Putting the EQ in Equity: How a White Supremacy Culture Is Hijacking Your Organizational Intentions

Description

As an affirmative-action employer, Rubicon has been tracking diversity goals for years. In 2014, we crystallized our identity as a social justice organization and a dedicated combatant against generational poverty in the East Bay communities of California. This made our pursuit of equity and inclusion a higher priority and fueled our decision to focus on systemic and cumulative inequity—first in our organization, and then in the communities we serve.

Our workshop begins with a case study showing the path we’ve traveled and then provides a framework for others to model the equity they wish to see in their own organizations.

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize how shared language and understanding accelerate buy-in and increase confidence and competence
• Discern a powerful link between equity and skilled contemporary leadership
• Craft a checklist of tasks needed to show how dominant culture impacts decisions, and find entry points for change