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