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This learning series will serve to provide local CEOs with an introduction to fundamental concepts, theories, and common language used in relation to racial equity and social justice, and a clearer understanding of how to begin to implement change within their organizations. In this five-part series, CEOs will learn how an organization’s culture and practices can support or inhibits the integration of equity-centered policies and practices that benefit staff, clients, and other stakeholders.

Week One - Where Are You Now?
Getting to know you and your organization.

Week Two - What Do We Mean?
Defining terms, terminology, and developing a shared language.

Week Three -What Do We Need to Know?
Manifestations of Internalized Racial Superiority and Inferiority, Implicit/Explicit Bias and micro aggressions

Week Four - White Organizational Culture: Inequity Masked as Professionalism
Identity, Power & Privilege
Professionalism as coded language for white culture
How do the descriptions of your work culture, provided in Week one, fit with these constructs?

Week Five - Planning for Equity
Strategies to Mitigate Bias
Deliberative Processing
Individuation - Focus on the individual
Perspective-taking
How can your organization begin to review and adapt policies and procedures to be more culturally inclusive and humble?
What is your responsibility? Professionally? Personally?