✓ Reviewed the Getting Started materials,
✓ Completed the Facilitator Learning modules,
✓ And know that the timing is right for you to have a courageous conversation about race...
Systemic racism
Talking to children about race
Multiracial relationships and families
To choose your theme, think about what subjects are currently relevant to your participants. You can also review the list of ready-to-use conversation guides (see below), each of which focuses on a theme we've covered in the past.
We've created five ready-to-use conversation guides based on themes we've facilitated in the past. Access the guides for the following themes:
Let's talk about race
A great initial conversation for those who are new to talking about or facilitating conversations about race.
Talking to kids about race
For adult participants who want to explore and prepare for discussion with young people about race and racism.
Systemic racism
Explore the concept of systemic racism and how it manifests in our lives, society, and institutions.
Black Lives Matter
A discussion about what the Black Lives Matter movement is and the impact it has had in our lives, community, and nation.
Multiracial relationships
Explore of the unique dynamics within interracial relationships and how those dynamics impact our lives.
This might include:
Slides or links to conversation starter videos, articles, images, etc.
Handouts or materials for participants
Feedback survey for participants to complete when done
If you're using one of our conversation guides (see above), we've already linked to any materials you'll need. If you are adapting a guide or building your own, then you may need to develop additional resources.
Read and annotate the conversation guide, noting places where participants might be confused, clarifications you may need to provide, questions that you want to be sure to ask, or places where you would prefer to have a co-facilitator lead the discussion.
Plan with your colleagues, ensuring that for each moment, each member of the facilitation team knows what their role is. Set up a method to communicate with one another while the conversation is taking place (e.g., text message, Slack, GChat, Zoom Chat, etc.).
Want to revisit how to plan a conversation?
We have a facilitator module all about the four steps to planning your own LTR conversation.
Check out our additional tools and resources
See our list of recommended reading, videos and more