Training Extravaganza Registration Thursday, April 29, 2021

Culture change is not easy. While individuals can initiate change, no one person can do it alone. However, when communities rise together to embrace our diversity, the outcome leads towards a more inclusive environment that represents ALL of us.

The first phase of the CADEM Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) program begins at the Convention with our Training Extravaganza. We ask that you plan to participate in all four sessions as each builds upon the next.

  • Session I focuses on the basics of implicit bias (25 minutes)
  • Session II dives deep into the ways implicit bias manifests in some communities. (50 minutes)
  • Session III offers up a way for us to combat implicit bias in a political context. (25 minutes)
  • Session IV is our opportunity to debrief the prior sessions in small groups and discuss some specific action steps we can take to keep this conversation going after convention ends. (60 minutes)
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Training Extravaganza Schedule - Thursday, April 29, 2021

Salon Conversation: Organizing in Spanish-Speaking Communities

12:00PM – 1:00PM

The Training Extravaganza will kick off with a moderated panel discussion on organizing in Spanish-speaking communities. This conversation will be in Spanish with live translation into English.

Training Extravaganza Session I: Understanding & Unpacking Implicit Bias

2:30PM – 2:55PM

Join us for a presentation from Project Implicit on understanding and unpacking implicit bias.

Training Extravaganza Session II: Implicit Bias in Action (Part A)

3:00PM – 3:25PM

Session II begins with three presentations that will discuss the way that implicit bias manifests for some specific groups.

Choose one of the three sessions for Part A:

  • Anti-Semitism
  • Anti-AAPI Hate
  • Transphobia

Training Extravaganza Session II: Implicit Bias in Action (Part B)

3:30PM – 3:55PM

Session II continues with four more presentations about some ways that implicit bias manifests. Choose one of the following four sessions for Part B:

  • Xenophobia
  • Anti-Blackness
  • Violence against women
  • Ableism

Training Extravaganza Session III: Intersectional Organizing

4:00PM – 4:25PM

This presentation will introduce the concept of intersectional organizing as an approach to advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Training Extravaganza Session IV: Peer Action Group Facilitated Discussions

4:30PM – 5:30PM

Small group discussions will provide time to debrief, brainstorm next steps, and set transformational goals to continue JEDI work