Description

The overwhelming responses across the country to the recent events and policies/ practices that disproportionately impact BIPOC has sparked the overdue and necessary conversations on race and politics in the workplace. The weight of confronting racial inequality is on us all, and while these conversations will be difficult and deeply emotional, they are crucial and fundamental to solving internal issues and making strides towards a racially just workplace. Your commitment to learn and apply racially just practices is important now more than ever. Let’s work together on that commitment. 

In this interactive workshop, participants will be introduced to frameworks and tools that are essential to building a racially just workplace. Space is limited to ten participants to ensure maximum engagement and tailored support. 

Training Components

• Core Values and Vision for the workplace

• Review and analysis of structures in the workplace and how they contribute to inequality

• Addressing Bias 

Participants Will

• Build an understanding of racial inequality and how it manifests in the workplace

• Learn how to cultivate safe environments for constructive conversations on race

• Gain facilitation skills and effective communication tools for the workplace

• Identify next steps that managers and leaders can begin to take immediately to support and uplift BIPOC staff at their organizations 

What to Bring

• An open mind

• Two sheets of plain or notebook paper 

Facilitator Bio

Kiana Sosa is an educator, facilitator and life-long learner who is passionate about cultivating community and developing spaces for critical thinking. She was born and raised in the immigrant city of Lawrence, Massachusetts where she first developed her interests in learning and education. As a teenager, she was awarded for being the only female athlete in Lawrence's Pop Warner to be on the high honor roll. Kiana was later awarded a Full-Tuition Leadership Scholarship from the Posse Foundation to attend Hamilton College in upstate New York where she majored in Africana Studies and minored in Theatre. She held leadership roles in various campus organizations such as the Black and Latino Student Union and the Biased Incident Response Team. She graduated within the top 5% of her class and was awarded the William J. Bristol Fellowship. As a Bristol fellow, Kiana traveled to England, Italy, Ghana, and South Africa in pursuit of an individualized project focused on pedagogical approaches to learning, community, and leadership development. During her travels, Kiana had the opportunity to learn and speak with community leaders and contribute to educational programming for youth and minority populations.

After her year-long fellowship, Kiana returned to the US to pursue her Master's Degree at New York University. Her degree extended from her fellowship experience and focused on pedagogy including ways to develop learning experiences and content to be inclusive of learning styles, culture, gender, and race. During her studies, Kiana worked with the Academic Achievement Program at NYU supporting Black, Latinx, Native American and other minority groups in organizing and facilitating student-run leadership programming including discourse sessions focused on issues prevalent on campus and around the world. Upon graduating from NYU Kiana worked for the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services where she developed a job readiness curriculum and workshops for Black and Brown youth in Harlem. Today Kiana is an Advisor with Upwardly Global supporting skilled immigrants and refugees from all over the world in resuming their professional careers in the United States. Kiana aims to continue working in educational spaces with a strong commitment to inclusivity and social impact.

Cost

$40/person (limited scholarships available)
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