Introduction to Anti-Oppressive Practice
November 25, 2021, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
NOTE: This is a ZOOM session
Presented by Savannah Sloat.
By attending in this session, participants will be able to:
• summarize core anti-oppression concepts
• identify key theoretical frameworks related to anti-oppressive practice
• discuss ways to challenge oppressive practices and structures
• identify key anti-oppression practices
No prerequisite is required, however this is the second session in a 4-part EDI series.
You are encouraged (but not required) to attend the first session, Building a Foundation for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, which is being offered during the Fall Business Meeting.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Savannah Sloat - Lead Coordinator, Orientation, Transition & Engagement - University of Toronto
Savannah (she/they) is Lenape and Scottish from Six Nations of the Grand River reserve community. Her academic research focuses on the identity politics of mixed and self-identified Indigenous peoples under the Indian Act and the Status system. She has worked as a student affairs and residence life professional for the past eight years, and currently supports the OACUHO Board of the Directors in her role as EDI Project Coordinator.
ABOUT THE EDI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
This professional development series offers OACUHO members the opportunity to engage in foundational learning related to topics of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our field. Members who attend all four sessions synchronously will receive a certificate of completion in April 2022.
Due to the pervasive and systemic nature of racism, violence, and injustice toward Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour in Canada, it is important that housing professionals feel effectively equipped to engage in these conversations at our institutions.
This series will provide participants with the opportunity to build their understanding of oppressive structures and systems; explore their own social location and identity; develop strategies to collaborate across difference; and consider practical application for their functional areas. This series is open to all members of the association and will discuss applications for all functional areas in housing.
SESSION 1: Building a Foundation for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
By attending in this session, participants will be able to:
• summarize key foundational concepts of equity, diversity, and inclusion
• identify how one is affected by and participates in maintaining systems of oppression, privilege, and power by critically reflecting on one’s own social location, prejudices, and biases
• identify how to critically engage with equity, diversity, and inclusion values as part of a personal practice
• discuss how to further individual learning to better understand structural oppression and its impacts
SESSION 2: Introduction to Anti-Oppressive Practice
By attending in this session, participants will be able to:
• summarize core anti-oppression concepts
• identify key theoretical frameworks related to anti-oppressive practice
• discuss ways to challenge oppressive practices and structures
• identify key anti-oppression practices
SESSION 3: Practical Applications for Anti-Oppression Principles
By attending in this session, participants will be able to:
• assess the current approaches used in their functional areas
• discuss ways to apply anti-oppression principles in their functional areas
• identify strategies for creating meaningful change
• discuss the Association's Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Indigenous Sovereignty and its relationship to anti-oppressive practice
SESSION 4: How to Facilitate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Conversations
By attending in this session, participants will be able to:
• identify barriers to engaging in equity, diversity, and inclusion conversations
• identify best practices for effectively addressing concerns related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• discuss facilitation techniques for engaging in effective dialogues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• discuss strategies to create spaces for equity, diversity, and inclusion learning
If you have questions about the EDI PD series, please contact Jenny Tabar at jltabar@uwaterloo.ca