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Leading for Racial Equity Session 3: Anti-Racist Workforce Development
Summary
Transform your commitment to racial equity into anti-racist leadership in this new 3-part series. In Session 3, explore Whiteness in the workplace, understand racist organizational detours, and interrupt institutional barriers to recruit, hire and retain racially diverse staff. All are welcome, although experience or interest in human resources and/or supervising and managing are a plus. Register for one, two, or all three sessions.
Your facilitators:
ananda mirilli (MS, UW-Madison) is the executive director of nINA Collective, an enterprise dedicated to supporting organizations, institutions, and individuals as they advance their change process and racial equity initiatives. A native of Brazil, ananda has a long history of working with communities in the U.S. and abroad, and is the grant director to address racial disproportionality in special education for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
At age 14 she engaged in social justice movements advocating for children with multiple abilities, seniors experiencing poverty, and youth experiencing homelessness. After moving to the U.S. ananda became an educator and found her passion facilitating learning spaces for individuals, groups and organizations engaging in transformative work. ananda’s commitment to racial and gender justice led her to develop new frames for youth and women’s leadership. As a skilled facilitator, ananda has engaged with thousands of youth, women and diverse professionals, building coalition and solidarity. ananda holds a master’s degree in education leadership and policy analysis from UW–Madison and a bachelor’s degree in human services and psychology.
Courtney Reed Jenkins (JD, University of Iowa) is co-leader of the Disproportionality Technical Assistance Network and has spent two decades working in nonprofits and government eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She has conducted federal and state civil rights investigations for the State of Wisconsin; managed equity-focused systems-change initiatives in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa and Wisconsin; and serves on the management team for the Wisconsin Department of Instruction.
Dr. Marian Wright-Edelman said, “Service is the rent we pay for being.” Courtney Reed has “paid her rent” through two decades of work in the nonprofit and government sectors — always with a clear focus on eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She started her career in education as a paraprofessional in a segregated school for students with disabilities, which literally paid for — and informed the focus of — her legal training. She has also served on the senior management team and as board president of the education foundation for a national civil rights organization. Courtney focuses on justice in education in honor of her mother, who grew up white in the segregated south, and her daughters, to whom she wants to leave a fairer world.
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Details
Black Lives Matter. In Wisconsin, Black residents fare worst in the nation on key metrics related to education, health, and well-being. Organizations are pressured to take responsibility and action to address those disparities. How do we do better?
In this three-part series*, participants will be challenged to transform their commitment to racial equity into anti-racist leadership. Not limited to supervisors and managers, this course is for anyone with an intermediate understanding** of racial equity who is ready to impact their organization’s programs, practices, policies, and decisions to better align to values of social justice and racial equity.
In session 3, participants will explore Whiteness in the workplace, understand racist organizational detours and interrupt institutional barriers to recruit, hire and retain racially diverse staff. All are welcome, although experience or interest in human resources and/or supervising and managing are a plus.
Learning outcomes
- Identify strategies to increase recruitment and hiring of racially diverse staff
- Identify how Whiteness shows up in my organization and learn strategies to respond to racialized aggressions in my organization, in order to create a place of belonging for a diverse workforce
- Learn how to build capacity with current staff to elevate their commitment to anti-racism
*The three sessions are separate but related, and you may register for sessions 2 and 3 without attending the previous sessions.
**Intermediate understanding of racial equity means that you could explain the following concepts to someone else: Black Lives Matter, implicit bias, microaggressions, and institutional/systemic racism. If you aren’t able to do that yet, then please participate in a program to build your understanding of racial equity before attending this series.
Transform your commitment to racial equity into anti-racist leadership in this new 3-part series. In Session 3, explore Whiteness in the workplace, understand racist organizational detours, and interrupt institutional barriers to recruit, hire and retain racially diverse staff. All are welcome, although experience or interest in human resources and/or supervising and managing are a plus. Register for one, two, or all three sessions.
Your facilitators:
ananda mirilli (MS, UW-Madison) is the executive director of nINA Collective, an enterprise dedicated to supporting organizations, institutions, and individuals as they advance their change process and racial equity initiatives. A native of Brazil, ananda has a long history of working with communities in the U.S. and abroad, and is the grant director to address racial disproportionality in special education for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
At age 14 she engaged in social justice movements advocating for children with multiple abilities, seniors experiencing poverty, and youth experiencing homelessness. After moving to the U.S. ananda became an educator and found her passion facilitating learning spaces for individuals, groups and organizations engaging in transformative work. ananda’s commitment to racial and gender justice led her to develop new frames for youth and women’s leadership. As a skilled facilitator, ananda has engaged with thousands of youth, women and diverse professionals, building coalition and solidarity. ananda holds a master’s degree in education leadership and policy analysis from UW–Madison and a bachelor’s degree in human services and psychology.
Courtney Reed Jenkins (JD, University of Iowa) is co-leader of the Disproportionality Technical Assistance Network and has spent two decades working in nonprofits and government eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She has conducted federal and state civil rights investigations for the State of Wisconsin; managed equity-focused systems-change initiatives in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa and Wisconsin; and serves on the management team for the Wisconsin Department of Instruction.
Dr. Marian Wright-Edelman said, “Service is the rent we pay for being.” Courtney Reed has “paid her rent” through two decades of work in the nonprofit and government sectors — always with a clear focus on eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She started her career in education as a paraprofessional in a segregated school for students with disabilities, which literally paid for — and informed the focus of — her legal training. She has also served on the senior management team and as board president of the education foundation for a national civil rights organization. Courtney focuses on justice in education in honor of her mother, who grew up white in the segregated south, and her daughters, to whom she wants to leave a fairer world.
Also see:
Details
Details
Black Lives Matter. In Wisconsin, Black residents fare worst in the nation on key metrics related to education, health, and well-being. Organizations are pressured to take responsibility and action to address those disparities. How do we do better?
In this three-part series*, participants will be challenged to transform their commitment to racial equity into anti-racist leadership. Not limited to supervisors and managers, this course is for anyone with an intermediate understanding** of racial equity who is ready to impact their organization’s programs, practices, policies, and decisions to better align to values of social justice and racial equity.
In session 3, participants will explore Whiteness in the workplace, understand racist organizational detours and interrupt institutional barriers to recruit, hire and retain racially diverse staff. All are welcome, although experience or interest in human resources and/or supervising and managing are a plus.
Learning outcomes
- Identify strategies to increase recruitment and hiring of racially diverse staff
- Identify how Whiteness shows up in my organization and learn strategies to respond to racialized aggressions in my organization, in order to create a place of belonging for a diverse workforce
- Learn how to build capacity with current staff to elevate their commitment to anti-racism
*The three sessions are separate but related, and you may register for sessions 2 and 3 without attending the previous sessions.
**Intermediate understanding of racial equity means that you could explain the following concepts to someone else: Black Lives Matter, implicit bias, microaggressions, and institutional/systemic racism. If you aren’t able to do that yet, then please participate in a program to build your understanding of racial equity before attending this series.
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Continuing Education Hours
6
Continuing Education Units, CEU
.6
Upcoming Dates
All times shown are central time.
Register by phone: 608-262-2451
Register by mail: printable registration form
Schedule
Thu, May 20, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Central Time
Instructor(s)
Fee
$365; gov't/nonprofit $255; CPM candidates $225
Location
Complete online
Resource(s)
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Questions?
Registration:Questions about this program:
- Masha Bubela
- masha.bubela@wisc.edu
- 608-263-5130
Cancellation Policy:
Our cancellation policy varies by type of program. View our policies page for more details about cancelling a program.
Accessibility Accommodations:
Please email the contact person listed above at least 2-3 weeks prior to the start of class if you require an accessibility accommodation.
COURTNEY REED JENKINS
COURTNEY REED JENKINS (JD, University of Iowa) is co-leader of the Disproportionality Technical Assistance Network, and has spent two decades working in nonprofits and government eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She has conducted federal and state civil rights investigations for the State of Wisconsin; managed equity-focused systems-change initiatives in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa and Wisconsin; and serves on the management team for the Wisconsin Department of Instruction.
Dr. Marian Wright-Edelman said, “Service is the rent we pay for being.” Courtney Reed has “paid her rent” through two decades of work in the nonprofit and government sectors – always with a clear focus on eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She started her career in education as a paraprofessional in a segregated school for students with disabilities, which literally paid for — and informed the focus of — her legal training. She has also served on the senior management team and as board president of the education foundation for a national civil rights organization. Courtney focuses on justice in education in honor of her mother, who grew up white in the segregated south, and her daughters, to whom she wants to leave a fairer world.
ANANDA MIRILLI
ANANDA MIRILLI (MS, UW-Madison) is the executive director of nINA Collective, an enterprise dedicated to supporting organizations, institutions, and individuals as they advance their change process and racial equity initiatives. A native of Brazil, ananda has a long history of working with communities in the U.S. and abroad, and is the grant director to address racial disproportionality in special education for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
At age 14 she engaged in social justice movements advocating for children with multiple abilities, seniors experiencing poverty, and youth experiencing homelessness. After moving to the U.S. ananda became an educator and found her passion facilitating learning spaces for individuals, groups and organizations engaging in transformative work. ananda’s commitment to racial and gender justice led her to develop new frames for youth and women’s leadership. As a skilled facilitator, ananda has engaged with thousands of youth, women and diverse professionals, building coalition and solidarity. ananda holds a master’s degree in education leadership and policy analysis from UW–Madison and a bachelor’s degree in human services and psychology.
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Upcoming Dates
All times shown are central time.
Available online
May 20, 2021
0259-21-PDAS
Register by phone: 608-262-2451
Register by mail: printable registration form
Schedule
Thu, May 20, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Central Time
Add to CalendarInstructor(s)
COURTNEY REED JENKINS
COURTNEY REED JENKINS (JD, University of Iowa) is co-leader of the Disproportionality Technical Assistance Network, and has spent two decades working in nonprofits and government eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She has conducted federal and state civil rights investigations for the State of Wisconsin; managed equity-focused systems-change initiatives in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa and Wisconsin; and serves on the management team for the Wisconsin Department of Instruction.
Dr. Marian Wright-Edelman said, “Service is the rent we pay for being.” Courtney Reed has “paid her rent” through two decades of work in the nonprofit and government sectors – always with a clear focus on eliminating institutional barriers to success for underserved students. She started her career in education as a paraprofessional in a segregated school for students with disabilities, which literally paid for — and informed the focus of — her legal training. She has also served on the senior management team and as board president of the education foundation for a national civil rights organization. Courtney focuses on justice in education in honor of her mother, who grew up white in the segregated south, and her daughters, to whom she wants to leave a fairer world.
ANANDA MIRILLI
ANANDA MIRILLI (MS, UW-Madison) is the executive director of nINA Collective, an enterprise dedicated to supporting organizations, institutions, and individuals as they advance their change process and racial equity initiatives. A native of Brazil, ananda has a long history of working with communities in the U.S. and abroad, and is the grant director to address racial disproportionality in special education for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
At age 14 she engaged in social justice movements advocating for children with multiple abilities, seniors experiencing poverty, and youth experiencing homelessness. After moving to the U.S. ananda became an educator and found her passion facilitating learning spaces for individuals, groups and organizations engaging in transformative work. ananda’s commitment to racial and gender justice led her to develop new frames for youth and women’s leadership. As a skilled facilitator, ananda has engaged with thousands of youth, women and diverse professionals, building coalition and solidarity. ananda holds a master’s degree in education leadership and policy analysis from UW–Madison and a bachelor’s degree in human services and psychology.
Fee
$365; gov't/nonprofit $255; CPM candidates $225
Location
Complete online
Resource(s)
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Continuing Education Hours
6
Continuing Education Units, CEU
.6
Questions?
Registration:Questions about this program:
- Masha Bubela
- masha.bubela@wisc.edu
- 608-263-5130
Cancellation Policy:
Our cancellation policy varies by type of program. View our policies page for more details about cancelling a program.
Accessibility Accommodations:
Please email the contact person listed above at least 2-3 weeks prior to the start of class if you require an accessibility accommodation.
- Masha Bubela
- masha.bubela@wisc.edu
- 608-263-5130
Cancellation Policy:
Our cancellation policy varies by type of program. View our policies page for more details about cancelling a program.
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0252-21-PDAS
Schedule
Fri, Nov 20, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Central Time
Instructor(s)
COURTNEY REED JENKINS
ANANDA MIRILLI
Location
Complete online