L+OD and the Equity and Inclusion Manager have developed a toolkit to assist staff in moving through and gaining knowledge of equity, inclusion, and racial justice as well as serving and supporting LGBTQIA+ communities. The toolkit lets you work at your own pace and allows opportunities to work individually, as well as share knowledge and experiences with other staff.
The activities in each workbook are designed to take you no more than 20-30 minutes to complete. These activities include readings, scavenger hunts, videos, assessments, and reflection activities.
If you would like to work on the toolkit as a staff group, this breakdown of the activities may be useful.
You are not required to share specifics of your completed activities with anyone; however, we encourage all staff to use the toolkit to engage in conversations about equity, inclusion, and racial justice.
We are excited to provide this resource and support you in this work!
Racial equity toolkit workbooks
If you wish to complete these workbooks online, first make a copy:
- Access the workbook
- Click “File”
- Click “Make a copy”
- You will be able to select a specific location in your Drive to save the copy
Workbook #1
Learning objectives:
- Building vocabulary
- Building awareness of U.S. history and the impact on communities of color
- Understanding the historical barriers for people of color and how they continue to impact
- Understanding how the foundation of the U.S. has influenced the information to which we have access
- Identifying and building awareness of self and group identity
- Building cultural humility
Workbook #2
Learning objectives:
- Building vocabulary
- Building awareness of Oregon history and the impact on communities of color
- Understanding implicit bias and how it impacts our perceptions and decisions
- Building understanding of common types of bias
- Identifying strategies for mitigating bias
- Developing awareness of cultural differences and own cultural norms
Workbook #3
Learning objectives:
- Understanding the effects of systems of oppression
- Gaining skills in cross-cultural communication
- Learning strategies for calling people in, and for moving forward after committing a microaggression
- Learning how to be an effective bystander
Workbook #4
Available in three versions.
Manager’s guide to addressing your privilege and power
Learning objectives:
- Building vocabulary
- Building awareness and understanding of intersectionality
- Recognizing bias in hiring and evaluation
- Building skills for culturally responsive supervision
- Understanding power and privilege
- Building awareness and understanding of white fragility
- Developing an understanding of white supremacy culture and ways to address it
- Developing skills around racial accountability
- Developing skills to engage in difficult conversations
- Building inclusive environments
For staff of color: Connection, solidarity, and healing for POC
Learning objectives:
- Building vocabulary
- Building an understanding of intersectionality for POC
- Gaining awareness of areas of privilege for POC
- Identifying white supremacy culture
- Navigating white spaces
- Understanding internalized racial oppression and its impact on POC
- Identifying opportunities to heal from the trauma of racism
For white staff: Unpacking the invisible knapsack
Learning objectives:
- Building vocabulary
- Building awareness and understanding of of intersectionality
- Building awareness and understanding of white privilege
- Building awareness and understanding of white fragility
- Developing an understanding of white supremacy culture and ways to address it
- Developing skills around racial accountability
- Developing skills to engage in difficult conversations
Workbook #5
Understanding and confronting anti-Blackness
Learning objectives:
- Building relevant vocabulary
- Building awareness and understanding of the impact of racism
- Building awareness of the foundation and impact of anti-Blackness
- Better understanding how anti-Blackness shows up in daily life
- Exploring individual and collective methods to confront and combat anti-Blackness
Workbook #6
Understanding systems of race and racism
Learning objectives:
- Building relevant vocabulary
- Building awareness and understanding of the impact of racism
- Building awareness of the foundation and impact of anti-Blackness
- Better understanding how anti-Blackness shows up in daily life
- Exploring individual and collective methods to confront and combat anti-Blackness
Workbook #7
Learning objectives:
- Building relevant vocabulary
- Building awareness and understanding of inclusively leading with race as a strategy
- Building awareness of racial inequity and the purpose of inclusively leading with race
- Better understanding how to practice inclusively leading with race as a strategy
Workbook #8
Inclusion and belonging: more than just words
Serving and supporting LGBTQIA+ communities
Learning objectives
- To build relevant vocabulary
- Develop awareness and understanding of inclusive language and culture
- Build strategies to confront homophobia and transphobia
- Confront our own biases
- Learn ways to create safer and joyful spaces