Goals of the Series

Develop a balanced approach to tensions that often disrupt racial justice efforts.
Build the capacity to effectively use one’s voice in support of racial justice.
Strengthen community among people invested in racial justice work.

General Approach

Integrated, comprehensive, guided experience. Agendas, handouts, and facilitation notes align with Living in the Tension: The Quest for a Spiritualized Racial Justice.
Dialogue-based, experiential approach. Workshop agendas allow groups of 5 to 25 people to explore how issues discussed in Living in the Tension relate to personal lives and communities.
Non-linear, thematic approach. Select exercises to match your group’s needs. Thematic threads available include activities designed to build community, analysis, emotional capacity, and “both/and” communication skills.
Grassroots philosophy. Assumes people learn by doing, and groups need to organize themselves to develop skills and capacities that bring needed change to organizations, institutions, and communities.
Accessible and sustainable. Workshop agendas and facilitator’s notes offer detailed instructions so groups can avoid hiring an expensive consultant.
Free online resources — Printed manuals available. Each printed manual is $55 (check/venmo) or $60 (credit card). Contact Shelly Tochluk at stochluk@msmu.edu or shelly@unitybridges.org to order.

For group orders of the book, email Crandall, Dostie, and Douglass Books at publisher@cddbooks.com or call 908-241-5439.