A team of GHIAA leaders developed and launched the Broadening Understanding, Deepening Solidarity (BUDS) program, with over 50 participants. Meeting monthly for 4 sessions, the program provided opportunities to build relationships across racial and religious differences; share lived experiences of racism, antisemitism, and anti-Muslim bigotry; bear witness to our neighbors’ pain; and learn and hone our skills for interrupting harm.
The BUDS leadership team was a microcosm of this work, building strong relationships and deep trust through a sometimes bumpy process of learning, sharing, and developing this program together.
Next steps include trainings this summer and fall on combating specific forms of hate/bigotry. Click here to register for the upcoming sessions. We are currently gathering and analyzing feedback from BUDS participants to determine appetite for other forms of continued engagement
