How to Be An Anti-Racist Organization
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HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATION
As part of our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion work, we present a discussion on integrating anti-racism into your organizational structure.
Please join Denver Arts & Venues for the “How to Be an Anti-Racist Organization with Dwinita and Tariana” speaker series. We continue to discuss the necessary work organizations must commit to in order to be anti-racist with a focus on tactical and actionable steps.
Our most recent event in the series: Oct. 25, 1-2:30.
Thanks for making these sessions so accessible. You address many of the questions we are often afraid to ask and you do it with so much wisdom and kindness.
- Zoom webinar participant
Event Focus Areas
Previous Sessions
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Session 1 - Aug. 3, 2020
Topics include:
• EDI 101 -
Session 2 - Sept. 14, 2020
Topics include:
• what organizations can do to take action regarding to Race and Social Justice -
Session 3 - Oct. 26, 2020
Topics include:
• How Do We Respond to the Urgency of the Moment by Slowing Down?
• Call Out Culture and Cancel Culture
• Committing to the work publicly without sounding fake
• Do you sign a public pledge committing to the work?
• How do you "lead from behind" as a White person and the different roles Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) play
• Selecting the "right" consultant -
Session 4 - Dec. 14, 2020
Topics include:
• As we navigate heightened emotions during our current political climate, how do we move forward, build trust, and welcome healthy conflict while still focusing on clear, equitable goals with attainable outcomes?
• The value of assessment and evaluation in equity work – where do you start?
• Does diversity training work? -
Session 5 - Feb. 8, 2021
Topics include:
• How do we use current events as a way to have difficult yet productive conversations about equity?
• How are these conversations different for BIPOC and White people?
• What does a system of equity look like?
• What is the significance of equity in your organization in 2021?
• Systems of power and how it impacts our approach to the work. -
Session 6 - April 12, 2021
Topics include:
• Systemic Racism -- how did we get here and what does it look like in our organizations?
• What does a system of equity look like in the real world?
• How do we make changes in systems, structures, and policies? -
Session 7 - June 22, 2021
Topics include:
• Is it necessary to conduct demographic surveys in your organization?
• In addition to staff and board - what are other times you can use demographic surveys in your work?
• How to use inclusive language on demographic surveys.
• How to respond if you receive pushback inside and outside your organization on demographic surveys.
• How to use collected data effectively and responsibly. -
Session 8 - Oct. 18, 2021
Topics include:
• How to incorporate equity into recruitment, from the job description to the interview to making a decision
• How to incorporate equity into employees’ annual goals
• How bias shows up in performance reviews
• Becoming more aware/acknowledging bias in the workplace to create more inclusive and equitable environments -
Session 9 - Oct. 18, 2022
Topics include:
• How to be an inclusive leader
• Working to ensure under-represented talent thrives in your organization
• How bias and power can impact your ability to lead well
• Becoming more aware and acknowledging bias in the workplace to create more inclusive and equitable environments -
Session 10 - July 19, 2023
Topics include:
• What is bias?
• What types of bias can show up and impact our work?
• Types of power.
• How bias and power can impact your ability to lead more inclusive and equitable environments. -
Session 11 - Oct. 25, 2023
Topics Include:
• Bias: How it shows up and impacts our work
• Anti-racism work in 2020 compared to anti-racism work today
• The long-reaching impacts of the Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action -- how this might affect your work
• How to stay committed to anti-racism work and keep pushing forward
Other EDI events
The Color of Conversation: Inspiring a Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity through the Artistic Lens
Following months of major social and political change, organizations, as well as individuals are taking the lead to increase diversity, inclusion and racial equity through imaginative and immersive methodologies. Moderated by Stephanie T. Rance - Run&Shoot Filmworks along with Tariana Navas-Nieves - Denver Arts & Venues; James Mejía - Denver Film; Kwame Spearman - Tattered Cover and Gary Steuer - Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.
IMAGINE 2020 Speaker Series: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 101
Audience demographics are changing and it is becoming critical to engage diverse communities if organizations wish to remain relevant. Where do you start? How do you create an internal culture of equity? In this session, you will hear from Tariana Navas-Nieves from Arts & Venues, Eleanor Savage from the Jerome Foundation and Suzi Q. Smith from Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Through a lecture and panel moderated by Nita Mosby Tyler, Ph.D. from Equity Project, LLC, learn steps you can take to embark on this journey, and will leave with tools to initiate change.
Denver Talks: Jennifer Harvey, Ph.D. - Raising White Kids: an Anti-Racism Conversation for All
Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships and the Office of the Mayor, hosted Denver Talks: an in-depth discussion with author and educator Jennifer Harvey. Harvey, a professor at Drake University, is a writer, educator and public speaker. Her work focuses on the encounter between religion and ethics, race, gender, activism, politics and spirituality in the U.S. Her greatest passions are racial justice and white anti-racism.
IMAGINE 2020 Speaker Series: Web Accessibility 101
Join Fen Slattery, the Accessibility Lead at Clique Studios, to learn the basics of modern web accessibility, including motivations for creating an accessible website, how those of us with disabilities use the web, models of disability, and legal compliance. This event is a great fit for government and non-profit sector employees, and broadly applies to anyone doing digital work.
IMAGINE 2020 Speaker Series: Keeping Your Website Accessible
In this webinar led by Clique Studios, attendees will further develop their accessibility knowledge by learning the basics of managing an accessible website. This includes gathering institutional support, selecting vendors that can ensure accessibility, onboarding other team members to accessibility, content entry, and monitoring accessibility over time.
More Resources
- RE-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process
- Accessibility: A Brief 6,000 Word Introduction, By Clique Studios
- The Art Of Diversity: How Power Is Shifting At The Top Of Us Museums, By The Guardian
- One Tough Question For Arts Nonprofits: Why Aren't Boards More Diverse?, By Eric Peterson
- Imagining A More Diverse, Equitable, And Inclusive Approach To Arts And Culture In Denver, By Eric Peterson
- Centering Power: The Leading Edge In Health Equity Philanthropy, By Lili Farhang
- Philanthropy And The Destructive Illusion Of 'Leveling The Playing Field, By Vu Le
- How To Fix A Broken Tongue, By Natalie S. Burke
- Not Just Money: Equity Issues In Cultural Philanthropy, By Helicon Collaborative
- Beyond Equity As A Trend, Toward Real Change, By Maurine Knighton
- Racial Equity In Arts Philanthropy: Statement Of Purpose And Recommendations For Action, By Grantmakers In The Arts
- Diversity & Equity In New York City's Cultural Workforce, By Nyc Cultural Affairs
- Statement On Cultural Equity, By Americans For The Arts
- Arts And Cultural Programming: A Leisure Perspective, By Gaylene Carpenter And Doug Blandy
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon To White America" By Michael Eric Dyson