Listed below is a sample of the work Art has done for various organizations.Any of these subject areas and more can be drawn upon to tailor a workshop to fit your needs.
This interactive workshop, based upon the book available through Stylus Publishing, presents a fact-based, antiracism curriculum for diversity education. Sadly, still today, we must devote significant time and energy convincing people that racism is chronic and pervasive in society. Since the election of Barack Obama, we have been plagued with a wave of colorblind rhetoric dismissive of the ever-present reality of racism. In contemporary diversity education efforts, educators are adept at utilizing people’s stories to uncover the insidious reality of racism; but, in an increasingly data-driven world, those wishing to advocate for justice must arm themselves with the facts and stats supporting their claims.
In this workshop we will trace these facts and stats on racism through the health care system, environmental justice, juvenile justice, K-12 education, and higher education. This workshop ends with an intentional discussion on our responsibility to be social change agents. Everyone from executives to students have levels of influence in their lives. We will trace those levels, calibrate our ambitions, and plot paths forward in this movement.
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Whiteness is a concept that must be defined historically.However, the power of White privilege has subverted history, perpetuating the lie that Whiteness does not exist nor is it privileged.Typically, history is written by those who have won but this presentation will give voice to those who have been silenced.We will uncover how White privilege has evolved, how it is perpetuated today, and what we can do in our roles to unhinge its power.
This session begins with a broad introduction to the concept of privilege, attempting to locate it through a variety of lenses such as race, gender and class.We then move to an in-depth discussion of the evolution and perpetuation of White Privilege.The final component is an interactive conversation of what this information means for us as individuals and professionals.We will discuss what we can tangibly do in our roles to unhinge the power of privilege.
Ethics and Leadership: Making Choices for Social Justice
This session sits at the productive nexus of two important fields: leadership ethics and social justice.We will explore how leadership and choice-making are informed by both our ethical values and our privileged and oppressed social identities.This session challenges participants to connect their beliefs to their actions in the pursuit of socially just leadership.The session ends with a skills-based section about how to negotiate difficult dialogues.This is a lively and active workshop.
While the work done in diversity education is laudable, it is failing to create a substantive societal shift.Too often we educate the most accessible students, not necessarily those most in need of this learning opportunity.This leaves the movement toward social justice stuck in neutral.However, increased attention toward educating majority college students about diversity can exponentially increase our allies in the world.These individuals have the potential to take this message to segments of society beyond our reach.Such endeavors are one method towards advancing the cause of social justice.
This session first covers the nature of privilege, oppression, and hierarchy.We will then quickly move into the role allies must play in social justice movements against these entities.As such, we must think critically as to how we can develop more allies for this struggle.The Seven Principles for Targeting the Majority in Diversity Education is offered as a means to advance this conversation.
The idea of conducting diversity education for the first time presenter can be a nerve-racking experience.The many competing fears of appearing too ignorant to be effective or too self-serving to be taken seriously can scare away far too many educators from having their ideas heard.This workshop will examine the pitfalls to avoid while examining the roadblocks that all presenters have to overcome.While the goal of this workshop is not to alleviate all the fears related to diversity education, the hope is that it will normalize them and give tools to succeed.
The above topics, along with many other additional resources, can be used to craft a unique retreat for your organization. This increased investment of time works to create stronger teams advocating for social justice.
Depending on the size of your group, Art often chooses to bring along a partner to co-facilitate these experiences.
