Schedule:

Tuition: $15 each, $25 for both; Register by Feb. 11 or Mar. 17

Enrollment: 10 min./35 max.

How can we become allies of oppressed peoples when we are in the privileged role? This series will teach participants what implicit bias is and how it relates to the LGBTQ+ community in particular. We will learn how ally-ship works and what it means to be an ally in a spiritual and pragmatic sense.

Part 1 (Feb. 18) – Implicit Bias

The first class will discuss terms, including diversity, implicit bias, ally-ship and appropriate gender and sexual orientation identifications. There will be interactive moments where participants will experience bias through collaborative activities. We should leave with the basic tools to continue walking down the path of bias consciousness.

Miriam Shoshana Sobre is a Lecturer of Communication at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She teaches classes on intercultural communication and diversity. Dr. Sobre received her Ph.D. in Intercultural Communication from Arizona State University. She is the author of the award-winning book, Cultivating Cosmopolitanism for Intercultural Communication.

Jake Erney is a senior at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is studying Communication and Business Administration. Jake holds a personal interest in change management and has presented innovative seminars regarding education, including the annual Start Seeing Diversity Conference, SXSW EDU, the Texas Library Association Conference, and others.

Register here.