You are probably familiar with the idea that victims of trauma, whether physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal, are highly likely to recreate the trauma. When people recreate trauma, we can do so in the victim or oppressor role, regardless of how we originally experienced the event. Can effects of past traumas be subconsciously affecting our inter-racial relationships? Read more

Physical violence on the interpersonal realm is easy to identify, but what about the non-physical? Are racist thoughts and speech harmful, even if said amongst friends? Shams Tara Wesley spells out the differences between acts of physical violence, active non-physical and passive non-physical violence in interpersonal relationships. Read more to learn how you can transform subconscious racism to bring more peace to the world. Read more

Many of us have been raised in an environment where racism–blatant and subtle–was acceptable. Even if you didn't agree with it, the thoughts and underlying belief patterns still make their way into the psyche, influencing subconscious acts, what Gandhi calls the "passive acts of violence," that we commit every day. Learn Gandhi's process for exploration and join us for discussion and healing - to become the change we want to see in the world. Read more