Join us for an upcoming URJ cohort!
Join us for one of our upcoming cohorts of Understanding Racial Justice (URJ), a five-week course for white people ready to lean into the racial justice movement. URJ was co-created in 2020 by skilled, longtime organizers and facilitators Simon Wolff and Seth Bernard. We recently completed our first cohort of Understanding Racial Justice in 2024 and are looking forward to welcoming more committed folks into our URJ alumni community, now more than 300 strong.
NOTE: New WEEKEND INTENSIVE dates (in-person)
Join us for an in-person weekend intensive in Traverse City August 2-3. This cohort will be facilitated by Wendy and Gini von Courter and meet 6-8:30pm on August 2 and 9am-4:30pm on August 3. This cohort is open to the public and will be hosted at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Traverse City.
FALL 2024 VIRTUAL
Our fall 2024 virtual cohort will meet via zoom Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm from October 1-29. This cohort will be facilitated by Wendy von Courter and Chris Good.
Title Track Communications Director & Understanding Racial Justice facilitator, Chris Good, shares an update on upcoming Understanding Racial Justice cohorts. (April 2024)
“URJ changed the course of my life and ultimately gave me a whole new perspective.”
Many thanks to URJ alumni Taryn Indish for sharing some powerful reflections on their Understanding Racial Justice experience. (video: September 2023)
“I highly recommend it (Understanding Racial Justice) for anyone willing to explore the topic of racism and how it affects all of us, as a way of opening the door to healing on a bigger level and finding a better way forward together.” Many thanks to recent URJ alum Summer Ison for sharing her reflections. (video: October 2023)
Grant Piering, a recent alumni of Understanding Racial Justice, shares about his URJ experience and why he feels like the course is important. “This cohort was a great stepping stone for me to put some of the tools in place and get a lot of resources to know what to do next.” (video: April 2023)
