This 10-week, 25-hour course is facilitated by a team of trained and experienced individuals who create a safe space to have conversations that push past comfort, naming truths we don’t often say out loud, and giving us tools to face them together.

The course runs from January 21, 2027 to March 25, 2027, on Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm EST - 8:30 pm EST via Zoom.

The course is co-created in real time by the participants and our team of expert facilitators.

Together, we explore 7 different systems of oppression through activities, guided discussions, and structured "Speak Outs" that empower individuals to express the ways systems of oppression have impacted them. The course covers:
Classism;
Ableism;
Sexism;
Heterosexism;
Religious oppression;
Racism;
And Ageism.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Format: 10 weeks, 25 hours total (Online)

• Approach: Experiential, co-created, human-centered

• Facilitators: Highly trained guides who hold safe spaces for dangerous conversations

• Who it’s for: People ready for sustained, personal, transformative learning
   

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Connect systems to lived experience:

  • Participants explore how large-scale systems show up in everyday life, shaping opportunity, perception, and impact.

• Listen to the truth of someone’s lived story:

  • Speak Outs create a powerful space to hear directly from people whose experiences differ from your own — not as “examples,” but as human beings.

• Build stronger skills for allyship & real-world communication:

  • Through weekly reflections and guided discussions, participants learn how to engage across differences with more courage, empathy, and responsibility.

 
WHY WE EXIST
People are struggling to talk about identity, power, and belonging. Conversations shut down quickly, become tense, or never start. Many individuals are unsure what to say or are afraid of saying the wrong thing, so silence becomes the default.

Culture of Respect offers another way.

If we want a world where everyone’s life is valued, we have to learn how to talk to each other, especially when the conversations are difficult.
Culture of Respect exists to make that possible.

That's why we created Culture of Respect: a 10-week, 25-hour journey into how systems of oppression shape our lives, our relationships, and the way we talk to one another. It’s an immersive, co-created space where participants explore seven key systems — classism, ableism, sexism, heterosexism, religious oppression, racism, and ageism — through activities, discussion, and Speak Outs, where people share how these systems have shown up in their own stories.

This isn’t a lecture.

It’s a structured experience that puts lived experience at the center and helps people understand the world, and each other, with more depth, empathy, and clarity.