What is Community Building?

Community Building is a group process developed by The Foundation for Community Encouragement that provides the opportunity to learn and practice methods that foster deep connections and promote authenticity between individuals and the larger world. Experiential in nature, the workshops are based on a set of guidelines and principles rather than an agenda or particular procedure. In light of recent events, we at Moved To Speak (a collaborative effort in the Chicago Metropolitan Area) have decided to sponsor another FCE Community Building Workshop followed by an evening set aside to discuss how we can action-plan to help build a racially just, multiracial and multicultural society.

During the two day workshop we will endeavor to build a temporary community to create and foster acceptance. Participants will learn a new language that is empowering and respectful. Time tested skills and guidelines include learning how to listen deeply, tolerate ambiguity and welcome silence.