LibGuides: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA): Training Against Microaggressions Winter 2020

Schedule

(Retreat held December 11, 2020)

Winter 2020 Retreat Schedule:

Part 1: Identifying Microaggressions

9:00 AM-10:00 AM Welcome and Self-assessment Discussion

10:00 AM-10:45 AM "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" Episode 1 and Discussion

10:45 AM-11:30 AM "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" Episode 2 and Discussion

11:30 AM- 12:30 PM Conversation with Leslie

12:30 PM-1:30 PM Lunch Break

Part 2: Becoming an Ally

1:30 PM-1:45PM Check-in

1:45 PM-2:30 PM Eliminating Microaggressions: The Next Level of Inclusion and Discussion

2:30 PM-3:15 PM Practice and Brainstorming Techniques

3:15 PM-4:00 PM Post-Assessment and Reflection

Episode 1: Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man:
Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today.
Episode 2:Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man:
Matthew McConaughey sits down with Emmanuel Acho to have an uncomfortable conversation.
Eliminating Microaggressions: The Next Level of Inclusion
Microaggression is a term used for brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group. In this Talk Tiffany Alvoid, lays out how this behavior manifests itself, the role you play, and what you can do to avoid perpetuating its continued existence in society.