Date: April 23\, 2024
\nTime: \;12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
\nForm
at: \;Online via Zoom - \;
REGISTER NOW
\nCost: Free for CES membe
rs and non-members
\nLanguage: English
R.A .C.E. Academy is a learning process for organizations or programs to addre ss equity through respecting\, protecting\, and fulfilling a sense of dign ity\, especially for people of color. It is a workshop designed to give pa rticipants the skills to navigate choppy waters. The curriculum is radical because of the intentional focus on addressing the root components of hum an engagement: personal and collective dignity. The goal of this process i s to understand\, interpret\, and analyze how a person&rsquo\;s dignity ma y be affirmed or denied through the work of an organization or program.
\n\nR.A.C.E. Academy addresses the internal and external experiences o f an organization&rsquo\;s staff and clients. This framework:
\n\na)
centers dignity as a mutually reflected sense of worthiness between indiv
iduals\, groups\, and their communities that deserves recognition and acco
untability\;
\nb) interrogates and challenges interlocking systems of
oppression from global and local viewpoints\; and
\nc) holds both th
e individual and the collective responsible for creating and sustaining eq
uitable communities at all levels of engagement.
R.A.C.E. Academ y is a process that addresses multiple levels of organizational and progra m impact simultaneously through a cohesive framework for critical thinking and engagement. Through participation in R.A.C.E. Academy\, members will have a chance to explore biases\, privileges\, and cultural humility throu gh dignity.
\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter
\n\ndr. monique inez liston is the Founder\, Chief Strategist and Joyful Militant at UBUNT U Research and Evaluation. UBUNTU Research and Evaluation was founded by d r. monique liston as a space to hold her dissertation research findings wh ile protecting Black women&rsquo\;s intellectual thought\, leadership and vision. UBUNTU is a Bantu term that loosely translates into English\, &ldq uo\;I am because we are.&rdquo\; UBUNTU was chosen because it is a word th at represents the core principle of UBUNTU as an organization while connec ting us as members of the global displaced African diaspora. Protecting th e dignity of all Black people with Black women and femmes at the lead is U BUNTU&rsquo\;s priority. UBUNTU was founded on January 1\, 2017\, Dr. John Henrik Clarke&rsquo\;s 102nd birthday\, intentionally chosen to memoriali ze our intellectual genealogy within pan-africanconsciousness.
\n\nd r. liston is an experienced facilitator\, evaluator and program designer w ith over 15 years of experience in the fields of leadership\, education\, and public health. She is proud alum of Howard University with a BA in Soc iology and the University of Delaware with a Masters in Public Administrat ion. Most recently\, UBUNTU was nominated as Best Place to Work for Social Justice by Shepherd Express Magazine in 2020 and 2021 and was selected as a winner for the Milwaukee Business Journal'\;s Diversity in Business Awards in 2022.
\n\nLearning Objectives \;
\ n\n1. Learn the language of dignity through reflection and practice
\n2. Understand intersectionality as praxis
\n3. Acknowledge who ea
ch person is during change
\n4. Recognize how individual change respo
nses influence equity strategies
\n5. Develop accountability strategi
es for individuals and teams
\n6. Identify practices and processes to
uphold equity in new ways
In addition\, this webinar aims to st rengthen capacities in line with the following Competency \;for Canadi an Evaluation Practice:
\n\n1.7: Uses self-awareness and reflective
thinking to continually improve practice.
\n2.2: Identifies stakehold
ers&rsquo\; needs and their capacity to participate\, while recognizing\,&
nbsp\;respecting\, and responding to aspects of diversity.
\n5.1: Use
s communication strategies appropriate to the cultural\, linguistic\, soci
al and political context.