Sketchnotes – Organizational Anti-Racism Practices

This week, I attended a really thoughtful session through the University of Alberta on Organizational Anti-Racism Practices. The session was created and hosted by Angelique Bulosan and Julian Wilson. Here are the sketchnotes from that session.

Sketchnote Explainer

Angelique introduced a new change growth chart that I really liked based on the work of Dr. Andrew M. Ibrahim. It was adapted a bit and in the session we did a really short online quiz to see where we were in the change process.

They shared different listening lenses that reflected unconscious bias to be aware of when listening to someone’s story, which include vulnerability, courage, letting go, and your own narratives. Angelique also emphasized situational awareness and by practicing and developing our own, we will increase our problem-solving skills.

Then, Julian Wilson shared his experience and a moving poem about his identity formation and how that relates to being anti-racist. We reflected on his work with breakout rooms – but there was a twist – Angelique said, “We have a variety of rooms to reflect that we all have a choice and we can create dialogues that are trauma-informed.” This was fantastic.

At the end, the group created their own list of ways to encourage anti-racism in the workplace and Angelique shared her ideas under the themes of

• Unpack Together – create space for you, staff, and leadership to discuss anti-racism.
• Educate Everyone – do not settle for standardized policies. Have a budget to train all.
• Empower Staff – support staff in leading change. Have EDI paid positions in your organization.

I learned so much in this 60 minute session and would recommend Angelique and Julian’s session to any organization.

Links:

• Angelique Bulosan’s website
• Grown to Growth Zones visual based on Dr. Andrew M. Ibrahim (Twitter)
• UAlberta Event page
• My previous sketchnotes