Facilitation Course

Learn the art of interfaith engagement.

Over a series of six sessions, gain the skills and knowledge to lead a photovoice project designed to empower a diverse group of people cultivate understanding, empathy, and a shared purpose.

Cameras for the Common Good: Basic Photovoice Facilitation Course Details

SPRING 2026 COHORT

Who: Interfaith leaders interested in facilitating photovoice projects for their own communities or organizations without charging a fee for their services.

What: Learn to facilitate photovoice for interfaith engagement and become part of a community of practice as you complete your first project.

Where: Online via Zoom and Miro.

When: Wednesdays at 5:00 – 7:00 pm, March 25 – April 29, 2026.

Cost: $1200/person. We’re persuaded that using photovoice for interfaith understanding should be a team effort, so we’re offering a discount to people from the same community/organization who register together: $950/person for two or more people from the same community/organization. We can offer discounts to individuals in small organizations with limited budgets. Ask what we can do.

Instructor: Roman Williams, PhD, founder of Interfaith Photovoice.

Objectives

  1. Build the capacity to facilitate interfaith dialogue through photovoice and engage community stakeholders through visual storytelling.

  2. Become familiar with photovoice, its origins and related concepts, and how it can be used in interfaith dialogue.

  3. Develop an understanding of ethical issues related to photovoice and strategies for preventing ethical dilemmas.

  4. Learn the basics of smartphone photography.

  5. Acquire experiential knowledge of an Interfaith Photovoice project.

  6. Understand how to plan, prepare, and lead a photovoice project.

Course Schedule

March 25 | Course Introduction (5:00 - 6:00 pm ET)

April 1 | The Golden Rule & Photography (4:00 - 6:00 pm ET)

April 8 | Religion & Belief in Everyday Life (4:00 - 6:00 pm ET)

April 15 | Bridges and Barriers to Belonging (4:00 - 6:00 pm ET)

April 22 | Envisioning Change (4:00 - 6:00 pm ET)

April 29 | From Snapshot to Social Engagement (4:00 - 6:00 pm ET)