Breaking Down Inclusion & Belonging at Camp

This session will provide attendees an entry point to providing diverse experiences and fostering belonging at camp and camp-centered organizations. From the vantage point of cultivating curiosity, learning how to apply the platinum rule and exploring what it looks like to break habits of bias, participants will walk away with tools, resources and several actionable steps to help them begin or continue these efforts. This workshop will be an interactive session rather than a lecture format and participants will be encouraged to engage with each other and with the presenter.  

Attendees will have access to the recording for 30 days.

Cara Golden serves as Programs Director for the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice (OCCJ) based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. OCCJ’s annual summer camp, Anytown, has provided Oklahoma youth the tools to craft intentionally inclusive communities since 1994. Cara has a passion for engaging with local communities, broadening cultural awareness and has a particular heart for Native and Indigenous communities, which drove her to move to Tulsa from the Pittsburgh area in the summer of 2021. Cara has a background in anthropology, English as a Second Language education and nonprofit organizations. She received her bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Auburn University and is currently pursuing a master’s in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.