Racial Equity Workshops
Racial Equity Groundwater Presentations
Racial Equity Workshops
Racial Equity Groundwater Presentations
“I do this work because it gives me life and it gives me hope when people see a new perspective, a new way of seeing the world. Then they can be connected to a broader understanding of their community. The most important aspect is that it does not stay with me, it is shared. This nourishes me and gives me the energy to do more. The relationships, understanding and alliances that are formed out of these workshops are what social change is all about.” – the late Nettie L. Coad
“What we're asking for is for people and institutions to participate in their own transformation.” – Deena Hayes-Greene, Co-Founder of the Racial Equity Institute (REI)
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2025 Workshop Calendar
There are a limited amount of spaces for each Groundwater/Workshop available for alumni to attend on a first come, first serve basis. We appreciate your understanding, and look forward to seeing you again in person in the future!
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These Racial Equity Workshops are facilitated by The Racial Equity Institute (REI), which is based in Greensboro, NC.
Workshop participants must be committed to attend both days of the workshop. The workshop is from 9:00am - 5:00pm each day.
Registration fees are as follows:
Individual: $390.00 Group (3 or more): $350.00 each Student: $225.00 Alumni: Free, Donation Appreciated (space is limited)
The workshop is designed to develop the capacity of participants to better understand racism in its institutional and structural forms. Moving away from a focus on personal bigotry and bias, this workshop presents a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism. Topics covered include our fish/lake/groundwater analysis of structural racism; understanding and controlling implicit bias; race, poverty, and place; markedness theory; institutional power arrangements and power brokers; importance of definitions of race and racism; history and legacy of race in American economic and policy development; racial identity and its interaction with institutional culture. With shared language and a clearer understanding of how institutions and systems are producing unjust and inequitable outcomes, participants should leave the training better equipped to begin to work for change.
Workshop participants must be committed to attend both days of the workshop. The workshop is from 9:00am - 5:00pm each day.
Registration fees are as follows:
Individual: $390.00 Group (3 or more): $350.00 each Student: $225.00 Alumni: Free, Donation Appreciated (space is limited)
The workshop is designed to develop the capacity of participants to better understand racism in its institutional and structural forms. Moving away from a focus on personal bigotry and bias, this workshop presents a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism. Topics covered include our fish/lake/groundwater analysis of structural racism; understanding and controlling implicit bias; race, poverty, and place; markedness theory; institutional power arrangements and power brokers; importance of definitions of race and racism; history and legacy of race in American economic and policy development; racial identity and its interaction with institutional culture. With shared language and a clearer understanding of how institutions and systems are producing unjust and inequitable outcomes, participants should leave the training better equipped to begin to work for change.
These Groundwater Presentations are facilitated by The Racial Equity Institute (REI), which is based in Greensboro, NC.
Registration fees are as follows:
Individual: $95.00 Group (3 or more): $80.00 each
In this three hour webinar, organizers will use stories and data to present a perspective that racism is fundamentally structural in nature. They will examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling research data to illustrate the systemic nature of racism and the fallacy of typical explanations like poverty, education, social class, individual behavior or cultural attributes that often get associated with particular racial groups.
By examining characteristics of modern-day racial inequity, the presentation introduces participants to an analysis that most find immediately helpful and relevant. The metaphor is based on three observations: racial inequity looks the same across systems, socio-economic difference does not explain the racial inequity; and, inequities are caused by systems, regardless of people’s culture or behavior. Resolving racial inequities not only requires a systems-level approach, but also building resilient, cross-systems collaborations among people with a shared understanding of the nature of the problem.
The Groundwater Approach is a tool to build that shared understanding.
Registration fees are as follows:
Individual: $95.00 Group (3 or more): $80.00 each
In this three hour webinar, organizers will use stories and data to present a perspective that racism is fundamentally structural in nature. They will examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling research data to illustrate the systemic nature of racism and the fallacy of typical explanations like poverty, education, social class, individual behavior or cultural attributes that often get associated with particular racial groups.
By examining characteristics of modern-day racial inequity, the presentation introduces participants to an analysis that most find immediately helpful and relevant. The metaphor is based on three observations: racial inequity looks the same across systems, socio-economic difference does not explain the racial inequity; and, inequities are caused by systems, regardless of people’s culture or behavior. Resolving racial inequities not only requires a systems-level approach, but also building resilient, cross-systems collaborations among people with a shared understanding of the nature of the problem.
The Groundwater Approach is a tool to build that shared understanding.
Workshop Cancellation Policy
The Partnership Project is committed to making workshop participation financially accessible for as many people as possible, and we understand that life happens. In order to maximize participants' opportunity to attend a workshop, we have designed our cancellation policy with attendance flexibility in mind. Our preference is always to work with folks to reschedule to a future date whenever possible, rather than to cancel. We do understand that sometimes that is not possible, so when a cancellation is necessary, the policies outlined below apply to both our two-day workshops and the Groundwater Approach webinars:
For individual registrations: If the cancellation request is received more than two weeks in advance of the event, the participant may choose to reschedule to a later date, or request a refund of the registration fee minus a $40 non-refundable processing fee. If the cancellation request is received two weeks before the event or less, no money will be refunded, but we will work with the participant to reschedule for a later session.
For group registrations: If the cancellation request is received more than two weeks in advance of the event, the group may reschedule to a later date, or request a refund of registration costs minus a non-refundable processing fee of 40% of the groups' total registration fees. If the cancellation request is received two weeks before the event or less, no money will be refunded, but we will work with the group to reschedule their members for a later session.
The Partnership Project is committed to making workshop participation financially accessible for as many people as possible, and we understand that life happens. In order to maximize participants' opportunity to attend a workshop, we have designed our cancellation policy with attendance flexibility in mind. Our preference is always to work with folks to reschedule to a future date whenever possible, rather than to cancel. We do understand that sometimes that is not possible, so when a cancellation is necessary, the policies outlined below apply to both our two-day workshops and the Groundwater Approach webinars:
For individual registrations: If the cancellation request is received more than two weeks in advance of the event, the participant may choose to reschedule to a later date, or request a refund of the registration fee minus a $40 non-refundable processing fee. If the cancellation request is received two weeks before the event or less, no money will be refunded, but we will work with the participant to reschedule for a later session.
For group registrations: If the cancellation request is received more than two weeks in advance of the event, the group may reschedule to a later date, or request a refund of registration costs minus a non-refundable processing fee of 40% of the groups' total registration fees. If the cancellation request is received two weeks before the event or less, no money will be refunded, but we will work with the group to reschedule their members for a later session.