Diversity and Equity Leadership Institute
Integrating Anti-Racism with Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution.
Next Sessions:
May 9th – 12th, 2010 | Tatamagouche Centre, Nova Scotia
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July 2010| Location TBA (Toronto area), Ontario
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September 10th - 15th, 2010 | Hollyhock Centre, British Columbia,
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"Studies over the past decade have confirmed, our brains operate with a vast unconscious mind that even Freud never suspected."
~ D.G. Meyers, Scientific American Mind
Neuroscience research over the last decade reveals that our day-to-day behaviour is dictated - contrary to popular belief - by how we feel rather than what we think. Emotions, invisible and controlling, are rooted in the unconscious mind and frequently impact our actions without our awareness. Developing greater emotional intelligence - self-awareness, empathy and relationship-building - is widely-recognized as the most important personal competency for leaders to possess. The terrain of emotions raises important and profound question for issues of diversity in the workplace:
- What is the role of emotions in our interactions with people from backgrounds different than our own?
- How do we uncover our personal "blind-spots" that reside in our unconscious mind in order to create truly inclusive, welcoming environments?
- What is the role of unconscious bias and emotional triggers in how well we handle conflict that involves issues of difference (i.e. race, gender, class or sexual orientation)?
Anima Leadership and Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) continue their successful partnership to offer this ground-breaking institute with an optional 1.5 day Train-the-Trainers component.
The Diversity & Equity Leadership Institute is a highly interactive and experiential course grounded in adult pedagogy and layered with cutting-edge information from the fields of neuroscience, social psychology, and bias research. By combining anti-racism strategies with emotional intelligence and conflict resolution, a deeply holistic approach has been developed that balances intellect with emotions, and internal factors with external forces. This methodology is successful in nurturing personal growth, learning - and unlearning - through the use of various theoretical lenses without being confined to a singular ideological position.
Managers, supervisors, educators, facilitators and diversity representatives from the public, non-profit and private sectors will be equipped with the emotional competency to both navigate through difference and lead effectively. Through processes tested in national and international settings, the Anima/CRRF program will both support and challenge your approach to diversity and inclusion.
May 9th – 12th, 2010 | Tatamagouche Centre, Nova Scotia
Register Online! | Register for Train-the-trainers!
Date: May 9th – 12th, plus May 12th – 14th for Train-the-trainers
Location: Tatamagouche Centre, Nova Scotia
Contact: Kate Bowers, Program Assistant, kate@animaleadership.com or (416) 462-9512
**Please note for this course, if you would like to attend the train-the-trainers component, you must register for both the course, and the train-the-trainers component. Both registration links have been included above.
July 2010, Location TBA, Toronto area | Registration coming soon!
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Date: July 2010 Location: Toronto area Contact: Kate Bowers, Program Assistant, kate@animaleadership.com or (416) 462-9512September 10th – 15th, 2010 | Hollyhock Retreat Centre, British Columbia
Register Online!
Date: September 10th – 14th, plus Sept 14th – 15th for Train-the-trainers
Location: Hollyhock Retreat Centre, British Columbia
Contact: Kate Bowers, Program Assistant, kate@animaleadership.com or (416) 462-9512
“The activities were excellent and useful to take back... Incredibly useful. Incredibly. I can’t say enough good about these amazing 2 days!”
Kim MacKenzie, O.C.I.S.O.
I learned that there are many different creative mediums that I have at my disposal to deal with conflict and to learn about myself. The conflict simulations were very powerful and informative – offered new ways of dealing with familiar patterns.”
Participant, Toronto
"I know that what I learned in terms of being present, checking in, building inclusive communities up front (as a form of "prevention") will stay with me and inform my teaching and research practices as will the emotional intelligence piece and how this is connected to equity work.”
Susan Walsh, Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
“The presentation was engaging, professional, invigorating and thought provoking... Should be mandatory... Learned a lot that can be used in my personal life.”
Teacher, Toronto
“A wonderful weaving of the emotional, the spiritual, the political, the communal, intellectual. Great!”
Njeri-Damali Campbell, Peel Diversity Roundtable