These have been extraordinarily difficult times. Over the past year, we have been forced to learn lessons about ourselves, our families, our workplaces, and our communities not only due to the COVID pandemic, but also the pandemic of racism which we continue to experience and witness. Many organizations and individuals have taken pause to reflect and consider what they can do differently moving forward to shift their mindsets and support anti-racist behaviour. This is how the Shifting Perspectives anti-racism program was created. As co-developers of this program, we have considered what has been both effective and ineffective with traditional diversity and inclusion programs.
Given the focus on racial injustice around the globe, we have developed a program which explores anti-racism on a much deeper level. In the Shifting Perspectives program, participants are given an opportunity to learn about their relationship with race and unlearn their foundational understanding of racism. Over the course of five 3 hour bi-weekly sessions we deliver a well-paced and reflective program which encourages attendees to consider their role in both individual and systemic racism and more importantly how to dismantle it.
The Shifting Perspectives program launched in January 2021. Since that time, we have been thrilled with the feedback from our attendees that the course been instrumental in supporting their understanding of how racism is inherent in our society and what they can do to affect necessary change.
