In the fifth session of the Foundations of Racial Equity Series, we will deepen our understanding of where and how identity-based assumptions and inequities are often baked into organizational policies and norms.
In this highly experiential session, participants will engage in conversation and activities to practice noticing and linking patterns around identity to policies and practices that could be greatly improved to be more expansive and inclusive.
We will cover topics like organizational culture (the unwritten rules), how human resources can play a helpful role, and how financial decisions like vendor choice, where your operating capital goals, and how you prioritize your investments and partnerships all have potential equity layers, opportunities, and implications.
Join us to:
- Learn creative modern-day approaches to help disentangle white dominance and masculine supremacy from “professionalism”
- Practice pushing back and offering viable alternatives to norms and policies that systemically disadvantage certain kinds of workers
- Explore how dominant and non-dominant identities influence organizational culture, operations and policies
- Utilize an evergreen tool that will help you and your organization increase awareness of precise ways that our identities and lived-experience influence our work together
Session Five Integration Hour: Tuesday, December 9 – 2:00 pm ET (90-minutes – extended closing session)
Each session in the Foundations of Racial Equity series contains two parts. Part one is a 3-hour faculty-led session. Part two of each module includes an integration hour, a 1-hour lightly facilitated session. The purpose is to help participants reflect on and apply key themes from earlier sessions and create a peer-driven environment for discussing how FRE topics relate to current internal and sector-wide cultural shifts, especially in the face of rapid organizational changes. The space encourages real-time dialogue and shared learning, helping attendees connect insights to their own contexts and return to their organizations with practical tools and understanding.
The closing Integration Hour on December 9 will be extended to feature a call back to the content on Healing Justice, facilitated by Marisol Jiménez. This session aims to support participants in planning for the necessary resources and restoration practices, empowering them to advance critical race equity work in an increasingly chaotic system.
Registration: Participants must register here for the full 2025 Foundation of Racial Equity series to attend this session.
