2022 NW Diversity Learning Series After Session Resources
Continue your learning from the NW Diversity Learning Series Sessions. The resources below provide valuable tools, worksheets, articles and a variety of resources for you to sustain your learning.
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Session 1: January 27, 2022
"Fact or Fiction: Learning How to Challenge DEI Data"
In the first session of 2022, participants learned how to spot, refute or fix various forms of misinformation related to DEI data such as data graphic errors, flawed data arguments as a result of selection bias, and to distinguish between claims of causation versus correlation.
Jevin West & Carl Bergstrom, presenters for this session, provided the following resources, handouts and articles to extend participants’ learning.
Articles:
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One of our favorite books on the topic of “bullshit” is Harry Frankfurt’s book. Here is an article, "On Bullshit" that inspired that book.
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Extremism Online: As the rise of right-wing extremism continues, scholars examine how these ideologies multiply through digital spaces
Books:
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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World, by Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West (Random House, 2021).
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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information by Alberto Cairo
Case studies:
Here are three specific case studies that relate to things we talked about in the workshop:
Websites:
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Carl and Jevin have developed a high-profile, educational website: http://callingbull.org
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Media & Democracy (Social Science Research Council)
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Inclusive Language Guide: A reference for software and other information technology content
Videos:
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How to Spot Bullshit (lesson on Fermi Estimation, quite useful in spotting quantitative BS)
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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter About Data Visualization | Alberto Cairo | #DemystifyDS 2019
After Session Discussion Guide: This discussion guide aims to help you engage with and reflect on your learning from the Session, “Fact or Fiction: Learning How to Challenge DEI Data”. We encourage you to reflect collaboratively with your colleagues and discuss how to apply critical questions to the development of your organization’s DEI data.
Other Resources:
Here is a resource page (from the Center for An Informed Public) for more general tools at addressing misinformation (e.g., deepfakes, vaccine hesitancy, etc.) that organizational leaders will deal with at some point:
https://www.cip.uw.edu/resources/
Participants’ list of Metrics:
Presenters, Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom, asked the participants if they could identify any metrics of success at their organizations that have led to unintended consequences. There was no shortage of answers. This is their list.
Session 2: March 24, 2022
"The Great Stagnation: Accountability is More Than a Hashtag"
In the second session of 2022, participants learned how to diagnose common dysfunctions that undermine DEI progress and gained practical tools that they can apply to their organization’s DEI efforts to ensure they are properly launched, resourced, and sustained.
Dax-Devlon Ross, presenter for this session, provided the following resources to extend participants’ learning.
Articles:
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Generational Differences in Racial Equity Work by Dax Devlon-Ross, Nonprofit News | Nonprofit Quarterly, 2022
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Transforming Culture — An Examination of Workplace Values Through the Frame of White Dominant Culture by Merf Ehman, Mie, 2018
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The Diversity and Inclusion Industry Has Lost Its Way by Kim Tran, Harper’s Bazaar, 2021
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When Organizational Change Fails by David La Plana, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2016
Books:
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Letters to My White Male Friends, by Dax Devlon-Ross (St. Martin’s Press, 2021)
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The Genius of Women by Janice Kaplan (Dutton, 2021)
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Text Publishing Co., 2015)
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Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall (Ten Speed Press, 2019)
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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Random House, 2015)
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Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace by Mikaela Kiner (Greenleaf Book Group, 2020)
Reports:
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An in-depth look at building Diversity and Inclusion Councils: Diversity and Inclusion Councils by Diversity Best Practices
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Organizational Racial Equity Transformation Report: Demos Racial Equity Transformation: Key Components, Processes & Lessons, Demos
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DEI Action Plan: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan, Berkeley Haas, October 2018
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An overview of EY’s approach to DEI: Our Approach to Diversity & Inclusiveness by EY, 2015
Studies:
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Study on constructive feedback in cross-racial interactions: Constructive Feedback in Cross-Race Interactions by Janet B. Ruscher, Devin L. Wallace, Kristin M. Walker, and Lindsay H. Bell, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2010
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Study on Diversity Metrics: What Diversity Metrics are Best Used to Track and Improve Employee Diversity? by Roscoe Balter, Joy Chow, Yin Jin, Cornell University, 2014
Tools:
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Sample Equity Strategies by Meyer Memorial Trust
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A tool created by Meyer to assess organizational DEI progress: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Spectrum Tool by Meyer Memorial Trust
Session 3: May 25, 2022
"Environmental & Climate Justice: Solving Deadly Outcomes Hidden in the Land, Water, & Air"
In the third session of 2022, participants learned about environmental and climate justice (ECJ), its connection to DEI, their workplaces, and communities, strategies to engage in ECJ work, and solutions to implement in their spheres of influence.
Dr. Deb L. Morrison and Chris Cameron of CLEAR Environmental, facilitators for this session, provided the following resources to extend participants’ learning.
Articles:
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Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth by Tara Y. Josso, Taylor Francis Online, 2006.
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Centering Equity in Sustainable Buildings: Why Green Buildings are a Civil-Rights Issue by Jacqui Patterson and Mandy Lee, Green Built Alliance.
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Climate Justice: How Business Climate Action Can Reduce Environmental Racism by Samantha Harris, BSR, 2020.
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No Trespassing: The U.S. Environmental Movement’s Long History of Exclusion by Dominic Scicchitano, Environmental Law Institute, 2020.
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People of Color Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis by Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, André Floyd, Green America.
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Black Women Are Leaders in the Climate Movement by Heather McTeer Toney, NY Times website, 2019.
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Environmental Justice: Moving Equity from Margins to Mainstream by Deeohn Ferris, Nonprofit Quarterly, 2019.
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Environmental organizations remain overwhelmingly white by the Yale Climate Connections Team, Yale Climate Connections, 2021.
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Bali Principles of Climate Change published by the International Climate Justice Network, CORP Watch, 2002.
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Delivering on Justice40 by Dr. Cecilia Martinez and Dr. Candace Vahlsing, White House, 2021.
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Capitalism and the Global Environment by David P. Turner,Taming the Technosphere website, 2021.
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Editorial: Exploring Climate Justice Learning: Visions, Challenges, and Opportunities by Morrison, D. L. & Bell, P. L. (2021). Connected Science Learning (Special Issue on Climate Learning), 3(5): National Science Teaching Association.
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Social Justice in the Science Classroom by Bell, P., & Morrison, D. (2020). May 2020 Next Gen Navigator, National Science Teacher Association. Guest editor for issue.
Books:
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All We Can Save by Katharine K. Wilkinson (One World, 2021)
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions, 2015)
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Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion, edited by Bernardo M. Ferdman and Barbara R. Deane, see Chapter 13 (Jossey-Bass 1st Ed., 2013)
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Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary Robinson (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019)
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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas (Voracious, 2022)
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Dumping In Dixie: Race, Class, And Environmental Quality by Robert D. Bullard, PhD. (Routledge, 3rd Edition, 2000)
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Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez, PhD (North Atlantic Books, 2022)
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American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders by Gary Y. Okihiro (University of CA Press, 2015)
Reports:
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Boards Are Increasingly Tying Goals to ESG Metrics As Demand From Shareholders Rises by Just Capital
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2021 NGO & Foundation Transparency Report Card by Green 2.0
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RACE TO THE BOARD: Strategies for Readiness, Recruitment, and Retention of Black Trustees on Green Nonprofit Boards by InDeep Initiative
Tools:
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Serious Games is a tool to engage people in supporting climate change understanding and decision making.
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Rez Mapper is interactive community mapping compact disc that incorporates GIS data layer maps, historical aerial photography, imagery from space, and Lakota language.
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Navigating the Political Dimensions of Climate Change Teaching and Learning. STEM Teaching Tools Initiative, Institute for Science + Math Education. Seattle, WA: University of Washington. Morrison, D. L., McNevin, B. & Bell, P. (2021).
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Focusing science and engineering learning on justice-centered phenomena across PK-12. STEM Teaching Tools Initiative, Institute for Science + Math Education. Seattle, WA: University of Washington. Morrison, D., Bell, P., & Rhinehart, A. (2020).
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How can you advance equity and justice through science teaching? STEM Teaching Tools Initiative, Institute for Science + Math Education. Seattle, WA: University of Washington .Bell, P., Morrison, D. L., Arada, K., Garcia, M., & members of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS). (2021).
Websites:
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CLEAR Environmental – Facilitators Dr. Deb L. Morrison and Chris Cameron org website:
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Deb L. Morrison’s website resources pages:
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Panelist organizations’ websites:
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Taylor Morton: https://www.weact.org/; https://www.weact.org/campaigns/ejforum/
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Solemi Hernandez: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/
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James Rattling Leaf: https://nccasc.colorado.edu/index.php/
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The All We Can Save Project addresses the climate crisis through community building.
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Learning for Justice is seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people.
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Indigenous Clean Energy is a non-profit, community-driven enterprise working collaboratively to advance Indigenous inclusion in Canada’s clean energy future.
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GMU Center for Climate Change Communication conducts unbiased communication research; helps government agencies, civic organizations, professional associations, and companies apply social science research to improve their public engagement initiatives; and trains students and professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve public engagement with climate change.
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Yale Climate Communications conducts scientific studies on public opinion and behavior; informs the decision-making of governments, media, companies, and advocates; educates the public about climate change; and helps build public and political will for climate action.
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The Ace Observatory supports and accelerates a whole-of-society climate action approach.
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Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is an organization dedicated to tribal sovereignty and self-determination.
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Front and Centered Environmental Justice organization.
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada provides those directly or indirectly affected by the legacy of the Indian Residential Schools system with an opportunity to share their stories and experiences:
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Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Environmental Philanthropy (InDEEP) is a professional development series that engages a network of foundation staff, including senior leaders, committed to integrating racial equity and social justice throughout their environmental philanthropy.
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NAACP Home Page for ECJ provides links and general information about the importance of ECJ to BIPOC communities.
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Nonprofit independent media company committed to telling stories of climate solutions and a just world.
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Climate learning resources on the STEM Teaching Tools website.
Podcasts:
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Future Ecologies is a podcast about relationships – between, within, amongst, and all around us.
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S2E8 Indigenous Perspectives on Just Transitions with Dr. Kyle Powys Whyte on Climate Conversations: A Climate Change Podcast (January 17, 2018):
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Climate Colonialism and Reparations with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on the For the Wild Podcast (2021)
Videos:
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Climate is Social Justice by The Breakdown
Session 4: June 29, 2022
"From Invisible to Targeted to Safe: Become an Ally for LGBTQIA+ Employees"
In the fourth session of 2022, participants learned about LGBTQIA+ inclusion, the current state of the LGBTQIA+ community, how to challenge misleading and disrespectful information and how to be an ally in creating inclusive environments where LGBTQIA+ employees can be safe, bring their whole selves to a team and thrive.
Michael Bach, Founder of the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion and CEO of CCDI Consulting, facilitator for this session, provided the following resources to extend participants’ learning. We added a few to his.
Articles:
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The Surprising Reasons Most LGBTQ+ People Are Not Out at Work by Barbara Harvey, Accenture Research, July 2020
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Telus Study Finds Employers Lack LGBTQ Policies by Albert Van Santvoort featured in Business Intelligence for B.C., July 2016
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10 Common Things Well-Intentioned Allies Do That Are Actually Counterproductive by Cody Charles, featured in Everyday Feminism, October 2015
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Black Trans Woman Angel Naira Shot to Death; 47th Victim This Year by Trudy Ring, featured in Advocate, November 2021
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375 Transgender People Murdered in 2021 - “Deadliest Year” Since Records Began by Jamie Wareham, featured in Forbes, November 2021
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2021 Is Now the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People by Orion Rummler and Kate Sosin, featured on The 19th, November 2021
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New Poll Shows Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Anti-Transgender Laws by Matt Loffman, featured on PBS News Hour, April 2021
Books:
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Alphabet Soup: The Essential Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion at Work by Michael Bach (Page 2 Books, Inc., 2022)
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Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right by Michael Bach (Page 2 Books Inc., 2020)
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Did That Just Happen?! Beyond "Diversity" - -Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations by Stephanie Pinder-Amaker and Lauren Wadsworth
Reports:
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In & Out: Diverging Perspectives on LGBT+ Inclusion in the Workplace by Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion and Pride at Work Canada
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A Workplace Divided: Understanding the Climate of LGBTQ Workers Nationwide by The HRC Foundation
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How Many People are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender? by Gary J. Gates, UCLA School of Law Williams Institute, April 2011
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The Cost of the Closet and the Rewards of Inclusion: Why the Workplace Environment for LGBT People Matters to Employers by Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Tools:
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The Gingerbread Person V4.0 is a free online resource for understanding gender identity, gender expression and anatomical sex.
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Will and Ned’s Excellent Adventure! tool explains the cost of the closet.
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BBC Creative Allies website provides a digital training tool called The Ally Track to help train people to be allies.
Webinars:
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Michel Bach’s website, NW Diversity Learning Series presenter, June 29, 2022
Podcasts:
Videos:
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Will and Ned's Excellent Adventure: The Cost of the Closet
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Hetero (2022) Episode 2
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Your Journey of Life
Session 5: September 29, 2022
“Creating Safe Spaces: Transformative Conversations on Race & Equity”
In the fifth session of 2022, participants learned about ...
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An introduction to Polarities and its relationship to racial tensions
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A tool (S.O.A.R.) that will help them understand and process racial tensions in a more constructive manner individually and collectively
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An experience that will engage their personal Cognitive Behavioral Triangle resulting in a transformation of attitudes and actions related to divisive racial tensions
Wanda Savage-Moore, Vice President of Organizational Development and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) Solutions for Polarity Partnerships, LLC and facilitator for this session, provided the following resources to extend participants’ learning. We added a few to hers. For Discounts on Polarity Licensing, PACT Certification and JEDI Micro-Certifications, contact Wanda here: wanda@polaritypartnerships.com
Articles:
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Conversations About Race Between Black and White Friends Feels Risky, But Are Valuable, Stanford Psychologists Find by Melissa de Witte, Stanford News, 2021
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Talking About Racial Inequality at Work is Difficult – Here are Tips to Do It Thoughtfully by Jennifer Liu, CNBC Make It, 2020
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Conversations About Race in Black and White US families: Before and After George Floyd’s Death by J Nicky Sullivan et al, PNAS, 2021
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Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice, The Opportunity Agenda 2020
Books:
To purchase hard copies of Polarity Partnerships’ Barry Johnson’s books from Amazon.
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Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems by Barry Johnson (HRD Press 2014)
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And: Making a Difference by Leveraging Polarity, Paradox or Dilemma (Polarity Partnerships), Volumes 1 (Foundations) and 2 (Applications), by Barry Johnson, 2020
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Get It Together: 7 Principles for the Young and the Restless by Wanda Savage-Moore (BookBaby 2019)
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How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond by Kwame Christian (BenBella Books 2022)
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Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond by Glenn E. Singleton (Corwin, 2005)
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum (Basic Books 1997)
Case Studies:
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What Would You Do? Three Real-Life Case Studies on Racism at Work by Anita Li, The Other Wave, 2021
Movie:
Podcast:
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Listen to ‘Don’t Call Me Resilient’: Our Podcast About Race by Vinita Srivastava, 2021
Reports:
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Proud And Critical And-thinking Applied to Critical Race Theory by Barry Johnson – July, 2021
Tools:
Videos:
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Critical Race Theory is a Lens. Here are 11 Ways Looking Through It Might Refine Your Understanding of History by Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 2021
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What White People Can Do to Move Race Conversations Forward by Caprise Hollins, TEDxSeattle, 2020
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How to Talk About Race at Work by Aggie Mutuma, 2021
Websites:
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This List of Books, Films and Podcasts About Racism is a Start, Not a Panacea by Isabella Rosario, 2020
Session 6: November 10, 2022
“Untold Stories: Surmounting the Disinformation of Native American Legacies”
In the sixth session of 2022, participants learned a new understanding of and appreciation for the United States’ original occupants, and their contributions to the country. The workshop also highlighted current practices where companies and organizations are making progress in recognizing and including Native Americans in their DEI efforts.
Jennie Marie Durán, J.D., presenter for this session, provided the following resources, handouts and articles to extend participants’ learning.
Articles:
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Native Americans are getting left behind in the remote work economy
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Honor Native American Employees During Native American Heritage Month
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Best Practices: Creating an Inclusive Workforce for Native Americans
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Seven Things to NEVER Say to Your Indigenous, Native American Colleagues
Books:
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27 Tips on What to Say and Do When Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples by Bob Joseph, Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. (2019). Free here
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2015)
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Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance by Edgar Villaneuva (2021)
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There There by Tommy Orange (2018)
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Spirit Run: a 6,000-mile Marathon Through North America’s Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez (2020)
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer (2019)
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Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice by Ada Elizabeth Deer (2019)
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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (2014)
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The Inconvenient Indian Illustrated: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King (2017)
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph (2018)
Movies/Documentaries:
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The Mayors of Shiprock (Ramona Emerson, 2017)
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Recent Movies (recommended by Colorado’s Tribal College Journal)
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Sacheen: Breaking the Silence: https://www.onebowlproductions.com/sacheen
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Without A Whisper – Konnón:Kwe
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Websites:
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Indian Country Today: https://indiancountrytoday.com/
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US Department of the Interior Indian Affairs: https://www.bia.gov/
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National Congress of American Indians: https://www.ncai.org/
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Top 50 STEM Workplaces Setting the Standard for Indigenous STEM Pofessionals
Worksheets, Tools, & Guides:
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