Virtual Programs for Professionals | Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR

PROFESSIONALS

FULL PROGRAM PACKAGE Understanding Personal Choice and Bias (3 hours) What?

Using a historical framework, this training encourages participants to discuss the concept of choice and implicit bias in their profession. The program explores the role and impact of professionals during the Holocaust and then challenges participants to reflect upon their professional, ethical, and personal responsibilities in our society.

Who?

Health, legal, and business professionals. Suggested class size is 40 people, but programs can be customized to meet your unique needs.

How?

Virtual live presentation which includes a historical lecture, interactive historical analysis presentation, and an activity exploring unconscious bias.

Full Training Schedule (3 hours) • Virtual Check-in & Welcome (5 minutes) • Program Overview: Why are we here today? (10 minutes) Participants are introduced to the goals of the program. Through the lens of Holocaust history, the program will look at the slippery slope of human behavior in its extremes. How can you learn from this history and how do professional choices and unconscious bias impact your role as a professional today?

• Introduction to Holocaust History: Rise of Nazism Exhibition Film (15 minutes) This exclusive film from the Museum’s permanent exhibition introduces participants to basic facts for understanding the Nazi rise to power.

• Holocaust History and Complicity (45 minutes) Join one of our Museum historians for a short lecture on Holocaust history and the complicity of ordinary professionals in the genocide against the Jews.

• Historical Analysis Presentation (45 minutes) This presentation uses images from Nazi Germany to spur discussion on the role of professionals during the Holocaust. Through an interactive presentation, participants will analyze the slippery slope of human behavior in their profession. The impact of personal and professional choices will also be discussed.

• Choice and Bias in Your Profession (1 hour) This activity uses visual thinking strategies as participants explore unconscious bias.

Participants are encouraged to discuss how unconscious bias impacts their professions and their roles in the community.

CURATE YOUR OWN PROGRAM: A LA CARTE OPTIONS Choose from our mix and match options below and create your own one-time program or series.

• Holocaust History and Complicity (1 to 1.5 hours) Join one of our Museum historians for a short lecture on Holocaust history and the complicity of ordinary professionals in the genocide against the Jews. This lecture encourages participants to use this history to reflect on the personal and professional choices in their careers.

• Uncovering Dallas Civil Rights (1 hour) You likely learned about the national civil rights movement, but what about Dallas? Do you know the history of civil rights in our community? Join one of our Museum Educators for a lecture on the development of the civil rights movement in Dallas. View a historical film and hear directly from local civil rights leaders. Then, wrap up with a discussion on the importance of knowing local civil rights history.

• What is an Upstander? (30 minutes – 1 hour) Join our Museum Educators in an interactive exploration of Upstander and bystander behavior.

This presentation breaks down the stereotypical views of these human behaviors through historical examples. Participants are asked to reflect on their choices and encouraged to take steps toward Upstander behavior.

• Understanding Unconscious Bias (1 hour) This activity uses visual thinking strategies as participants explore unconscious bias. Participants are encouraged to discuss how unconscious bias impacts their professions and their roles in the community.

• Texas Upstanders: A Diverse Group (1- 1.5 hour) Join our Museum Educators to learn about 27 diverse Upstanders who stood up for rights in Texas. Participants select three Upstanders for a deep-dive exploration of their background, actions and lasting impact on our community. The program culminates with an analysis of characteristics that define Upstanders.

• Slippery Slope during the Holocaust (45 minutes – 1 hour) This historical analysis presentation uses images from Nazi Germany to inspire discussion on the role of professionals during the Holocaust. Through an interactive presentation, participants will analyze the slippery slope of human behavior in their profession, and the impact of personal and professional choices.

Holocaust History and Complicity

Uncovering Dallas Civil Rights

What is an Upstander?

Understanding Unconscious Bias

Texas Upstanders: A Diverse Group

Slippery Slope during the Holocaust

VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR

PROFESSIONALS For more information or to book a virtual program, please contact Dr. Charlotte Decoster, Director of Education, at cdecoster@dhhrm.org.

Programs are available seven days a week, subject to availability.

Full Program = $1,200 | costs vary for mix & match options. For discounted Business Partner rates, please contact Elizabeth Adams at eadams@DHHRM.org.

We use Zoom™ as our video conferencing platform. Please visit www.Zoom.us for more information about Zoom™ safety protocols and how to download Zoom™. We are able to host on your organization’s video conferencing platform, subject to meeting security protocols.

Don’t see a program that meets your organization’s interest? Customize your program experience! Contact Dr. Charlotte Decoster at cdecoster@dhhrm.org.

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