Seminar Series:

Undoing Racism: Steps towards becoming a proactively anti-racist organisation.

Series of three interactive seminars in collaboration with 100 White Allies

Why sign up?

Get support to work towards becoming a more inclusive and supportive organisation. 

Seminars:

1: Building Foundations for Change - Mon 23rd Nov (1-3pm)

2: Understanding Experiences - Weds 2nd Dec (1-3pm)

3: Allyship and Effecting Change - Mon 7th Dec (1-3pm)

Who should participate?

Heads of Diversity & Inclusion, Head of People/ Director of People, Senior Leaders, CEOs, Service Managers, HR Directors / Managers.

Session 1: Building Foundations for Change

In this session we will explore what is understood by terms such as racism and anti-racism. We will consider context, relevant stats and supporting facts. We will discuss what needs to be in place if an organisation is going to begin the process of undoing racism as well as what it looks like to be a proactively anti-racist organisation. You will also have an opportunity to consider potential benchmarking questions to help assess where you are now, as an organisation/culture and what to move forward as a practical first action.

Session 2: Understanding Experiences

In this session we will address the lived experience of colleagues in the sector and how information of lived experience is measured or sought in your organisation. We will facilitate conversations around mental health, Duty of Care and the impact an organisation can have on individual mental health. You will have the opportunity to consider what might prevent a colleague being their whole self in the workplace, as well as ways of changing this, beginning with a critical appraisal of existing support, structures and policies.

Session 3: Allyship and Effecting Change

In this session, we will present information around Allyship, the role of an ally and what this might mean for you in your organisation. You will have an opportunity to consider the change you want to make, who is bought in and who else you need on board. We will consider the skills of allyship and present a framework for conversations about race in the workplace.

Facilitators / Trainers:

Ashanti Bentil-Dhue - Founder 100 White Allies

Ashanti is a diversity speaker, facilitator, researcher and expert. She spearheaded the only research in the UK exclusively focused on how organisations can invest in black millennials and generation Z females in the corporate structure. You can sign up to receive the white paper here: https://forms.gle/U2eXp2P1onWZLnEp6. In June 2020, she co created the UK's first nationwide anti-racism and allyship project for white women who want to be allies the UK based consultancy, 100 White Allies. The mission is to empower as many white women as possible to become anti-racist changemakers and allies in their personal and professional capacities. You can find out more here: https://100whitewomen.typeform.com/to/hpvkHGjg.

100 White Allies specifically focuses on race equality and diversity in the workplace. The mission is to support organisations to become pro-actively anti-racist. We do this through innovative, engaging and impactful programmes designed to effect change within individuals and teams; and systemically across organisations.

Jane Beston - Programme Design, Facilitator and Ally

Jane is a specialist consultant with over 20 years’ hands-on experience working with local, national and global organisations. Co-founder and former Director of Programmes at Mental Health at Work, Jane brings expertise in developing and facilitating impactful programmes that address organisational values, leadership and team behaviours, alongside strategies, systems and processes. Jane now works with 100 White Allies, to develop programmes that are proactively anti-racist, and considerate of mental health, in the workplace.

http://100whiteallies.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/100-white-women-project/

More about 100 White Allies

A UK-based collaborative, with a specific focus on race equality and diversity in the workplace. Through our work, we support organisations to become pro-actively anti-racist.

We bring years of combined expertise and a shared mission to grow a network of allies across the UK, and beyond. We are purposeful, creative and consultative. We work with individuals, and organisations. We believe in equity in all arenas of life but our focus is the workplace.

We know the work is hard. We understand it can be tiring. We appreciate the range in views and readiness to learn.

But, we are committed to our mission, and effecting change. Quite simply, it matters. Systemic racism impacts on mental health, relationships, opportunities, productivity, and performance. We cannot ignore what we know.