LET’S GET REAL: Authentic Conversations with the Other
Sat & Sun October 10-11, 2026
8am-noon both days
In this unique fall weekend workshop, participants will learn how to have authentic conversations with those they have been taught to be afraid of and/or to avoid. Participants will also learn how to develop honest and meaningful relationships with someone where differences are honored and embraced as a way of connecting and more deeply understanding each other.
Participants are required to register in pairs. For example: Whites must register with a person from an underrepresented group and vice versa.
Participants will:
- Learn how to listen and respond to each other cross culturally
- How to have authentic conversations on diverse and difficult topics
- Hear stories from each other’s lives and experiences
- How to support and learn from each other’s differences and similarities
- How to de-escalate a conflict in 30 seconds
- Develop the art of curiosity and empathy
- 22 Ways to Stop a Diversity Conversation
- Noticing what we do not see, hear, or understand
- Developing a sense of community and belonging
- Noticing what escalates & de-escalates
- Modeling authenticity and truth telling
- Learning how to genuinely apologize and change
- The importance of sharing & preparing meals together
Cost: $450 per person
During the workshops You will be using these required materials:
Book: Let’s Get Real by Lee Mun Wah
Book: The Art of Mindful Facilitation
Flash Cards: What Stands Between Us: Racism Conversation Cards
Digital Book: If Only in a Whisper (Writings of Lee Mun Wah)
Digital Book: Where The Path Ends The Journey Begins
