Vision Statement
To cultivate inclusion and end disparities in Forsyth County, North Carolina, and the Institute for Dismantling Racism operates the Freedom Tree Project that consists of three specialized educational training course.
The Institute for Dismantling Racism operates the Freedom Tree Project that consists of three specialized educational training courses.
Training Courses
Course 1: Culture and Multicultural Self (2 Hours)
This course examines culture, race, and multiculturalism from an historical prospective. Participants learn the language of race, prejudice, and the power dynamics associated with culture. Participants leave with a clearer picture of their multicultural self within a socialized society. This course can be booked for groups at your location and is offered every 1st Saturday at our corporate office 639 Green St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
Course 2: Change, Culture and Diversity (1 Day)
This course delves deeper into specific techniques for improving the cultural dynamic within groups likes businesses, churches, schools, and nonprofits. Participants learn how to create the mechanisms for intentional and meaningful understanding of the ways in which racism continues to affect and infect our community life. We seek to engage this issue, as a community, in real terms and real time. We anticipate that this process will culminate in action. This course can be booked for groups at your location and is offered every 1st Saturday at our corporate office 639 Green St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
Course 3: Culture Shifting Boot Camp (2 Days)
This course will help organizations to collectively create diverse and empathetic cultures. Creating an empathetic culture will lead to greeter job satisfaction, and higher productivity. This process will not happen overnight but this two-day intensive course helps to catalyze this process for organizations. This course can be booked for groups at your location and is offered every 1st Saturday at our corporate office 639 Green St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
Advocacy
IDR's Community Conversations program meets at least once per year to listen to diverse segments of the Winston Salem Community to improve dialogue and access between racially diverse community members, elected officials, churches, and grassroots organizations.
Topics and content areas for Community Conversations include:
Ongoing Research
Our ongoing Research and Development program utilizes a team of nationally recognized scholars, local experts, and volunteers to compile and track needs assessment data in Winston-Salem to educate and disseminate reports, trainings, webinars, and publications.
This research helps local nonprofits with identifying needs and best practices to end local disparities.
Current research study topics include:
The Institute for Dismantling Racism operates the Freedom Tree Project that consists of three specialized educational training courses.
Training Courses
Course 1: Culture and Multicultural Self (2 Hours)
This course examines culture, race, and multiculturalism from an historical prospective. Participants learn the language of race, prejudice, and the power dynamics associated with culture. Participants leave with a clearer picture of their multicultural self within a socialized society. This course can be booked for groups at your location and is offered every 1st Saturday at our corporate office 639 Green St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
Course 2: Change, Culture and Diversity (1 Day)
This course delves deeper into specific techniques for improving the cultural dynamic within groups likes businesses, churches, schools, and nonprofits. Participants learn how to create the mechanisms for intentional and meaningful understanding of the ways in which racism continues to affect and infect our community life. We seek to engage this issue, as a community, in real terms and real time. We anticipate that this process will culminate in action. This course can be booked for groups at your location and is offered every 1st Saturday at our corporate office 639 Green St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
Course 3: Culture Shifting Boot Camp (2 Days)
This course will help organizations to collectively create diverse and empathetic cultures. Creating an empathetic culture will lead to greeter job satisfaction, and higher productivity. This process will not happen overnight but this two-day intensive course helps to catalyze this process for organizations. This course can be booked for groups at your location and is offered every 1st Saturday at our corporate office 639 Green St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
Advocacy
IDR's Community Conversations program meets at least once per year to listen to diverse segments of the Winston Salem Community to improve dialogue and access between racially diverse community members, elected officials, churches, and grassroots organizations.
Topics and content areas for Community Conversations include:
- Thought Leadership and Anti-Racism
- Today's Media in Race Relations
- Browning of America for Latino serving organizations
- Social Determinants of Health
- Culture and Change
Ongoing Research
Our ongoing Research and Development program utilizes a team of nationally recognized scholars, local experts, and volunteers to compile and track needs assessment data in Winston-Salem to educate and disseminate reports, trainings, webinars, and publications.
This research helps local nonprofits with identifying needs and best practices to end local disparities.
Current research study topics include:
- Race relations
- Socio-economics
- Winston-Salem Schools
- Winston-Salem food deserts
- Health disparities.