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# Red Cross Santa Monica offers Working with Total Diversity class Sept. 16
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/091506-story/
- Published: 2006-09-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:24:32.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Working with a cultural mix of people can take skills and sensitivity. That’s why the American Red Cross of Santa Monica is offering the “Working with Total Diversity”class on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to provide the necessary social tools. The skill-based training program provides the skills needed to be effective in working with and serving diverse communities.

Among the objectives of the course is to learn how to approach situations with a “learner” mindset, and how to differentiate facts from opinions. Class participants will learn how to control responses in “cultural collisions,” how to master culturally sensitive communications and apply the skills they’ve learned to enter and service diverse communities with greater ease.

The instructor of the class is Haqiqah Abdul-Rahim. She is a long-time Central Coast Red Cross volunteer and instructor, and one of the premier teachers of ethnic understanding and cultural diversity training for the American Red Cross.

Although a prerequisite class for all Santa Monica Red Cross volunteers working in disaster services locally, as well as out of the area, this class is the first cultural diversity class to be offered to the general public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

There is no charge for the class, however, participants are required to be on time for the 8 a.m. start. There will be a lunch break and class will continue until about 4:30 p.m. The training is open to anyone 18 years old or older. Class size is limited to 50 persons, so immediate reservations are suggested. Class participants already volunteering with the American Red Cross will receive course credit for the session.

Persons interested in taking the class to be held at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., should call the Santa Monica Red Cross, Monday through Friday at (310) 394- 3773 during business hours and register for “Working with Total Diversity.” For additional information or register on-line at www.redcrossofsantamonica.org.

The American Red Cross of Santa Monica is a publicly supported nonprofit corporation that provides health and safety education, youth services, CPR and first aid training, disaster awareness and disaster relief efforts. For additional information or to inquire about programs or assistance, call (310) 394-3773 or go online at www.redcrossofsanta-monica.org. Tsang speaks for women voters

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 15, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091506.pdf?ref=smdp.com)