Foundations for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace - April 2023

Pre-readings for this workshop will be sent out by March 28th

Description:

This 3 hour virtual learning opportunity will grow your knowledge of foundational concepts of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) that you can apply to both your personal and professional roles. In this session, you will explore and deepen your individual awareness of bias, understand authenticity and build capacity for inclusion using an equity and anti-racist lens. This session will prepare you to continue developing your skills in anti-racism practices and provide opportunities to practice building safe professional spaces. You will leave equipped and empowered with the tools you need to take actionable and accountable steps toward a more inclusive workplace.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Demonstrate effective and practical skills to recognize and reduce inequities in teams and workplaces;
• Examine and define the expressions and faces of power that impact your personal and professional roles;
• Explore the concepts of authenticity and accountability and how they shape and build belonging in the workplace; and
• Apply these new skills to a real-life workplace scenario and develop your own personal action plan that will empower you to create change in your workplace

Facilitator:

Raphael Ochil

Raphael (he/him) is a Portfolio Manager on RADIUS’ Consulting Services team. He brings over five years of experience in project management, community development, social innovation, and policy research in addition to over 5 years in banking, sales, and marketing. From working in a community and settlement services agency, he has experience creating, implementing, and facilitating immigrant youth settlement programs and engagement sessions using equity and trauma-informed approaches. He is an evaluator who applies the Theory of Change framework in creating structured impact assessment and evaluation plans that align social initiatives with the objective of addressing societal and economic inequities. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in Political Science with a specialty in Public Policy and International relations from Simon Fraser University and is certified by the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy in the Framework for Analyzing Public Policies. He is Black African, born and raised in Ghana, West Africa.

Ilhan Abdullahi

Ilhan (she/her) is a Somali-Canadian whose parents’ migration journey brought her to these unceded Coast Salish Lands at a very young age. Stemming from her family’s experience of being racialized newcomers, Ilhan has been passionate about addressing social and health inequities and developed a commitment to social justice. Having spent some time in community activism, youth work and health promotion in the Lower Mainlands of Vancouver, Ilhan then moved to Toronto to pursue her Masters in Public Health and gain a critical intersectional analysis on what promotes vulnerability to health inequities. She has recently returned to BC and is ecstatic to get involved in health equity and community work. When she’s not working, you can find her embarking on solo travels somewhere in the world.