There is still time for interested faculty, staff and graduate students to sign up for a workshop with Alan W. Goff on utilizing dialogue as a tool for transformation.
The workshop is Friday, Mar. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. RSVP by clicking here.
The vigorous debate of ideas is central to the intellectual mission and legacy of the University and yet debate often serves to reinforce deep divisions within learning communities. This workshop will invite participants to learn about and practice dialogue as a distinct framework for engagement across differences. Dialogue will be explored as a tool for enhancing learning, strengthening relationships and fostering social healing within diverse communities.
Alan W. Goff is a doctoral student and researcher at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies with a primary research interest in intergroup relations and equity in schools and communities. Alan earned his M.Ed. in social justice education from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his B.A. in middle east studies at UC Santa Barbara. He has worked with numerous organizations as an intergroup dialogue facilitator including the Luna Jiménez Institute for Social Transformation (LJIST), Newground: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, LA HIV Commission, the Museum of Tolerance and Just Communities, Central Coast.
