Psi Beta
HCC has an active chapter of Psi Beta: National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges. To learn more about this organization visit the Psi Beta website. For information about the HCC chapter, visit the Psi Beta page on the HCC Learning Web.
Students with a 3.5+ GPA who are taking 12 hours at HCC should receive a letter of invitation to join. Applications can be found at the Omega Sigma website or at the national website.
The Center for Healing Racism conducts workshops on healing racism.
“Men hate each other because they fear each other, and they fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they are often separated from each other.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King
Dialogue: Racism provides a safe, respectful and loving atmosphere for individuals to learn new information, share their experiences, ask questions-to dispel the fears; get to know each other, and to stop the separation.
TOPICS AND VIDEOS USED IN THE WORKSHOP:
. Defining Various Types of Racism: The film, “The Way Home” is a fountain of healing truths that dares to speak the unspeakable about the politics of oppression and race in the United States.
. How Racism is Perpetuated: Childhood experiences, misinformation and segregation.
. Unaware Racism and White Privilege: Confronting this country's history of White privilege.
. Stereotypes and how they affect us: The film,”Ethnic Notions”, shows the deep-rooted stereotypes and dehumanizing caricatures that have fueled anti-Black prejudice.
. Cultural Racism: The film, “Healing the Hurts” depicts the effects of residential schools on Native-Americans
. Internalized Racism: When the anger, hurt and frustration turn inward. The film, “The Way Home” goes beyond a basic awareness of racism to explore the subtle, rarely acknowledged roots of self-hatred and lack of understanding among even the most progressive people.
. Institutionalized Racism: The systems that affect us daily: media, justice system, educational system, health care system, and economic system. The film,” Race-the Power of an Illusion” answers the question does the color of your skin play a role in America?
. Race is a Human Invention: The video, “Race-The Power of an Illusion” asks the questions: “What if we suddenly discovered that our most basic assumption about race - for instance, that the world's people can be divided biologically along racial lines - was false? And if race is a biological "myth," where did the idea come from? How do our institutions give race social meaning and power?”
. My Next Steps, Finding Allies.
*The Center is not affiliated with host organization – Havens Community Center.
**The sessions are free and open to the public, however donations are appreciated. Registration is required by replying to this email or calling the Center’s office at 713-520-8226 and leaving the name(s), email address(s) and phone number(s) of person(s) attending. This workshop is open to the first 50 people.
**CEU credits are available for social work professionals. There is a $30.00 fee for 14.0 CEU credits. Request CEU credits at the time of registration. You must attend both sessions for CEU credits to be awarded.
** Houston Community College System seeks to provide equal educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
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