For our systems to thrive in the twenty-first century, we need educated, racially literate leaders who have the tools to cultivate equitable environments and professional standards. This community of practice is designed to help a small cohort of up to twenty-five white leaders develop fluency in equity, diversity, and inclusion. Through monthly sessions, you will learn to move from “
I don’t see colour” to “
I understand how racism has impacted my own leadership and organization, and I have strategies to assist in its undoing”.
You will explore:
- How whiteness norms are unconsciously perpetuated in organizational contexts;
- How to explore and decode whiteness as a racial category versus white cultural norms;
- What it takes to develop equity literacy and develop your fluency in a community of like-minded peers;
- To move beyond enacting traditional racial scripts to authentic relationship-building;
- How to access equity in your team/program area/organization and how to take steps forward from diversity to inclusion to belonging.
Session Dates/Topics:
- Tuesday, January 27th – Introduction: Anti-Racism as a Practice
- Tuesday, February 24th – Reframing our Stories Outside of White Supremacy
- Tuesday, March 31st – Rumbling with What we’ve Inherited as White Leaders
- Tuesday, April 28th – Going Beyond the Land Acknowledgement
- Tuesday, May 26th – Rupture/Repair: Engaging in Authentic Relationships Across Racial Difference
- Tuesday, June 30th – What Professionalism Looks Like in White-Led Institutions
- Tuesday, September 29th – Getting it Right: The Perfectionism-Whiteness Relationship
- Tuesday, October 27th – Cultivating Safer/Brave Spaces as a Leader
- Tuesday, November 24th – Breaking the Ice: Handling White Fragility.
