Workshops -

are tailored to the needs of individuals and organizations.

If you wish to have me prepare a workshop for you, ask yourself the following questions so I may best serve your organizational needs:

  1. What do you hope to gain from this workshop?

  2. What do you want your workshop participants to take with them?

  3. What is your biggest concern about offering this kind of workshop?

RACISM 101 - Building the Foundation


Training Building Blocks:

Isms:  Barriers to Equity

Structural Racism and Other Forms of Oppression

The Racial Divide:  Status, Power, and Privilege

Racism and Implicit Bias

Individual and Institutional Racism:  Costs and Consequences

The Diversity Consciousness Model:  Key Areas Resources

Change Through Accountability and Action

Participants will:

  • Develop a clear understanding of race and racism

  • Develop skills to combat racial bias

  • Evaluate Models of Mobility for People of Color
    and Whites in the U.S.

  • Recognize ways in which implicit bias shapes our behavior

  • Analyze the importance of 1) Shifting Perspectives, 2) Gauging the Level of the Playing Field, and 3) Constant Self-Examination to educate ourselves/others

  • Develop an action plan: Identify opportunities and next steps to promote racial equity
 

 

Talking About Race Openly and Honestly So We Can Move Forward

 

Training Building Blocks:


The Concept of Race; What It is and What It isn't

The Challenges of Talking About Race

Limits of Social Media

Keys to Becoming Comfortable

The Danger of "A Single Story"

Learning Opportunities

A Long Process

 

Participants will:

  • Develop a clear understanding of race and why it matters

  • Talk about why many of us find it so difficult to talk openly and honestly about raceTalk about taboo topics (e.g. racial stereotypes)

  • Talk about barriers to productive conversations 

  • Self-examine and identify specific areas in need of improvement 
     
  • Develop an action plan to promote personal skills in talking about race