Becoming Actively Anti-Racist

Becoming Actively Anti-Racist

This training helps those who are very culturally aware and participating allies, who demonstrate non-racist practice and are moving towards anti-racist practice in their settings. It aims to explore anti-racist awareness and aspects of culture, diversity, equity and inclusion. Participants will recognise unconscious bias, microaggressions, racist behaviour and language related to racial discrimination and how this will be addressed and eliminated for adults and for children. The session will provide the knowledge and skills needed to demonstrate anti-racist practice in education along with approaches to respectfully challenge the barriers and myths often used to block anti-racist practice.

Becoming actively anti-racist includes:

• Awareness of the terminologies related to racism and anti-racism
• Demonstrate an understanding of structural racism in our society
• Identify and discuss the difference between the concepts of 'non-racist' and 'anti-racist'
• Develop an understanding of how language used to identify a person's colour or heritage can be problematic
• Understanding how unconscious bias and stereotypes can determine mindsets and attitudes in settings and workplaces
• Recognise positive practice whereby thoughts and views about anti-racism are shared in an open and honest environment