Trainers’ Toast
FIRESIDE CHATS – FREE FOR ACCESS VOLUNTEERS IN 2012 FIRESIDE CHATS DAYTIME € 10 per person Weekly Discussion Group: Each meeting will cover a new topic on diversity ranging from racial identity, ethnic identity, racism, gender, orientation, accessibility, to power issues and much more. Daytime discussion groups are done on Thursdays at Bagels and Beans, but also can be done on demand at alternate locations. • Apr 5, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – Can you see me Looking beyond labels • Apr 12, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – In or Out? Discussing attitudes towards sexual orientation • Apr 19, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – Difference: Learning to appreciate one’s own cultural background • Apr 26, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – Humanity: Raising awareness how labelling reduces people to one aspect of their identity • May 3, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – Similarities: Learning to focus on similarities rather than differences • May 10, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – Definitions: Learning the terms of diversity • May 17, 2012, 11 AM -‐ 12 Noon Topic – First Impressions: How objective are you? FIRESIDE CHATS EVENING € 10 per person Weekly Discussion Group: Each meeting will cover a new topic on diversity ranging from racial identity, ethnic identity, racism, gender, orientation, accessibility, to power issues and much more. Evening discussion groups are done on Thursdays at Valkenboskade 131, but also can be done on demand at alternate locations. • Mar 1, 2012, 7 -‐ 8 PM Topic – Order – How is the world ordered? • Mar 8, 2012, 7 -‐ 8 PM Topic -‐ Challenge the “ism” • Mar 15, 2012, 7 -‐ 8 PM Topic – Take a look at this – Challenging discrimination based on appearance • Mar 22, 2012, 7 -‐ 8 PM Topic – What is Normal?: Learn to question the ‘norm’ • Mar 29, 2012, 7 -‐ 8 PM Topic – How old are you? Confronting age bias in daily life
8 ⎜ ACCESS for & by volunteers ⎜ March 2012