Montclair Community Learning Circles on Race Selection Form

Sign-up to join a group of 6-10 other community members in a small Learning Circle on Race. Each Learning Circle is guided by two Facilitators who have gone through a custom training for this program. The Facilitators aren't necessarily experts, academics, or have special prior knowledge about race and equity. They are community members who, like you, are willing to lend their time, energy, and action to seed real change that comes from personal learning, reflection, and conversation.

Schedule: Learning Circles will meet 5 times between May 2nd and June 20th (with most starting after May 9th). Each meeting is 2 hours long. There will be a community-wide event on June 13th (more details to come). Learning Circles will use Zoom or a similar platform to meet.
We ask for your racial identity with intentional purpose.
- We know from our past cohorts that Black or Brown Learning Circle participants prefer being in a Learning Circle with at least one Black or Brown Facilitator. We have included the Facilitators' racial identities, as provided by them, to refer to as you sign up.
- We will prioritize having racially balanced groups, when that is possible. If we need to make changes to your selection, we will reach out to you before doing so.

After the sign-up window is closed, your Faciliators will contact you and the rest of your Learning Circle to arrange the meeting schedule and exchange contact info. If you are not able to work with your Learning Circle's schedule, we will do our best to find you a new Circle if there are still spots available.

Please contact us at dory@mfee.org with any questions.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

example@example.com

Phone Number (cell preferred) *

Please enter a valid phone number.

How did you hear about the Learning Circles on Race? *

Email from MFEE Friend/word of mouth PTA/School newsletter Facebook/Instagram News article (Montclair Local, Baristanet, Patch, etc) I don't recall Other

What is your racial identity? *

Are you Hispanic or Latinx? *

Yes No Prefer not to answer

Your age

Gender identity

Ward you currently live in

We have included the Facilitators' racial identities, as provided by them, to refer to as you sign up. Key to abbreviations:

B/AA: Black/African-American
W: White
A: Asian or Asian-American
I: Indian or Indian-American
L: Latinx

Some Learning Circle Facilitators have indicated specific day/time options for their group to meet. Please select a Learning Circle that works for your schedule.

Select a Learning Circle

If none of the above available Learning Circles work for your schedule or preferences, please tell us what are looking for, in case a spot opens up or another Circle becomes available. You can also email us at dory@mfee.org.

Learning Circle on Race Sign-up

The following questions are optional. MFEE will use this information to understand who participates in our programming, and where we can improve our community engagement efforts.

Note about the Learning Circle options