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Racial Equity 101

Racial Equity 101

Online – Monday, April 22nd and 29th. The link will be emailed one week before the workshop begins.

This workshop is for individuals interested in understanding how racial inequity impacts our lives and communities. The curriculum was developed and is facilitated by a team of Black, Indigenous, and White educators and community organizers in Jefferson County. The goal is to create a more equitable, welcoming, and accountable community. These workshops center on racism with the understanding that by liberating BIPOC/People of the Global Majority (PGM) we liberate all people.

 

Part I: Setting the Foundation (April 22nd)

  • Identify our motivation for understanding and challenging (ultimately dismantling) racist systems and institutions (the context, why, and who).
  • Become aware of the four types of racism (systemic, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized) and be able to share examples.

Part II: Deepening Understanding (April 29th)

  • Cultivate analytic skills and expand understanding of racial inequality.
  • Consider the role of dehumanization and violence in maintaining racist systems.
  • Make a plan to learn more about and challenge racist systems and institutions.

What you get with this workshop:

  • An opportunity to connect with other individuals and businesses/organizations working to understand and eliminate racist systems and institutions.
  • Two or more facilitators to provide a highly interactive workshop.
  • A slide deck to prepare for the workshop, including definitions and links to additional resources.
  • A copy of the slides from the workshop. Use and practice in generative conversation about racism.
  • A Usawa Consulting Certificate of Completion. Access to the Usawa Consulting team if you have follow-up questions.
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Solidarity Rate

$125
  • I frequently stress about my basic needs and don't always meet them
  • I rent lower-end apt or have unstable housing
  • I am unemployed or underemployed
  • I have no access to savings
  • I have no or very limited expendable income
  • I do not have family wealth
  • I sometimes have to support family members or other dependents
  • I do not benefit from institutional support and social privilege because of multiple aspects of my identity (multiple of the following identities describe me: Person of color, female, trans, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, immigrant, undocumented or refugee)

Sustainability Rate

$175
  • I am employed
  • I have access to healthcare
  • I have access to adequate housing
  • I might have access to financial savings
  • I have some expendable income
  • I have some family support or have benefitted from family support throughout my life (my family/parents/spouse pay for part of rent/phone/healthcare etc)
  • I fall somewhere in the middle of the social matrix - For example, I may be white and trans, or a middle-class able-bodied person of color

Movement Supporter

$225
  • I can comfortably meet all my basic needs like food, housing, and transportation
  • I own my home or rent a high-end apartment
  • I am employed or don't need to work to meet my needs
  • I have regular access to healthcare
  • I have regular access to financial savings
  • I have an expendable income
  • I have family wealth and have benefitted from family support throughout my life (my family/parents/spouse pay or have paid for part of rent, phone, healthcare, etc)
  • I benefit from institutional support and social privilege because of aspects of my identity (multiple of the following identities describe me: white, male, cis, straight, able-bodied, neuro-normative, US-born)