Evaluation and Impact

 

  • 2020 wAIR Pilot

    An initial version of the program was conducted over 8 weeks, from July to September of 2020, with 11 participants based in the US and the UK. Three identified as men, six as women, and one as non-binary. All identified as white or white-presenting.

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  • 2021 wAIR Pilot

    A second iteration of the program was conducted over 12 weeks, from March to June of 2021. Eleven people participated, based in the US, the UK, Spain and Italy. A significant upgrade was made to the website to act as a multimedia learning management system.

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  • 2022 Reading Circles

    From June to early October 2022, the Collective collaborated with BIPOC community leaders to produce two on-line Reading Circles, combining study with deep process work in small racial affinity groups. Over 100 people living in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Britain and India joined.

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  • I feel more connected to others in our community committed to this work, supported in my efforts to move an antiracism “agenda” forward, and more able to fluently speak to the issues.

    - 2020 wAIR pilot participant

  • I am more aware of my conditioning. [I am] more aware of my impact on people of color and what it might be like to be in their shoes. I now move towards people of color more easily. I’m more sensitive to people of color in our Buddhist community and I think more about my perspective in my way of taking about “how life is.” It may be different for them.

    - 2021 wAIR pilot participant.

  • I loved the engaging materials and the safe, supportive group experience.

    - 2020 wAIR pilot participant

  • It was great that we were starting with a common framework of trust and understanding, being that we all were dedicated practitioners. I also felt like I could make mistakes and it would be OK - no one would abandon me.

    - 2020 wAIR Pilot Participant

  • I feel more confident to speak about racism, and to speak up when I see/hear something that’s not ok or not comfortable. I am more knowledgable and more committed to being part of the change. -

    2021 wAIR pilot participant