The Black + Gold Series encourages dialogue and participatory engagement as a path to cross-racial understanding and unity between Black and Asian communities. The series is an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement (OPE), which works with community organizations and institutions to host curated events and activities that help to bridge the divide.
The following documents are from the Black + Gold Leadership Boot Camp: Strengthening Black and Asian Relations. This collection includes tools to help community leaders strengthen understanding, communication, and interaction between Black and Asian communities.
A facilitator guide that provides instruction on fostering constructive dialogues and managing the flow of a conversation. The guide also discusses the role and qualities of a facilitator.
This train-up provides an example template to guide conversation for the first session of a boot camp event based on the Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers model.
This train-up provides an example template to guide conversation for the second session of a boot camp event based on the Dialogues on Race program developed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
This train-up provides an example template to guide conversation for the last session of the boot camp. The largely celebratory event includes a review of the outcome of the Dialogue on Race and pledges of who will do what moving forward.
An impact report that highlights key takeaways from the three-part boot camp series and lays the groundwork for future initiatives aimed at strengthening the City's cross-racial relationships.
