Equity Essentials- Call it out? Identifying and Responding to Microaggressions

This session will explore how to engage critically in anti-oppression and provide frameworks for engaging in anti-oppressive practices at the University. Anti-oppression is an ongoing and active process of recognizing and addressing individual, institution, and systemic oppression. Applying an anti-oppressive frame to our work is essential to cultivating an inclusive campus where every individual experiences a sense of belonging. This session will identify the systems and attitudes that contribute to microaggressions and discuss strategies for responding effectively.

By the end of this workshop, you will:

• Gain a broader awareness of how oppression affects the lived experience of equity-seeking groups, and the specific context of EDI on post-secondary campuses.
• Understand how dominant groups perpetuate, actively or unconsciously, oppression.
• Be able to apply key concepts related to anti-racism, oppression, privilege, and tokenism.
• Understand how unconscious bias affects individuals and communities; and
• Be able to identify microaggressions and apply appropriate and effective responses to microaggressions.

Instructor

Education, Training and Policy Officer, Office of Diversity and Human Rights

Event Registration

Register through Qualtrics! Registration closes 2 working days prior to the session.

Contact

Phone: 56800

Email: landd@uoguelph.ca