Here are some helpful resources from the Moving Forward with Equity & Inclusion in Adult and Continuing Education workshop on March 23, 2021 with Ishwar Persad.
Video recording
Presentation slides
Mentimeter Participant Feedback
Equity & Diversity Reading List Compiled by Ishwar Persad
Resources mentioned in the meeting chat
Implicit Bias and Hiring Practices
Equitable Faculty Recruitment and Selection Toolkit by University of Waterloo
Implicit bias, hiring, and retention: Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) resource guide by Simon Fraser University
Tools for Organizations by Bias Interrupters – Model for assessing workplace bias and workbooks from UC Hastings Law, San Francisco
Book Recommendations
Dancing on Live Embers: Challenging Racism in Organizations by Tina Lopes and Barb Thomas – Book recommendation that “holds up familiar workplace interactions for scrutiny, and looks for openings to advance racial equity and justice.”
The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole – Book recommendation of a “perspective-shifting book from one of Canada’s most celebrated and uncompromising writers.”
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Path to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem – Book recommendation that “examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.”