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Addressing Institutional Discrimination: An Immersion Program |
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Topic: Human Resources > Diversity & EEO
General Overview:
This intensive program will provide an in-depth understanding of the forms of institutional racism inherent in many organizations. Participants will focus on ways to dismantle discriminatory behaviors, policies, practices, and on how to design and implement systems that create an inclusive, open and transparent discrimination-free culture. Registration is limited to 12 students who are expected to attend all four days. Fee per person: $5000 per session.
Who Should Attend?
HR, EEO/AA, diversity managers, consultants, employee relations specialists
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Detailed Overview/Outline
Institutional racism is a form of racism that occurs in institutions such as public bodies, corporations, and universities. Institutional racism is distinguished from the bigotry or racial bias of individuals by the existence of systematic, structural policies and practices that have the unintended effect of disadvantaging certain racial or ethnic groups.
Many organizations have done a significant amount of work in addressing issues of diversity at the individual and interpersonal level but have yet to address how policies, practices, and procedures have been institutionalized along race, class, gender, and other lines, thereby resulting in institutionally discriminatory behaviors.
This intensive program will provide an in-depth understanding of the forms of institutional racism inherent in many organizations. Participants will focus on ways to dismantle discriminatory behaviors, policies, practices, and on how to design and implement systems that create an inclusive, open, and transparent discrimination-free culture. Sessions
Understanding the Nature of Racism in the Institutional Context
- What is racism?
- How does it operate?
- Why racism still exists
- Identifying racism at the institutional levels
- Discussion and analysis
- Readings, discussions, and next class
Conceptual and Practical Tools
- Operationalizing institutional racism
- Eurocentrism
- What is whiteness?
- Critical boundaries
- Deconstructing institutionally discriminatory polices, practices, and procedures
- Readings, discussions, and next class
Legal and Organizational Tools
- Legislative requirements
- Federal, state, and local law
- Direct/indirect discrimination and victimization
- Harassment
- Positive action
- Dealing with/deconstructing stereotypes in policies, practices, and procedures
- Indicators of best practices
- Indicators of bad practices
- Training
- Readings, discussions, and next class
Anti-Racist Strategies
- Oppression matrix
- The organizational areas
- Developing a strategic-plan to remove institutional discrimination
- Employment
- Anti-subordination
- Policies, practices, and procedures
- Research
- Contracts and purchasing
- Building healthy communities
- Readings, discussions, and next class
Reviewing Your Institution
- Eliminating institutionally discriminatory policies, practices, and procedures
- The value proposition for eliminating institutionally discriminatory policies, practices, and procedures
- Analyzing your data - what does it say about your institution?
- Closing presentations
Who Will Benefit?
HR, EEO/AA, diversity managers, consultants, employee relations specialists, and those who are interested in dismantling institutional discrimination.
Participation in the Program
Registration is limited to 12 students who are expected to attend all four days.
Sponsor Background:
- Over 50 years ago, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations was formed to provide training to employers to improve workplaces and workplace life.
- Cornell workshops have a reputation for being current in subject theory and application as well as on legal or regulatory issues.
- Classes are highly interactive…between student and instructor and student to student.
- Discussion groups, case studies, role plays, and other exercises provide practice for your learning.
- Your instructors are skilled communicators and experienced professionals committed to providing the finest in real world, practical education.
- The majority of our clients are repeat users…a testimony to the quality and value received.
Substitution and Cancellation Policy
Substitutions of registrants can be made at any time. Cancellations and transfers are subject to a 25% charge unless received in writing one week prior to the program. Registrants who do not cancel in writing prior to the program date and who do not attend are responsible for the entire fee.
Instructor(s):
Christopher J. Metzler, Esq.
Instructor Background:
Christopher J. Metzler, Esq., Managing Partner, Novellae Group, a consulting and strategic issue development firm specializing in organizational development, organizational inclusion, and enhancing culture capacity and practice approaches to employment-related litigation. He has significant experience in workplace harassment issues, the legal environment of human resources, and results-oriented management.
Past Participants Include:
Past Participants in All Cornell Workshops Include
- AIG
- American Express
- AT&T
- Becton-Dickinson & Co.
- Bell Atlantic
- BMG
- Boeing
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- Citicorp
- Coca-Cola
- Corning Glass
- Estee Lauder
- General Motors
- Girl Scouts of America
- GTE
- IBM
- Johnson & Johnson
- Lucent
- Merck
- Mobil
- MTV
- NEC America
- New York City Criminal Justice Agency
- New York State Dept. of Labor
- Tiffany & Co.
- Time Warner
- UNICEF
- United States Postal Service
- United Technologies
- Xerox
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