Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center

The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation logoNorthern Virginia Community College was selected by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) as a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation™ (TRHT) Center in the spring of 2021.

作为 seventy-one colleges and universities that have been named TRHT Campus Centers, 欧洲杯投注app joins a community of higher education institutions that have implemented visionary action plans with the shared goal of erasing barriers to equal treatment and opportunity on campuses, 在我们的社区里, 为了我们的国家.

The TRHT Framework is built on five main pillars: narrative change, 种族愈合 建立关系, 分离(种族隔离, 殖民, 集中贫困), 法律, 和经济. You can read more about the pillars here.

欧洲杯投注app的真相，种族愈合 & Transformation™ (TRHT) Center prepares the next generation of strategic leaders and thinkers to break down racial hierarchies. This work supports the VCCS Opportunity 2027 goal of achieving equity in student outcomes and 欧洲杯投注app’s commitment to inclusive excellence.

In support of the first two main pillars of the TRHT Framework, 欧洲杯投注app has implemented Healing Circles.

For more information about 欧洲杯投注app's beginning efforts around the TRHT initiative, 请与李博士联系. Sherrene DeLong in the Office of 多样性、股票、 and 包容 at sdelong@anaremodel.net.

欧洲杯投注app的治疗圈

As a designated TRHT Campus Center, 欧洲杯投注app is one of seventy-one colleges and universities dedicated to pursuing narrative change, 种族愈合, 建立关系. One practical tool that TRHT Campus Centers utilize is Healing Circles.

Healing Circles are groups of no more than 30 people coming together to share individual truths, 历史, 和故事. They are led by two trained co-facilitators who guide the circle through a series of 提示 and debriefs that lead to generative conversations. The experience is usually two and a half to three hours long, 有时间进行小组分享, 两人一组的对话, 和自我反省. The process of listening and becoming open to one another's perspectives and experiences is what leads to a transformative experience.

To heal means to restore wholeness, to repair damage, and to set right. Healing Circles acknowledges the negative effects of racism on every one of us, 不管我们的肤色如何. Historically, racism has been one of the biggest obstacles 在我们的社区里, keeping us apart. We need healing from this reality, and Healing Circles are one way of pursuing healing.

Each Healing Circle is different based on the different co-facilitators, 提示, 组的组成. 我们总是从试金石开始, which serve as a group agreement involving confidentiality, 相互尊重, commitment to listen without judgment, 和更多的. The co-facilitators lead the group into deeper discussion, providing opportunities for individuals to share in pairs and then as a group, 反思分享的故事, as well as the process of listening and truth-telling.

It is important to note that Healing Circles are not magic. The power of the Healing Circle process comes from what a participant puts into it. 在我们忙碌的世界里, we have great intentions of connecting with diverse groups of people, 但是很多时候, we struggle to make time to truly listen to the experiences 和故事 of others. Setting aside a significant amount of time (two and a half to three hours) to listen to others, 分享你自己的真理, and expand your understanding of different perspectives takes intentionality and commitment. 欧洲杯投注app provides this opportunity for folks as a way to take our good intentions and apply them to practice.

绝对! Circles are never a one-and-done experience, and each circle will be different based on the different co-facilitators, 提示, 和参与者. The process of listening and truth-telling takes intentional practice. We strongly encourage participants to attend more than one in an effort to build skills, 发展移情, and develop a lifelong commitment to healing from the effects of racism.

博士联系. Sherrene DeLong报道 sdelong@anaremodel.net 在DEI办公室. Sherrene is also available to attend your staff meeting, 俱乐部会议, or other community gatherings to share more about the Healing Circles process at 欧洲杯投注app and answer any questions you may have.