Length: Half day
Audience: All employees
Dismantling Racism in the Public Service
The year 2020, will likely go down in history as the year of the pandemics: Corona virus and Racism. The protest that have taken place in response to systemic anti-Black racism have revealed the need to elevate the work necessary to achieve an equitable, inclusive and just society. While not a new revelation for Black people, Indigenous people, and other racialized communities, today there appears to be a readiness to begin deep and meaningful conversations on race. This introductory workshop will explore the roots of racism in Canada and its impacts on an individual, organizational and societal level. Participants will be provided with the space, time and a safe environment that will allow them to build upon their existing experiences, knowledge and assumptions about racism and identify how racism shows up in their personal and professional lives.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
• Present context and history of racism in Canada.
• Clarify terminology related to racism, anti-Black racism, and other forms of oppression.
• Explore the dynamics of organizational and systemic racism and it impacts.
• Examine how one's social location/identity is shaped and how this learning is translated into day-to-day practices and decisions.
• Enhanced understanding of how anti-Black racism operates as a function of white supremacy.
• Identify strategies to effectively dismantle racism - personally and professionally.
Facilitator: External - Chrysalis Human Rights Agency Inc.
Upcoming sessions: Friday, May 24th, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
Location - Virtual