Designed by awarded Diversity & Inclusion Professional and Author, Nikki Murphy, this guide is intended to cultivate rich conversations across diverse groups, foster understanding, and inspire action.
 
This guide contains content to facilitate a 1-hour courageous conversation session around the book, Home For Hurricanes: A Memoir of Resilience in Poetry and Prose, within your school, organization, or workplace. With 30 questions to choose from, there is plenty of additional content that can be leveraged for a multi-session approach.
 
Topics and themes to be explored in the discussion include: 
socialization & societal expectations
worthiness
gender and racial stereotypes
impact of trauma
impact of media messaging
personal responsibility
shame
fostering community & promoting vulnerability
resilience, and
inclusion. 
 
Questions are most suitable for high school-aged students and adults of all ages.
 
Ideal for classroom, employee resource group (ERG), business resource groups (BRG), diversity & inclusion council, development program, and organization-wide discussion use.
 
Flexible to accommodate large groups (100+) with small breakout group discussions.
 
For use in virtual or in-person sessions.
 
Fully customizable by end-user.
 
Sample Question:
After reading “9/11 in Hood Classrooms,” discuss the following:
Let’s explore the ways we assign innocence and value to groups of people. Consider a tragic headline you’ve recently read (e.g., “Hispanic Teenager Shot by Deli Owner”). Imagine changing a characteristic of the victim (race, age, gender, class, citizenship status, etc.). Does it read more or less tragic when these factors are changed? Why do you think that is?