Training & Workshops

Learning Objectives:

• Provide an overview of the race-related Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and definitions of relevant key terms
• Explore how racial discrimination and harassment manifest in the work environments
• Share strategies and tools to effectively identify and respond to race-related conflicts in the workplace.
• Explain the role of the Antiracism and Cultural Diversity Office in the complaints resolution process at the University of Toronto.

Learning Objectives:

• Provide an overview of key race-related and sexual harassment terms and definitions outlined within the Ontario Human Right Code.
• Identify manifestations of racial and sexual harassment and their impact on the individual and the work environment.
• Explain institutional processes and the role of the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre in responding to instances of racial and sexual harassment.

Learning Objectives:

• Increase understanding of the experiences and impact of racial microaggressions – identify forms of racial microaggressive behavior and comments
• Discuss and develop strategies for prevention and resolution of subtle discrimination within the work and learning environments
• Increase understanding of the role of management in effectively addressing and responding to occurrences of microaggressions/subtle discrimination?

In this introductory session, participants will:

• Engage in discussion and information-sharing on the historical context of race and racism in Canada and its present day impacts on the Black community;
• Discuss and learn about the fluidity of anti-Black racism within systemic and institutional structures;
• Explore the interconnectedness of social identities, privilege and whiteness; and
• Reflect on their personal journey with locating one’s self in the discourse of racism and anti-racism work.

In this session, participants will:

• Engage in dialogue on the concepts of eurocentrism, whiteness and white supremacy, to increase understanding of how these concepts manifest in organizations and contribute to anti-Black racism;
• Define and discuss the implications of internalized racism;
• Deepen understanding of the myths of meritocracy, reverse racism and racial invisibility and how they manifest in our work and learning environments; and
• Reflect on their personal journey and identify daily concrete actions that can be taken to engage in anti-racist behavior.

In this session, participants will:

• Identify and define organizational bias and systemic barriers that impact Black community from entering and/or feeling included within organizations;
• Explore practices can help break the cycle of anti-black racism and create a more inclusive work environment;
• Discuss the principles and tools required to establish an anti-racism strategy within their environments; and
• Reflect and commit to practices that will evolve their organizational culture into being spaces of racial inclusion for Black and racialized communities.

Anti-racism is an ongoing and active process of recognizing and addressing individual, institutional, and systemic racism. In this session participants will:

• Gain a broader awareness of how race and racism is normalized within work environments, including policies and organizational culture
• Identify and discuss how racism manifests on individual and systemic levels within work environments
• Develop and share concrete action items that will increase anti-racist practices in the work environment

Racism is a system of beliefs that manifests into actions. In this session participants will:

• Identify and discuss common myths that perpetuate racism and invalidate EDI commitments and initiatives
• Explore how attitudinal barriers show up in work environments and impact multiracial teams
• Identify the risks and organizational supports to challenging racism within their environments