The overarching goals of this workshop are to begin the conversation about race and racism from a vantage point of: 1) one’s own experience; and 2) the opportunities we have within labor to make positive change.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- Explore systemic racism and how to create organizational change;
- Articulate four areas of oppression and identify how racism plays out in society.

MODULE RESOURCES

Article: "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack"
Video: "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Class Divided"
Ending Racism to Build Power Powerpoint

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The Implicit Association Test
The Racial Equity Toolkit
Video: "Trumka on Ferguson"
Video: "How To Be an Ally"