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RACE, A CONCEPT EXPLORED IN STORIES
“Am I racist?” or “What has my white privilege given me” “Why are so many black people harassed and killed by police.” “Why do black people feel they deserve reparations.” “Why should I care about black people’s problems, I’ve got my own.”
These are questions being raised in social media, publications, and on the streets of cities and towns across the USA. These questions cannot be answered easily or glibly. But, through a close exploration of the story you’ve told yourself about race and the stories you’ve grown up with understanding and lasting change can occur.
To facilitate racial understanding and social transformation, Vibrant Velvet Voice Productions has launched this healing circle. In this circle you have the opportunity to address racial issues and quesions, in a non-threatening, non-judgmental, informative space. “R.A.C.E.S. is a two hour live Zoom story sharing event created and guided by Skywalker Payne.
Participant in this Circle will
- receive definitions of race, prejudice, and racism
- through story sharing, explore how race impacts lives
- with stories, questions, and games examine ideas, experiences, and emotions around race
- have time to ask questions
- receive links to resources
This is a participatory Circle. However, no one will be required to speak but you should be prepared to write and reflect.
Skywalker Payne, storytelling energy healer is the founder of Vibrant Velvet Voice Productions. With a degree in storytelling, ten years of work as a registered nurse, Reiki Master certification, and a lifetime of spiritual practice, Skywalker’s insights are based on experience, empathy, and education. She is the author of All That Is, Dance of Mindfulness & Gratitude and Breathing Through the Eye of a Needle, Stories of Living in the Moment from Birth to Death. Both are available on Amazon or on her website, https://vibrantvelvetvoice.net