But I'm Not Racist!: Tools for Well Meaning Whites - Couverture souple

Obear, Kathy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1683092023 ISBN 13 : 9781683092025

Editeur : Difference Press, 2018

Synopsis

Deepen your Resolve to Live as a Change Agent for Racial Justice
Who would you be if you were no longer afraid someone would call you racist? What impact could you have if you had proven tools and techniques to create greater racial justice in your organization? For the past two decades as a speaker and an executive coach, Dr. Kathy Obear has helped thousands of whites find the courage to challenge and change the dynamics of racism in their organizations.

Do you stay silent and hold back for fear of making a mistake? Or making things worse?
Are there times you want to speak up, but don't know how to interrupt racist dynamics or organizational practices?
Do you sometimes feel alone, like you are the only one raising issues about racial justice in your organization?

Through engaging stories and concrete examples and tools, Kathy shares her own personal struggles and the common challenges many whites face as they work to create more equitable, inclusive organizations.

Find practical skills and strategies to move through your fear of being called racist and learn to:

Speak up with greater confidence and clarity
Engage racist comments to deepen learning and facilitate change
Stop feeling so alone and isolated
Respond effectively when colleagues call you racist or criticize your efforts
Develop powerful partnerships to create meaningful change in your organization

Read this book and find the inspiration and tools to deepen your resolve to live your values every day as a change agent for racial justice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

I have over 30 years of experience as an organizational development consultant and trainer specializing in creating inclusion, team and organizational effectiveness, conflict resolution, and change management. I have given speeches, facilitated training sessions, and consulted to top leaders at hundreds of universities, human service and K-12 organizations, and corporations across the United States and internationally - designed to increase the passion, competence, and commitment to create inclusive, socially just environments for all members of the organization. I have facilitated "training of trainers" programs for student affairs professionals, faculty, and student leaders at numerous colleges and universities, and am a Co-Founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (www.sjti.org). I taught graduate level courses on Effective Facilitation at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and am regarded as an expert at training leaders and facilitators to navigate difficult dialogues and triggering events.

I am so grateful to be a certified Martha Beck Life Coach having had the amazing, transformative opportunity to complete her Life Coach development program. I offer Life Coaching and Executive Coaching in both an individual and small group format.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Difference Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1683092023
• ISBN 13: 9781683092025
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible