What does it mean to build anti-racist, diverse, and inclusive organizations? The Immigrant Welcome Centre’s Welcoming Communities Coalition is inviting local employers and those in leadership roles to find out at its Anti-Racism Workshop for Workplaces.
This workshop (one each in Campbell River and the Comox Valley) will provide a safe space for participants to foster growth in their understanding of race and racism; learn more about the structures that support it; and dissect our own roles in supporting or disrupting it in life and workplaces.
The IWC is excited to announce that the workshop will be facilitated by Evan Jolicoeur (pictured), the founder of Full Circle Consultancy. Jolicoeur works collaboratively with clients in the not-for-profit, health, social, and environment sectors, and with Indigenous organizations. He is an advocate for anti-racism, social justice, and decolonization in all places and spaces.
“I am deeply committed personally and professionally to the justice, equity, diversity and inclusion required to support the progress in our hearts and minds across communities, homes, workplaces, and institutions,” Joilcoeur says. “This curriculum will support you in becoming a champion and ally in your workplace.”
Organizations can register any employee who is in a supervisory, management, or owner role or who has the support from these roles to share learnings with colleagues and implement change.
Participants will:
- Learn about anti-racism and inclusion theory
- Practice being an anti-racist ally
- Learn from their peers
- Come away with techniques to incorporate anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion into their workplace policies, practices, and culture.
The Campbell River workshop takes place on Monday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Robron Centre (740 Robron Road). Register at bit.ly/antiracismworkshopCR. – This workshop is full. Please email julie.keumbehdjian@immigrantwelcome.ca to be put on our waitlist.
The Courtenay workshop is on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Immigrant Welcome Centre’s downtown Courtenay office. Register at bit.ly/antiracismworkshopCV.
The cost is $30 plus GST (lunch will be provided) and the deadline to register is Jan. 25. Space is limited!
If you have questions please reach out to Coalition coordinator Julie Keumbehdjian at 250-338-6359.
The Coalition’s work is funded by Immigration, Refugees, & Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
