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    Below is the courageous conversations about Race protocol. It was originally developed Singleton (M.Ed., Stanford) to support adults in having the conversations necessary to make progress on difficult subjects such as race, racism, ethnicity, and privilege.

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    Courageous Conversation About Race Protocol 

     
    Below is the courageous conversations about Race protocol.  It was originally developed Singleton (M.Ed., 
    Stanford) to support adults in having the conversations necessary to make progress on difficult subjects 
    such as race, racism, ethnicity, and privilege. The main components include:  Four agreements; Six 
    Conditions; the mindset compass; and the operational definitions.  By using these components, the facilitator 
    supports participants in pushing to sustain difficult dialogue while upholding the agreements; leveraging the 
    compass for check­ins; and adhering to the six conditions.  The end result is a robust, experience­driven 
    dialogue that deepens the group’s collective understanding while broadening each individual’s perspective. 
    Normal sequence is as follows: 
     
    1. Introduce protocol and key terms 
    2. Come to consensus on norms.  
    3. Groups experience/activity 
    4. Partner and group compass check­in 
    5. Dialogue is started and sustained. 
    6. Debrief and Reflection 
     
    Four Agreements 
    1. Stay  engaged​ :  Staying  engaged  means  “remaining  morally,  emotionally, 
    intellectually, and socially involved in the dialogue” (p.59) 
     
    2. Experience  discomfort​ :   This norm  acknowledges that  discomfort  is inevitable, 
    especially,  in  dialogue  about  race,  and  that  participants  make  a  commitment to 
    bring  issues  into  the  open.  It  is  not  talking  about  these  issues  that  create 
    divisiveness.  The divisiveness already exists in the society and in our schools.  It 
    is through dialogue, even when uncomfortable, the healing and change begin. 
     
    3. Speak  your truth​ :  This means  being  open about thoughts  and feelings and not 
    just saying what you think others want to hear. 
     
    4. Expect  and accept non­closure​ :  This agreement asks participants to “hang out 
    in  uncertainty”  and  not  rush  to  quick  solutions,  especially  in  relation  to  racial 
    understanding, which requires ongoing dialogue (pp.58­65).  
     
    Six Conditions:  ​
    **Note:  The intent of these conditions is to have facilitators and participants 
    monitor and actively uphold all 6 conditions.  However, it has always been recommended that 
    groups just starting this practice focus on the first two.  These also prove supportive of our 
    conversation and issues facing Lewis & Clark at this present moment.  
    1. Focus on personal, local and immediate 
    2. Isolate race 
    3. Normalize social construction & multiple perspectives 
    4. Monitor agreements, conditions and establish parameters 
    5. Use a "working definition" for race 
    6. Examine the presence and role of "Whiteness" 
     
    The Compass 
    The compass was created to help us understand how we each process and engage with information about 
    race.  It is a way to understand one another's opinions and beliefs.  According to the compass, there are 4 
    ways that people deal with race:  Emotional, Intellectual, Moral and Social.  

    Definitions from which we can all work: 
     
    Race​ ­ A socially constructed characterization of individuals based on skin 
    color, culture, etc.  
      
    Racism­ ​ Any act that even unwittingly tolerates, accepts or reinforces 
    racially unequal opportunities or outcomes for children to learn and thrive. 
     
    Priviledge​ ­ A right or advantage that is given to some people and not 
    others.  
     
    “Whiteness”​ ­ The component of each and every one of ourselves that 
    expects assimilation to the dominant culture. 
     
    *Adapted  from  Glenn  E.  Singleton &  Curtis  Linton,  Courageous  Conversations  about Race:  A  Field  Guide 
    for Achieving Equity in Schools. 2006. pp.58­65. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. 

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