Workshops (Asynchronous Session)
Becoming an Antiracist, Antioppressive, and Multicultural Organization: Moving Away from Cultural Competency Toward a More Cultural Humility Approach View Digital Media
Workshop Presentation Melissa McCollister
The process of becoming an antiracist, antioppressive, and multicultural organization is not just about individuals changing behavior and ways of thinking. Organizations must work to foster an atmosphere of accountability, inspire a more cultural humility rather than competency approach, and make a lifelong learning commitment to help critically reflect on and analyze their own identity, beliefs, and actions. The process of dismantling racism and oppression must be addressed in order to position an organization to move toward an effective and accountable racial justice environment. Organizations, like individuals, can evolve to become antiracist. The transformation begins with developing a comprehensive understanding of how racism and oppression operate within an organization's own walls. From that analysis comes a commitment and concrete plans for dismantling racism within the organization and in the larger society. This workshop will provide participants with ways to critically assess their position on becoming an antiracist, anti oppressive, and multicultural organization, hands on experiential activities, and assist in the development of an action plan to help implement organizational interventions.
A Walk with the Homeless : Designed for Victory View Digital Media
Workshop Presentation Delfin Merlan, Carr R Wheat
Participants will learn lessons from a three-year study conducted teaching the Homeless Community (Adult Learners) a class titled Challenge to Change. This study was conducted one-year prior to the pandemic and was put on hold for implementation. 20% into implementation process, the results are encouraging. We asked participants experiencing homelessness two questions: What do you want? How can we help ? Gain access to Legacy Projects and discover the design of building a system for implementing for citizens in need. Explore qualitative data implemented with our designed-based solutions towards providing transition support in and out of homelessness.
