Building Bridges to the future
Racism remains so much with us, evident in the presidential primaries, in the financial pages, in the pictures of U.S. soldiers who have died in Iraq … it’s uplifting to see that Asheville is on the front lines of doing something positive. Building Bridges is a program that works to bridge the racial divide in our community and it began right here in the Paris of the South.
I’ve been through the course twice—it’s the kind of learning experience that is eminently repeatable. You learn more about the world and yourself each time, and make new friends. I’d encourage anyone to experience it for themselves. A couple of thousand Ashevillians are already graduates. We need many more.
The next session begins Jan. 28.
Building Bridges, Session 31
Going Beyond Racism
Nine Sessions:
January 28, 2008 – March 24, 2008
Monday Evenings 7pm – 9pm
MAHEC Bridge Building
501 Biltmore Avenue
Registration Fee: $20
Register online at www.buildingbridges-asheville.org or on site at MAHEC’s Thomas Bacon Lecture Hall at 6:30 pm on January 28th.
For more information call 828-777-4585
Thanks, Cecil, for plugging Building Bridges. I’ve now been through it four times – once as a participant and 3x as a cofacilitator of the small groups. i agree that there is no end to the learning here.
And here’s the untouted perk – it feels good! It’s not all hard work, there also is a lot of fun in getting past our frozenness around these issues. Us whites suffer a lot from racism – we lose part of our humanity, and our connection with other wonderful people and cultures. We are not only the best positioned to take on racism, but we have at least as much to gain from doing so as do people of color.