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Friday, May 5th 6pm -9pm 
Saturday, May 6th 10am-6pm  
Sunday, May 7th 10am-3pm

Location: Advocates Main Office  1881 Worcester Road Framingham, MA
Cost: $175, includes weekend program, light snacks and drinks, and CEUs
CEUs: MassRID is an approved RID CMP sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered at 1.4 CEUs/ACETs at the Little/No Content Level

•    Today’s headlines are too often filled with lives lost by gunshot or incarceration. 
•    In the American landscape, do Black lives matter?
•    Our profession is imbedded in this landscape but are we engaging in dialogue?
•    It’s time to call the question: What do you do in the moments that matter?

How do we talk with each other in order to call forward our different but equally valuable skills, wisdom and talent to make sure we are most prepared not just witness but to engage in talk as action that addresses what matters and fosters change.  Day One:  presentation on the idea of –ism as lived experience.  Day Two and Three: guided participation through a series of small and large group activities and discussions starting with safe space and moving on to trust, Active Listening and Sharing Experiences, Having the Difficult Dialogue and Strategies for Allied Behavior.

James Wiggins is a staff ASL/English interpreter for a New England Hospital a freelance interpreter for 20+ years.  James started interpreting for his parents as a teenager, and later studied to and became a nationally certified interpreter. 

Laurie Shaffer is a lecturer in the ASL-English Interpreting Program at University of New Hampshire-Manchester and remains an active practitioner.  She has taught to various topics pertinent to the field in post-secondary institutions, seminars, and professional development venues for 20 years.

James and Laurie have worked together as colleagues and also as co-creators of various programs, discussions and projects that address topics of equality, respect and growth.

Designed for working Interpreters only, conducted in an all-ASL environment, no Interpreters provided.

Questions? Contact Sharon MacLean SMaclean@Advocates.org