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Event: Navigating Microaggressions: Understanding and Interrupting Everyday Harms
Date: Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM ET
Location: Virtual via ZOOM

View the recording here.

About the Event:

Microaggressions may appear small, but their impact is harmful. These subtle, often unintentional slights can undermine trust, silence voices, and challenge mental health. Too often, they go unaddressed—not because people don’t care, but because we may lack the language or tools to respond.

This free virtual event from Peace Through Action USA will help participants understand the dynamics of microaggressions, explore strategies for responding with care and courage, and practice building cultures of dignity, safety, and belonging.

What You Will Gain Participants will explore:

• Participants in this event:

  • Defined what microaggressions are and why they matter.

  • Explored four practical strategies: meta-communication, reframing, perspective-taking, and repair.

  • Examined how microaggressions target different identities, including race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and religion.

  • Reflected on intersectionality and the layered experiences of marginalized communities.

  • Engaged in breakout discussions to apply strategies to real-world scenarios.

  • Left with concrete tools to interrupt everyday harms and foster inclusive spaces.

Guest Speakers

Gary Wingfield Jr. — Spoken word artist and community organizer. Gary brings passion, creativity, and honesty to conversations about bias and justice.

Sheri Tardio — Executive Director, Community Mediation Center of Calvert County. Sheri specializes in conflict resolution, dialogue facilitation, and building cultures of repair.

Facilitator: Chris Walonski, Director of Programs, Peace Through Action USA.

Partners

• Broadview Church – Serving Calvert County since 2003, committed to spiritual growth and meeting community needs.

• The Calvert Peace Project – Increasing understanding, collaboration, and community in Calvert County through civic and social engagement with a focus on peace.

Resources

Read:

• Derald Wing Sue on Microaggressions (Psychology Today) – Foundational insights into the psychology of microaggressions.
• Teaching Tolerance: Speak Up at School – A practical guide for responding to everyday bias.

Watch:

• Microaggressions in Everyday Life – Columbia University Talk – Dr. Derald Wing Sue explains the impact of microaggressions.
• Interrupting Microaggressions (University of Michigan) – Strategies for addressing subtle acts of exclusion.

Listen:

• Code Switch (NPR) – Stories and analysis about race and identity in America.
• Microaggressions Podcast – Voices and stories highlighting lived experiences of everyday bias.

Discover:

• Community Mediation Center of Calvert County – Resources for conflict resolution and dialogue.

How to View

The event was recorded and is available on our YouTube channel. Don’t miss this important conversation—watch the recording and share it with your network.