Welcome to SmartMove 6 – Promoting Anti-Racism and Intersectionality in the Workplace
Course description
In this course, you’ll learn about anti-oppression and intersectionality and how these concepts apply to workplaces. This module will provide you with a more well-rounded understanding of oppression mechanisms that are at work in Canada and give you a foundational understanding and actionable suggestions to create a workplace that gradually operates without them.
Who is this course for?
- Small business owners/employers
- Small business managers/supervisors
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
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Define anti-oppression and intersectionality
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Describe how intersectionality reveals the ways that some workers are more marginalized than others
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Explain decolonization and Indigenous sovereignty
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Identify oppression in Canada related to colonialism, white supremacy, religion discrimination, sexism, ableism, heterosexism and cissexism, classism and immigration status
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Describe microaggressions, gaslighting and tone policing
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Explain how to address microaggressions, gaslighting and tone policing in a small business workplace
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Explain the practice and value of reflection in growing beyond oppression, low-cost or free ways to provide inclusion training for staff and ways to speak up when you identify oppressive behaviours and comments
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Describe what to do if you’ve made mistakes or offended someone, how to validate the feelings of a person who you have offended and how to apologize sincerely to the person you have offended