Addressing Anti-Black and Anti-Indigenous Racism

Addressing Anti-Black and Anti-Indigenous Racism: A Learning Program for Change

This innovative program empowers ALL employees to become active participants in creating a culture free from anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. Through a comprehensive four-week journey, participants will gain a deeper understanding of these issues, fostering inclusivity and positive change.

Program Outcomes

Heightened awareness of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism.
Open and honest dialogue through information sharing and active participation.

The program is delivered over a four (4) weeks period and include:

Week 1

Celebrating the Past: “This is a time to learn more about the important role that people of African descent and Indigenous peoples have played in our history.

Week 2

Focus on the Present: The Reality of Being Indigenous or Black in Canada: The Black Lives Matter Movement, Idle No More, Wet’suwet’en protests. Merged into the conversation were concepts such as:

Systemic racism
Interpersonal dynamics: White Fragility, White Guilt, White Privilege, White Supremacy
Policies & procedures
How well society is using BLM to address incidents of racism and other forms of oppression
The approach to working with non-Indigenous and non-Blacks: Allyship
The choices and voices of organizations: hiring, organizational culture, etc.
The approach to ongoing development of staff and managers to be self-aware and have the ability to bring an intersectional, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive approach to their work and interpersonal dynamics at work

Week 3 and 4

Look towards the Future: The purpose would be to level-set and develop a common language for employees on Anti-racism. The Team has to understand the journey Canada has undertaken to migrate from Equity to Diversity to Inclusion.

Likewise, it is an opportunity to discuss the reasons why the operating paradigms that have been developed since 1984 are no longer able to provide answers to anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, bias, micro-aggressions, or explain notions, such as White privilege or intercultural competence. The outcome is:

Increase participants’ awareness.
Generate open, honest, and frank dialogue through the sharing of information and active participation.

Ready to Create Positive Change?

Empower your employees to be agents of anti-racism. Contact us today to learn more about implementing this impactful program in your workplace.

Addressing Anti-Black and Anti-Indigenous Racism