Professional SJTI

To provide diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensive laboratory experience where they can focus on their own learning and development to increase their multicultural competencies as social justice educators.

• To deepen understanding of the dynamics of oppression at the individual, group, cultural, and systems levels through the lens of race and racism.
• To explore dominant and subordinated group dynamics within the system of racism.
• To broaden understanding of the breadth and depth of institutionalized racism.
• To examine the impact of racism on ourselves as trainers, as diversity practitioners, and on participants.
• To explore how to manage ourselves during “triggering” events:
  identify our personal triggers and hot buttons
  explore the factors and “roots” which fuel our triggered reactions
  learn and practice strategies to manage our own triggered reactions
• To encourage the application of learnings from this experience to other areas of oppression.

Participants who have gained the most from SJTI tend to come into the Institute with a foundation of skills and knowledge, including the capacity to:

• acknowledge their racial identity and the ways they were socialized in a racial/racist society.
• recognize common racist experiences of people of color and people who identify as biracial/multiracial.
• understand the dynamics of white privilege and differential access to power and access based on perceived racial identity.
• recognize how most organizations are infused with white culture and whiteness and the resulting advantages for whites and barriers for people of color and people who identify as biracial/multiracial.

Many potential participants have developed this foundational level of knowledge, skills and self-awareness through readings and attending courses, workshops, dialogue groups, and conferences. Some conferences they have found helpful include:

• White Privilege Conference (usually held in April)
• NCORE, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (usually held in late May)
• ACPA Institute for Social Justice (held every 2 years)
• NASPA National Multicultural Institute (held every 2 years)

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SJTI will begin promptly at 6:00pm on Monday evening and end by noon on Friday. SJTI is an institute not a conference, requiring participants to be present for all days and sessions.

3:00-6:00 p.m.

Hotel Registration

4:00-5:45 p.m.

Optional dinner on your own--meet others in hotel lobby

5:30-6:00 p.m.

Institute Registration

6:00-10:00 p.m.

Opening Session (ice cream bar afterwards)

8:30 a.m.-noon

Session 1

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own

1:30-6:00 p.m.

Session 2

6:00 p.m.

Dinner on your own (groups often gather to go to dinner together)

8:30 a.m.-noon

Session 3

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own

1:30-6:00 p.m.

Session 4

6:00 p.m.

Dinner on your own (groups often gather to go to dinner together)

8:30 a.m.-noon

Session 5

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own

1:30-6:00 p.m.

Session 6

6:00 p.m.

Dinner on your own (The entire cohort traditionally dines at one place the final night)

8:00-11:30 a.m.

Closing session

12:00 p.m.

Hotel check-out

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You are responsible for your lodging, transportation, and meals.  Do not make any arrangements until you receive your invitation from faculty to attend.  Every session 100-200 people apply and 40-50 are selected.

Westin Long Beach
333 East Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA, 90802
(562) 436-3000 

Participants will need to arrange their own travel, lodging and meals. Rooms will be available at the Westin Long Beach Hotel.

You may make a reservation be either going online or call (562) 436-3000 to reserve a room and mention SJTI to get the institute rate. The group rate may be available prior and after the program dates based on availability. Requests will be accommodated on a space availability basis only. 

Current check-in time is 3:00 pm and check-out time is noon.

Reservations by attendees must be received on or before November 6, 2020, 5pm ET (the "Cutoff Date"). At the Cut-off Date, the hotel will review the reservation pickup for the event and release the unreserved rooms for general sale.

Please do not make your reservation until after you receive confirmation that you have been selected as a participant.

We ask that all participants plan on being in Long Beach by around 4pm on Monday so you can get settled, eat and be ready to start at 6pm.

Airline Reservations
There are three airport options.  The closest is the Long Beach Airport (LGB, www.lgb.org).  This is a smaller airport with limited airlines and times.  The other two options are the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, http://www.lawa.org/welcomeLAX.aspx) and John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA, http://www.ocair.com/).  LAX is approximately 30 miles north of Long Beach and SNA is approximately 30 miles south of Long Beach both with varying time in traffic.  Both host all major airlines.  There are multiple ways to travel from each airport to the hotel.  Visit the necessary airport website to determine which works best for you.  Once on site, there is no need for a car as restaurants and other stores are in close proximity.  

Driving
If you are driving in, the parking rate per day is $25 self-parking and $28 valet.

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Cost of registration is $750.00. (Please note that there is a 5% surcharge if you use PayPal which brings the total to $787.50.)  

The Employee Identification Number for SJTI is: *32-0246935*. Your institution or place of work might need this number if you are requesting a reimbursement from them. SJTI also has a PayPal account if you need to pay using a credit card.  Partial payments are accepted as well — just let us know what you need and we will work it out!

Application and registration questions should be directed to sjtiadmin@sjti.org.

After you submit your application, you should be directed to a confirmation page. If you do not receive this confirmation or have any difficulties submitting your application, contact sjtiadmin@sjti.org to make sure that your application was received.

Meals are not included. Participants cover this expense on their own.

Due to the fact that we select institute participants, 20 - 30 applicants are not selected each time we hold an institute. As a result, we have instituted the following cancellation policy. If you cancel your registration 45 - 30 days from the first day of the institute, there is a $100.00 penalty. If you cancel 12 - 30 days out, there is a $150.00 penalty. If you cancel under 15 days, there will be no refund.

SJTI works to create a learning environment that supports the needs of all participants. As a tax-exempt organization we are not in the financial position to regularly provide some accommodations, including ASL interpreters. Feel free to contact becky martinez if you would like to talk through accommodations and learning needs (beckymartinez1@gmail.com or 949-278-2281).

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