What Attendees Say
This was not a course, it was a weekly wake up call, a necessity but I feel it should be mandatory for all compassionate human beings. Charmaine has helped me to see, hear and understand the spell that has been cast over me and the white population over a long period of time, the white lies that were and are created which have informed me/us wrongly about BIPOC and 'the white society' and which made me and my world into such a racist one. It is not the gross overt racism acts that we were waking up to but the subtle, quiet, hidden attitudes, perceptions and beliefs that are held inside of me and others. If anyone is considering standing up to racism then do this course, don't hesitate, just do it. I feel a spell has broken and I am waking up! Our facilitator, Charmaine knows this is uncomfortable and at times scary and confusing territory for us white folk but I felt Charmaine held my hand and heart throughout this awakening process. Thank you, Charmaine, for your compassion and courage.
What Attendees Say
I don't think there are any other courses out there that offer such a humbling and profound opportunity for white folk to come together and explore the hugely triggering topic of racism. The ten week course, skilfully and compassionately curated and facilitated by Charmaine has helped me attune to a huge range of different emotions that are evoked when I think about my subjectivity as a white woman. I feel I've been able to sit with my white fragility in real time, and move towards a position of taking accountability and understanding what is seated there. It's not for the faint hearted (to use Charmaine's words), but what has been very moving about the experience has been feeling supported to share vulnerabilities as part of a group. Charmaine offers her warmth, honesty, humour, courage and personal experience in this workshop, in the service of educating white folk in much needed lessons; the gratitude for which I feel is enormous.
What Attendees Say
This course goes way beyond the usual 'tick box' diversity courses and works from the inside out. If you are looking for a course that will challenge your unconscious racism, white privilege, white fragility and even your white supremacy then you've come to the right place! It's a tough ten weeks and ultimately highly effective and transformative. Do it, you won't regret it.