Winter - Spring workshops at a glance on YU Learn:
- REDDI Mini-Series Certificate - A Spotlight on Intersectional Racism and Black Inclusion
- REDDI Core Series: Addressing Discrimination Today
Questions about REDDI and how to earn a certificate?
January
REDDI Core Series: Addressing Discrimination Today*
Impacts and Effects of Microaggressions in the PSE Environment
This session will highlight the reality and pervasiveness of microaggressions within the context of post-secondary institutions. We will look at how and why microaggressions are harmful, discuss some tools to address and inhibit microaggressions, and offer opportunities to practice using these tools in order to foster a more inclusive and equitable campus environment. This session will focus specifically on the actions of individuals and groups in fostering inclusion and belonging.
January 21, 1-2:30 PM
*The rest of the core series will resume in March
February
REDDI Mini-Series: A Spotlight on Intersectional Racism and Black Inclusion
Black History Month
Acknowledging and Addressing Racism
This workshop will help participants gain an understanding of how to recognize racism, how it can manifest, and what its impacts are. Participants will learn about strategies to address barriers to inclusive spaces and become familiar with relevant tools, policies, and legislation within the York context.
February 5, 2-3:30 PM
Black Inclusion: Historic and Current Efforts to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism
This session will follow the birth and development of anti-Black racism both globally and locally, and the historic and on-going efforts to dismantle it. Through case-studies and scenarios, participants will be offered tools and examples of how to respond to anti-Black racism in effective and sustainable ways.
February 11 1:30-3PM
Misogynoir
This is an interactive session where participants discuss the issue of misogynoir, which shows how sexism and racism manifest in black women's lives to create intersecting forms of oppression". Participants explore the detrimental impacts of internalized racism as well as engage in a discussion about healing and self-care.
February 13, 10:30 AM to 12
Do the Work: Intervening on Racism
Please note that we strongly recommend participants to have attended at least one of the workshops above before attending this session.
This workshop will be highly participation-based and ask attendees to design strategies and practice tools to intervene in moments of racial discrimination, harassment, and microaggressions. Prior familiarity with these concepts is recommended.
February 25 10-11:30 AM
March
REDDI Core Series: Addressing Discrimination Today
Orienting Towards Allyship 1
Through a series of engaging activities and reflection exercises participants who take part in this workshop will be able to: Contextualize their social location based on their identity; Deepen their understanding of allyship in a personal and institutional setting.; Practice active allyship and develop strategies to have brave conversations.
March 3, 2-3:30 PM
The Ecology of Allyship 2
In this follow up to our session Orienting Yourself to Allyship, this workshop explores the multiple roles people can play in building solidarity across lines of difference, examples of solidarity movements, and personal reflections on how to find your own stake in movements.
Please note, this is not an introductory or beginners workshop. You must attend Allyship Part 1 to join this session, or have previous organizing experience across lines of shared identities.
March 5, 1-2:30 PM
Challenging Biases in Decision Making and Approaches to Difference
In Challenging Biases in Decision-Making and Approaches to Difference, participants will learn about how our brains develop and rely on biases, how these biases impact our perceptions and behaviours, and what we can do to prevent these biases from influencing our decisions, workplaces, and communities. This session will consider how biases can affect the systems we work within and offer some opportunities to consider how to remove the opportunity for bias within our systems.
December 3, 2024, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
