the final person has told their story, tie the end of the cord to make a loop. Post stories if they drew them out & gallery them to get a feel for the rest of what folks wrote Create name & symbol for Core Group & chart on paper Decided how you will present to the community quickly tomorrow morning Norms for us as a Core Group Decorate mailboxes Any other thoughts/feelings, reactions thus far9:30ishLate Night Activities (Ice Cream Social?)Purpose:- Relaxed atmosphere for further interaction, connection, community building...

10:00pStaff Meeting How are you doing? High/low. Snippets from Core Group session Any tracks? Review next day.

DAY 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2014

9a noonWhat & So What!?!?!? .. Exploring Dom/Sub dynamicsPurpose:-Introduce PANNING skills-Who are we (Common Ground)-Review SJ Commitment - Get folks grounded in dom/sub as a core foundation of Social Justice- Core Group work

1. Welcome, Agenda Announcements Mailboxes out, use notebook paper in your folder to connect with folks Reminders about meal times Nametags! Create high 5 buddies Talk about the Malcolm X quote I cannot lead where I wont go. I cannot teach what we dont know 2 minutes Join up with another buddy group and explore the topic for a minute

2. Individuals create a chart of their campus/learning goals Review & handout SJ Commitment Worksheet, if not earliertalk about purpose & time on Saturday afternoon to complete Reflection prompts: Strengths of your institution regarding inclusion Challenges on campus with respect to inclusion What youre thinking you want help in creating back on campus Any questions you have for other participants that can help you in your project Leave room for notes & comments from others

3. PanningPurpose- To teach skillPANNING- To have them explore their multiple group memberships- To create a container for the work: working with agreements, Core Groups, SJ Commitment

Brief overview & skill practice in the moment Use PowerPoint images to get folks to panand practice

PANNING Pay Attention Now; observe whats going on inside of you and around you Notice patterns by group identity No assumptions, prejudgements

4. Group differentiation/common ground activity Circle up and move them into groups on 7-8 categories (born in US or US territories/another country; age; ethnicity/culture; race; gender identity & expression; religion/spiritual practice; class; ableness/disability status; educational background Then open up to step-in/move-in for additional ones Debrief in small group/pairs then large group What was the impact of the activity? Any surprises? What did you PAN/track about self or group? Easiest to connect with? What had you not thought about?

12-1pm LUNCH

1-6pm Afternoon Session

Common Language Partner up with someone and define words on slide Briefly report out Define language for this experience

Who am I and What do I Bring: Social Justice Grounding Get into groups of 6 folks you dont know each person will have 5 minutes to talk about their big 8 identities

Dimensions of Difference/Breadth of awareness Who Are You? join up with high 5 buddy (pick one person to be apple, one to be orange) each take a few minutes to tell each other about yourself unpack individual identities then have apples then ask oranges who are you?, oranges

Cycle of oppression

Current Dynamics of Oppression Gallery Individuals write: a time they experienced exclusionary/disrespectful treatment; and a time they witnessed disrespectful/exclusionary behaviors and didnt respond as effectively as they would have liked. (If students struggle with examples, Seed Gallery with examples from Joe Feagins recent book, recent SJTI example) (until 10:15, then break until 10:25a) Get into Core Groups: read examples (Lead facilitators will rotate stories from group to group) Discuss in Core Groups Large group debrief/impact

Card Activity Playing card activity ~ possible debrief prompts: a time you relate to being high card; time relate to being in low cards; pick a dominant group: heres something Ive done as a member of a dominant group to create more inclusion and/or interrupt negative dynamics and something I struggle withone thing Id like for you to know about me as a .sub: proud of and a challenge I have from sub place.

Subordinated Group caucuses Explore sub groups and write on board/easel paper Students choose 1 of your subordinated groups and form a caucus group Use prompts to self-facilitate a dialogue: times you experienced discriminating/exclusionary treatment on campus, in society/familyhow do you feel as a member of this grouppatterns of treatment that exist on your campus/local communitywhat you want others to know about your group and/or do differently. Encourage folks to RELATE, ASK, PAN, SHARE (RAPS) Core Group facilitators may join a group

Subordinated Group caucuses Speak out in large group TBD ~ a more formal speak out, or let it emerge as individuals feel the energy to share

6:00-7:15 p.m.Dinner

7:30-9:15 p.m. CORE GROUP Purpose- To provide space to debrief, make meaning, engage around the days activities- Open time to debrief and reflect and dialogue

Possible prompts: Explore your D/S groups: which ones do you work? Dont really work? Why? Impact? On which issues do you actively engage? Speak up? Work for change? On which issues do you slide by? Avoid? Open space to debrief from the day..

Organized late night activities.

9:30 p.m.Staff meeting How are you doing? Any tracks? Thoughts about the day Review next day

DAY 3: Thursday, July 17, 2014

9-noon DOM/ SUB continued and NOW WHAT?

Announcements; framing of the dayGetting Started High 5 buddiestalk about what you are committed to doing today

Dom/SubDominant Group Caucus ~ use a shorter checklist of common predictable behaviors and attitudes; and something youve done that negatively impacted others

Individually complete worksheet (see handout) Self-facilitated caucuses to share, relate, ask, pan ~ RAPS Possible other prompts: What is it like to feel stuck, not competentwhat are your fears and concerns as an ally? Your triggers? When are you at your best? When have you been an effective ally? Explore benefit of dialogue with other DOMs

Large group discussion Learnings, reflections, compassion.

Dominant/Subordinated Group Dynamics key concepts

12-1pmLunch

1-6pm Afternoon Session

SJ Commitment ~ take your Chart from Thursday and complete your SJC 1st part: Personal Goal Setting 2nd part: Your plan for a campus intervention (new or revised program, policy change, improving a campus service, training, dialogue groups, etc.)

Triggers ~ short, basic and roots Journal about one major trigger where didnt feel good about how you reacted, i.e., your reaction undermined the relationship, wasnt congruent with your SJ intentions, didnt effectively shift the dynamics towards respect, inclusion, connection. Triads to share Journal about the possible roots of your triggering event Triads to discuss/share about roots And to offer other ways to have responded in that triggering event

CORE GROUP Discuss where you get stuck and why/roots Discuss how to anticipate triggers.heal roots

Engaging to create change; by-stander choices Small group discussions and quick skits to show how NOT to be a Bystander Debrief in half of group or large group for costs/benefits of speaking up/staying silent/being a by-stander

SJ Commitment Networking/feedback seeking (if time)

6:00 -7:15p.m.Dinner

7:30-9:30 p.m.9. Core Group: Take On, Take Away Purpose:- Time to give feedback on SJCommitment - CORE GROUP time to give and receive feedback: what I hope you take on as a challenge to grow, and what I hope you take away as a reminder of your competence and brilliance

Feedback/coaching on SJCommitment (20+ minutes in dyads/triads?)

Giving and receiving feedback: "One thing I'd invite you to think about is . . ." (what I hope you take on as a challenge to continue growing) "One thing I've learned from you is . . . " (what I hope you take away as a reminder of your competence and brilliance)

Close out Core Group: appreciations

10:00 p.m. Staff meeting

DAY 4: Friday, July 19, 2014

8:15-11:00amClosing out Diverse Community Foundations (dyad discussion) SJC Coaching. Complete Form. Dyads to share and contract to reconnect Reentry (core groups) Announcements Celebration!

11:30amDeparture Bag lunches to go!

Materials/Supplies markers blue tape 2 packs of playing cards brown paper bags for mailboxes pens pieces of paper for appreciations (for mailboxes) one chart pad/core group gallery additions Feagin book, SJTI examples.

A/V LCD projector 2 easels/chart pads Access to speakers/stereo for music (aux ipod connection would be ideal)

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