From Diversity to Unity: A Dramatic Interactive Workshop for the Global Community seeks to present participants with an alternative approach to diversity education toward the end of fostering Inclusive Community Building. Inclusive implies an embracing of the ‘others’ or the ‘outsiders’ to form learning communities (Howard, 1998). Inclusive Community Building (ICB), in theory and practice is a three-step process of moving from diversity, to unity, toward the end of building a true community. It invites the participation of all groups to accomplish a particular goal. In this case, the goal is to build community. The first step of ICB is Diversity. Diversity is a topic many people discuss nowadays when addressing current issues on race relations. Diversity is often looked upon as difference. An acknowledgment of our differences doesn't create a better society; it only increases the number of barriers drawn between cultures. ICB principles view diversity as variety where we all possess similarities that bind us together. The second step is Unity. Unity is about acquiring a vision that is shared among the community-building participants. Once there is an established common bond, we can then move on to community. Community, in this case, is viewed as fellowship.

The Dramatic Interactive team building training session utilizes community-building principles to encourage unity among individuals of variant cultures. The training unfolds in four phases: 1) GOMA, 2) A one act skit, 3) the Community Anthem, 4) "Building the Inclusive Community: a visual demonstration". The first song "GOMA" addresses the project's Goal, Objective, Method, and Attitude. Our goal is Community while the objective is Unity. The method is Respect. Respect is gained through a mutual understanding of others. The attitude or disposition of heart in approaching the work is one of Honor. The song is an icebreaker, setting the tone for the work that follows. Agreement takes place by engaging audience participation. By chanting, clapping, and singing along, the group demonstrates a sense of unity that leads to a community outlook. The skit is an entertaining approach that educates. Taken from a classroom setting the audience begins to see how the educator can relate diversity in everyday life. Using the concept of time the teacher expounds upon principles that employ the clock as a community-building tool. The second song, "Community Anthem" mirrors the message that was brought forth in the skit. It sets the themes of diversity, unity, and community to a catchy little tune that is easily remembered. This approach is similar to that of a young child learning his/her alphabet by singing the Alphabet song. For those not easily moved by music or drama, the final phase offers the message of community building in a visual diagram. In this diagram, one is able to visualize the message of moving from diversity to unity to community.

Life in the 21st century presents educators and students with an abundance of challenges. As we further develop into a multicultural society we are faced with the emerging task of developing an understanding of culturally different people. “There are no peoples on the face of the earth void of culture. No culture can boast superiority. This is because all cultures meet the basic requirements of values, coherence and structure in human behavior and a lifestyle (Hunt, 1998).” Upon experiencing the Dramatic Interactive approach participants move along the community building lifecycle