Programs: Antiracist Training & Consulting

Since its inception in 1968, CCI has provided culture audits, coaching, training, workshops, arts dialogues, and conference presentations.

Our Approach
CCI focuses on the central importance of understanding, recognizing, and working to undo systemic and institutional racism. We consider it essential to place prejudice and bias in the context of structures of dominance and oppression. Through our training and consulting projects, we help people to move beyond person-to-person good will and respectful behavior; we teach people how to identify those less visible points where changes must be made and we help them build the skills to create power-sharing environments which include historically under-empowered and under-represented groups. We define racism as having more to do with white power and privilege than as individual attitudes and actions. Thus our anti-racism work is not solely about issues of people of color in a white dominated society, but rather about loosening the knots that entangle us all. This includes dynamics of sexism, homophobia, classism, ableism, ageism, and cross cultural relations.

Examples of Our Work

Center for Youth Development and Education (CYDE)
In collaboration with Women’s Theological Center (WTC), CCI has undertaken a long-term consulting and training project with the goal to transform CYDE into an antiracist, intercultural, and inclusive organization.

Impact: Our project with CYDE, which works throughout New England, New York, and California, demonstrates that antiracist training can greatly influence the understanding of institutional racism in the national field of education and youth development.

United Methodist Training
In collaboration with WTC, CCI organized and facilitated a three day retreat on racism and white privilege. This retreat was attended by 50 people, mostly ministers with some lay people.

Impact: The workshop led to breakthroughs in how attendees interrogate and deal with power issues and issues of race and racism within the Board of Ordained Ministers and the denomination. These three days laid the groundwork for longer term consulting and training.

Community Change Inc.
14 Beacon Street, Room 605
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: (617) 523-0555
Fax: (617) 523-1847

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