When: April 26, 2023, 1:05 pm - 2:10 pm

Presenter(s): The Silberman School of Social Work, MSW course, "Critical Social Work: Bridging the Micro-Macro Divide with Applied Theatre", presents four student created and led experiential sessions that explore topics in anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (ADEIB).

When: Wednesday 4/26, 1:05 – 2:10pm
Student Group/Company: Radical Rhizomes
Participants: All are welcome

In this hour-long experiential workshop, CUNY community members are invited to join in applied theater games to connect with one another and explore how we show up in (mis)communication & conflict in relationship to our roles and identities.

Registration Link: Over, With: Exploring Communication and Conflict 

Learning Objectives:

• Relationship building:
  • Participants will be able to collaborate and communicate with groups members who hold varying positions within CUNY to complete the session activity
• Critical consciousness raising:
  • Participants will be able to identify how miscommunication feels in their bodies
  • Participants will begin to normalize conflict and practice critical reflection and accountability
    • challenging our initial instincts during instances of conflict
  • Participants will begin to understand how the individual experience is connected to the systemic issues
• Role investigation:
  • Participants will work to understand our roles in communication within social groups
  • Participants will explore different roles in experiences of miscommunication
  • Participants will interrogate how our social positions and power differentials affect our experiences in classrooms/within systems