Washington District Conversations on Diversity

The Washington District of the United Methodist Church will host six weeks of Vital Conversations small group discussions around race, racism, and cultural competency in four locations. The sessions begin the week of Sept. 22, 2019.

Topics are:

• Week #1 (Week of September 22): Welcoming New People to Church and Asking ‘Where Are you from?’
• http://www.gcorr.org/…/welcoming-new-people-to-church-and-…/
• Week #2 (Week of September 29): Contrasting Current Activism with Civil Rights Movements of the Past
• http://www.gcorr.org/…/contrasting-current-activism-with-c…/
• Week #3 (Week of October 6): Mistaking Urban Decay for Blackness
• http://www.gcorr.org/v…/mistaking-urban-decay-for-blackness/
• Week #4 (Week of October 13): Being an Ally with People of Color
• http://www.gcorr.org/vi…/being-an-ally-with-people-of-color/
• Week #5 (Week of October 20): Being Bilingual in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand It
• http://www.gcorr.org/…/being-bilingual-in-a-culture-that-d…/
• Week #6 (Week of October 27): My Story: Building Bridges with Music
• http://www.gcorr.org/…/bridging-cultural-gaps-through-musi…/

Location(s)

• Greenock UMC, 7-9 PM; Tuesdays; September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• Bridgeville First UMC, 7-9 PM; Mondays, September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28
• First Washington, 7-9 PM; Tuesdays; September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• Carmichaels, 7-9 PM; Wednesdays; September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30