Antiracism, Allyship, and Authenticity: Building Internal Capacity for Institutional Change

August 04, 2020

1:00-2:30 p.m. ET

Free, registration required to obtain login information

Virtual panel discussion

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About the event

What will it take to build an antiracist organization? In this follow-up virtual event to “Race, Equity, and Justice: A Call to Action,” we will address what skills and actions are necessary for workplaces to advance beyond statements to being antiracist organizations that dismantle systemic racism and rebuild equitable structures in their place.

Join us for a hard, powerful, and action-oriented conversation that connects our individual behaviors to organizational practices that build internal capacity for change. We’ll engage with experts to learn how organizations normalize whiteness through constraining the authenticity of non-White employees and how to develop skills as allies to build effective alliances that oppose racism and sustain change. Leave with actionable strategies for working across differences to build antiracist structures that allow all members to thrive.

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Curators

	Sandra Cha Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior Brandeis University POISED Steering Committee Sandra's bio
	Alyson Meister Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior IMD Business School Alyson's bio
	Lumumba Seegars PhD candidate in Organizational Behavior Harvard University POISED Steering Committee Lumumba's bio

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Presenters

	Patricia Faison Hewlin Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour McGill University Patricia's bio
	Courtney McCluney Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior Cornell University POISED Steering Committee Courtney's bio
	Verónica Caridad Rabelo Assistant Professor of Management San Francisco State University Verónica's bio
	Victor Ray Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies The University of Iowa Victor's bio
	Katina Sawyer Assistant Professor of Management George Washington University Katina's bio
	Meg Warren Assistant Professor of Management Western Washington University POISED Steering Committee Meg's bio
	Ella Washington CEO of Ellavate Solutions Senior Research Scientist at Gallup Professor of the Practice of Management Georgetown University Ella's bio

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Video

Closed captions and transcript

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Resources

Download a PDF of resources compiled by the presenters, includes articles, books, researcher opportunities, web resources, and more.

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This virtual panel event is presented by the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division of the Academy of Management.

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The Center for Positive Organizations stands united with other organizations around the world who call for fundamental transformation that eradicates systemic, institutional racism, discrimination, brutality, poverty, and violence. See our full statement here.

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