COURSE DESCRIPTION
(Suggested prereq Bias & Microaggressions)
In this workshop, we will briefly review microaggressions, engage in a discussion about what fears become present when interrupting microaggressions and why it is important to interrupt microaggressions even when you are not the target. We will then move right into a practice of interrupting oppressive language (aka microaggressions) in small breakout groups, then debrief the process as a large group. Suggested prerequisite workshop: Understanding Bias, Implicit Association, and Microaggressions.
LOCATION
Online via Zoom
PRICING AND REGISTRATION
For any questions regarding registration, our sliding scale, work-trade opportunities or accessibility needs, please contact Shay Braden at sjp@ywcapdx.org or (971) 358-6227.
ACCESSIBILITY
This class will be held online via Zoom. Please contact us to let us know if you need specific accommodations.
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TIPS
Thanks for joining us online! Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of this workshop:
Mute your microphone. To help keep background noise to a minimum, make sure you mute your microphone when you are not speaking. When your microphone is not muted, avoid activities that could create additional noise.
Engage with the class. These are intended to be workshops, not webinars! Please come ready to engage and participate, and help build community within the “classroom.” Not everyone is able to participate via webcam, but if you are able, we ask that you do so as much as possible.
Limit distractions and avoid multi-tasking. You can make it easier to focus on the meeting by turning off notifications, closing or minimizing running apps, and muting your smartphone. You’ll retain the discussion better if you refrain from replying to emails or test messages during the meeting and wait until after the workshop ends.
Help us improve our program! Each workshop will have a brief survey sent out. All results are anonymous and help us continuously improve our program.
Take notes. Our facilitators’ own their presentation material so it is not a requirement for the presentation to be shared afterwards.
Need an accommodation? Email us so we can create an ideal learning environment for you. sjp@ywcapdx.org
GROUP PARTICIPATION FRAMEWORK & AGREEMENTS
While guidelines and expectations will vary from workshop to workshop, most of these apply to a typical workshop session:
One speaker at a time. When one person talks, everyone else listens.
Community wisdom. Nobody knows everything, together we know a lot.
Take space & give space. Be mindful of how much you’re participating in the discussion.
Intent vs. impact. Before sharing, consider how what you say will affect others in the group.
Confidentiality. Details shared in the class stay in the class, but what’s learned goes with you.
Active participation. In this environment, it’s better to be open and imperfect than worry too much about being overly articulate.
Embrace discomfort and expect non-closure. Learning and growth can be stressful, do your best to hold space for those feelings.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Recording. These sessions are designed to be interactive workshops rather than webinars, and as such are NOT recorded. Presentation materials (Powerpoint, handouts, etc.) are typically available.
Time Zone. We’re located in Portland, Oregon and so all workshop times listed are Pacific.
PRESENTER AND CONTACT INFO
Presented by Kaycie López Jones
Kaycie López Jones has worked as an intercultural educator for the past 15 years and an equity facilitator for the past 7 years. Her focus has been primarily within the field of education (Early Education, K12 and Higher Ed) and the nonprofit sector. Kaycie is a co-founder of Cultural Coaching Solutions, LLC, a consulting group that focuses on racial equity and intercultural awareness. Recently, Kaycie served as the Co-Executive Director and Director of Internal Equity for Campus Contact of Oregon. In this role, she helped initiate the Racial Equity Roadmap process that worked to institute organizational and board accountability processes and policies.
Additionally, Kaycie is a Qualified Administrator with the Intercultural Development Inventory, a facilitator with Portland Underground Graduate School (PUGS), and a tap dance teacher with Dance with Joy Studios in S.W. Portland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis: Human Behavior from Pomona College in Claremont, CA and an inter-collegiate Master of Arts in International Development and Service with focuses in Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Education.
Kaycie strives to impact those around her in ways that inspire reflection, actualization, and collaboration through the facilitation of intercultural dialogue. She desires to engage in critical conversations informed by socio-historical context, as well as participatory storytelling and art-making that centers self-exploration, healing and liberation.
Contact Us
Email: sjp@ywcapdx.org
Phone: (503) 294-7395
SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM EQUITY PROMISE
The Social Justice Program will operate in conjunction with the YWCA of Greater Portland’s Equity Policy. We will provide our community workshops centered around domestic & sexual violence, racial equity, and gender equity by addressing oppressive tactics used on both individual and institutional levels. This program will actively confront white supremacist culture by dismantling as many oppressive systems within its’ power through organizational culture, policies, and procedures. We will build each other up by amplifying voices from marginalized communities and with sociocultural identities. How do we manage to tackle all of these goals? By changing the way we think and act to collectively embrace equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.