UUCers are invited to join First Unitarian Portland's Antiracism Learning Circles this fall. They are held via Zoom, so you can join from anywhere.

(Click here for full descriptions, schedules & registration information.)

LEARNING CIRCLES are small discussion cohorts based on a book or podcast that provide:

• Important learning about white supremacy, racism, and our national history
• The opportunity to build trust and go deep in small group discussions over time
• A safe place to have difficult discussions and deal wih discomfort
• Creating and strengthening relationships with other UUs
• Connection, focus and purpose in a virtual setting
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How Do These LEARNING CIRCLES Work?

• Each cohort (typically 4-12) gathers for a series (from 4-10 sessions) of facilitated Zoom discussions.
• Register for a particular Learning Circle. Meeting dates & times vary.
• Each individual is given the opportunity to share reactions, then discuss as a group
• We ask that you plan to attend all sessions so we can build bonds of trust and insight

This fall we are offering:

• Seeing White - our real history in the US - the one none of us were taught in school (podcast)
• This Land - the legal structure defending Native American rights, and the threats to that structure (podcast)
• The Repair - how we have gone wrong in our relationship with earth and its uneven impacts (podcast)
• Caste: The Origins of our Discontents - how we have been shaped by a hidden caste system (book)
• For The Wild - highlighting conversations with guests of color about hard truths in dark times (podcast)
• The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - a profoundly reveling vision of American past and present (book)
• Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison - what is wrong with our criminal justice system (book)
• The Land That Has Never Been Yet - an examination of whether we have ever had a real democracy (podcast)

Click here for full descriptions, schedules & registration information.

For questions contact Jody Feldman at feldmanjody@gmail.com.