Race the Power of Illusion: Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative
Track: Leadership & Management

Thursday, October 13, 2016 |10:30 - 4:00 PM
Room: Building 30 | Conference Room

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Session Description:

The Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) is the City of Seattle’s citywide effort to realize the vision of racial equity. The Initiative works within City government and with community leaders to get to the root cause of racial inequity: institutional racism. RSJI training provides a common foundation for addressing institutional racism and for changing practices, procedures and policies to create racial equity. The knowledge and skills that participants take away from RSJI training can be applied to many work challenges and situations. These sessions will be conducted by members of Seattle Parks and Recreation RSJ Change Team members. The training is in 3 parts and will run concurrent throughout the day. The training uses the three-part PBS video series, Race the Power of Illusion to examine historical and present-day causes of racial disparities. Participants view the video series and take part in interactive exercises to deepen their understanding of institutional racism and begin to apply their learning to their work setting. This session runs the full day and is limited to 30 participants. Priority will be given to attendees not employed by Seattle Parks and Recreation.