Hispanic Heritage Month Workshop

Training overview

Here are Christopher's special HHM three sessions:

Session 1:

IDENTITY

A deep dive of identity and its power. A more diverse definition of identity.

He tells the story Daryl Davis, Jazz Musician who befriends Klan members, becomes friends and the friendship blossoms, the Klansmen realize that their hate may be misguided. Since Davis started talking with these members, he says 200 Klansmen have given up their robes. He asks the question, “How can you have a problem with me, when you don’t even know me?”

Session 2 : 

DEVOTION / POWER / STORYTELLING

Opening: “Our habits reveal our devotion.” - Mary Oliver “The patterns of our lives reveal us. Our habits measure us.” I ask the group, What are you devoted to?

POWER: as I see it their are two types of power: Narrative power (not in it) + systemic power (ameriCON dream)  

He explores where do you hold power in your life and in your work place, where would you like more power and why?

Zero Sum thinking… How can we collaborate and not compete? Everyone wants to reach up - what does it mean to reach Across? “suma de todos,” not zero-sum.

Session 3:

RELATIONSHIPS / BEGINNER MIND / WHAT NOW?  

Building Bridges with Beginner’s Mind and moving into not just talk but Practice. Participants practice beginner’s mind (shoshin) to surface assumptions and re-open curiosity. Each person maps bridge relationships (across teams/ERGs) and identifies 1–2 high-leverage partnerships and ex