Creating a Racially Just Organization: The Role of Leadership - CRA

This webinar will build on the information shared and skills gained during the CCA Executive Series on Anti-Racism for Behavioral Health Executives. During this session participants will learn about the components of a racially just organization; the role of leadership in facilitating organizational change for racial justice; barriers to enacting anti-racist organizational change; and the necessary steps to building a racially just organization. Additional topics will include the history of racism in the United States, how leaders set the tone for racial justice work in organizations, common missteps made by leadership when engaging organizations in racial justice-focused organizational change, and different exercises and activities that leaders can implement around building a racially just organization. Participants will leave the webinar with a greater understanding of the complexities surrounding working towards a racially just organization but will also be provided concrete action steps to get the process started or to continue already in-progress organizational change processes.
This is a recording of the live webinar.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
• Discuss the key components of a racially just organization
• Understand the role of leadership in organizational change for racial justice
• Identify histories that are critical to engaging in racial justice work
• Identify barriers to organizational change for racial justice
• Identify steps for beginning the process of building an anti-racist organization
00:00 Introduction
1:53 Agenda
5:40 Personal Story
14:50 The Importance of Understanding History
21:15 Where Do We Begin
29:45 What Makes a Racially Just Organization
37:00 The Role of Leaders
47:34 White Supremacy Culture
55:41 Some Questions to Ask Yourself
1:03:07 What Do We Do?
1:06:16 Common Mistakes
1:08:04 Closing