Campus Community Invited to Participate in Workshops to Build Skills to Challenge Hate, Overcome Division

Beginning Feb. 12, all members of the campus community are invited to participate in Dignity and Respect in Action: Community Conversations, a series of workshops for students, faculty and staff to build skills to challenge hate and overcome division.

The schedule of workshops, which include a complimentary lunch or dinner, is as follows:

Trained ambassadors will lead the workshops as participants learn to successfully navigate difficult or sensitive conversations; improve listening skills; disengage from conversations that are unproductive; engage in conversations with people who have different perspectives, and increase empathy toward those with different experiences.

The conversations are organized by the Office of Equity and Inclusion as part of the Dignity and Respect in Action campus initiative as a way to actively create a campus environment that rejects hate and embraces respect, dignity and inclusion. Additional resources will be available online for the entire UMass Amherst community.

To learn more, visit the Diversity Matters website.