RAPP Program on InFocus

InFocus and the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission would like to thank Rebecca Lehman, Program Coordinator for UC's RAPP (Racial Awareness Program) and RAPP members Kimberly McGinnis and William Harris for thier interview about the program's intensive development programs, alumni engagement, and outreach throughout Greater Cincinnati on September 19, 2012. http://vimeo.com/50144042 

RAPP offers free programming to the University of Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati community on a variety of diversity, multicultural, social justice, and communication topics.
RAPP works with interested groups to develop a program to suit their needs on most any topic, and can make referrals on topics we feel others can do better than we.
Common topics we present on include:

• Self-awareness:  Identifying and exploring our own social identities, such as race, gender, sexuality, religion, class, etc.;
• Campus awareness:  Exploring diversity at UC, including statistical diversity and campus resources on race, gender, sexuality, ability, and religion;
• Just Community:  Exploring the UC Just Community initiative and identifying ways we can create a just and caring community;
• Effective Communication Strategies:  Exploring key concepts in cross cultural communication and how to use them to improve communication;
• Communication around Triggers:  Identifying our own triggers and common triggers and strategizing about how to respond when triggered that promote learning;
• Allyship:  Exploring a holistic concept of allies and identifying how to develop effective ally skills.
• Power & Privilege:  Exploring how social power and unearned privilege manifest and how to become an agent of change fighting oppression.