TESTIMONIALS

"She is an awesome facilitator, I felt able to share in the group, which is rare for me in a group setting." 

"I really liked the way the course is structured. The space felt safe to speak my mind. I feel like I want to take the course again!" 

"I'm so grateful to have taken this workshop. Lavette is a gifted facilitator and great role model. She created a wonderfully safe, compassionate and challenging space to talk about race. Thank you!!!"  Katherine

"I found the course extremely useful and stimulating.  Lavette - you pushed us to stretch in our journey. Thanks for your thoughtful comments and insights, both in written work and in class."

"I feel as if I look at the Black experience in America through different eyes after this course -- Each article I read, person of color I speak with, action possibility I read about/sign up for -- is somehow imbued with a different feeling now -- and different awareness. It's how I felt after beginning to get back into art -- I started seeing the world through different eyes - like becoming aware of life in the ocean or beauty in nature I hadn't seen before. Thank you to our facilitator Lavette for making this possible." 

"We were asked about our thoughts about having an African American facilitator for a class for white people challenging racism. Lavette was a great facilitator and her ability to both spur class discussion and challenge thoughts and comments made was very useful. Because she is African American, she also brought a perspective that I learned from and benefitted from in ways that I could not from a white facilitator. She was an excellent role model and made me feel even more that I have to be more out there talking about racism and doing more to address it. I was very impressed by the level of commitment made and hard work that she did in responding to our journeys (and making me think really hard) and providing extra information that expanded on issues that came up in class. I came away with lots of resources beyond what the course offered, which is the signature of a good course."   Katy

"I found the class very helpful. I gained a better understanding of myself and role in society, both perpetuating due to whites privilege and helping around issues of race. I feel much more confident in talking about race issues, and am looking forward to being more proactive in my life and social circles."