Racial Equity 101 – Individual

Chapters Included:

• SETTING THE STAGE - LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 400 YEARS OF OPPRESSION EXERCISE

• SECTION 1: AN ORIENTATION TO RACISM - RESHAPING OUR UNDERSTANDING

• SECTION 2: ANTI-BLACKNESS IN PRACTICE - THE HISTORY OF RACIST POLICIES IN HOUSING AND POLICING

• SECTION 3: AGITATE! - ANTI-RACISM AND TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE

Overview
This 50-minute webinar introduces the basics of understanding racism: how it manifests through social and political institutions, in overt and hidden forms, now and throughout history. By completing this training, you’ll gain insight and tools to help you become an active participant in the fight for equity.

Your Instructors:

• Jillian Olinger

  • Teaching Section 2: ANTI-BLACKNESS IN PRACTICE - THE HISTORY OF RACIST POLICIES IN HOUSING AND POLICING

  • Jillian has spent more than a decade working with marginalized communities in central Ohio and across the country on a variety of social justice issues, including equitable community development and engagement, and housing policy intersections.

• Caroline Woliver
  Director of Leadership and Social Justice, YWCA Columbus

  • Teaching Section 1: AN ORIENTATION TO RACISM - RESHAPING OUR UNDERSTANDING

  • Caroline has years of nonprofit leadership experience empowering women, advancing racial literacy, and building community coalitions. She develops intersectional, equity-centered programs and policies that create inclusion and transformative change.

• Lauren James
  Former Program Manager of Leadership and Social Justice, YWCA Columbus

  • SETTING THE STAGE: 400 Years of Oppression Exercise

  • As manager of the leadership and social justice department, Lauren provided leadership and advocacy training to women and girls across Columbus.

• Belen de Leon
  Former Program Coordinator of Leadership and Social Justice, YWCA Columbus

  • SETTING THE STAGE: Land Acknowledgement

  • Belen has experience in youth mentorship and working to empower marginalized communities. With an educational background focused on human rights and social and racial justice, she works to develop and implement YWCA Columbus’ Bright Futures Program.

Companion Guide
Please follow along in your training using this companion guide for the individual learner.

Resource Guide
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Post-Training Survey
After you've gone through the training, please take a few minutes to help us improve future training experiences by taking the Racial Equity 101 Survey.