The HarrietBeecher Stowe Center's Salons at Stowe presents Understanding Racial Micro-Aggressions, a workshop with Dr. William Howe.
The event will be held Thursday, October 9 from 5-7:30 PM in Fellowship Hall at Immanuel Congregational Church, located at Immanuel Congregational Church is located at 10 Woodland Street in Hartford. The event is free, but reservations are required: Info@StoweCenter.org or 860-522-9258, ext. 317.
The workshop is designed to increase awareness of remarks that may be "charged" or denigrating and will help us understand how others hear what we say and how to communicate without bias.
Workshop facilitator Dr. William Howe is the program manager for culturally responsive education, multicultural education, bullying and harassment, gender equity and civil rights at the Connecticut Department of Education. He is the founder of the New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME) and Past President of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME).
At the Stowe Center, he will lead a workshop that will be enlightening and inspirational with useful and practical strategies to confront prejudice and build community.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, a museum, program center and research library, is located at 77 Forest Street in Hartford, CT. The Stowe Center is open year round for tours and programs. The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center uses Stowe's story to inspire commitment to social justice and positive change.