Virtual Learning Environment
To the extent you are comfortable, we encourage you to be on camera in our live sessions and breakout rooms.
- In this brave space we...
- Stay engaged and present.
- Face our fears and name them.
- Choose curiosity over judgement.
- Consider the impact, not just the intent, behind our words and actions.
- Lean into discomfort, recognizing it as a space for growth.
- Admit when we are being fragile.
- Welcome others to point out our fragility when needed.
- Acknowledge our collective imperfections so that we can make mistakes.
- Forgive often.
- Call people "in" rather than "out."
- Listen for understanding.
- Honour confidentiality.
- Expect and accept non-closure.
- Know when to step up and step back.
- Speak our own truth--making "I" statements, not "your" statements.
- Seek authenticity.
- Embody our truths.
Adapted from Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy and Belonging Across Differences by Mary-Frances Winters.
Book Reference (Click the "+" )
Winters, M.-F. (2020). Inclusive conversations: Fostering equity, empathy, and belonging across differences. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
In conflict management and our learning environment, it is imperative to recognize that trauma profoundly affects perceptions and reactions and to acknowledge that everyone has unique experiences of discrimination and oppression. In this program:
- We apply a trauma-informed and intersectional approach.
- We recognize that the content may evoke past experiences or emotions.
- We encourage you to proceed at your own pace and share what you feel comfortable with.