August 2008 Diversity Leadership Alliance Workshop
"The Impact of Privilege"
Date: August 21, 2008
Time: 8am - 12 noon
Location: Gateway Community College
108 N 40th Street (SW Corner of Van Buren & 40th Street)
Center for Health & Career Services Building,
CH 1106 Auditorium, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Workshop Summary
“[Those with privilege] are taught to think of their lives as morally neutral, normative, and average, and also ideal, so that when we work to benefit others, this is seen as work that will allow "them" to be more like "us.”
One of the most difficult challenges in the Diversity and Inclusion work is uncovering, acknowledging and addressing the impact of privilege and the exclusion that results from it.
This workshop is an opportunity to explore two of the most powerful of these - White Privilege and Heterosexual Privilege.
Goal
To provide participants the opportunity to dialogue with other participants in order to:
1. Understand how white and heterosexual privilege impacts our organizations and the individuals who work in them.
2. Engage and involve participants in the exploration of privilege and oppression and the effects on moving toward inclusive cultures
3. Furnish participants with concrete strategies for addressing issues of privilege and oppression, particularly as these issues pertain to our workplaces.
We will explore:
Unearned Entitlement
The Patterns of Assumptions
Moving Toward Discomfort
Dialogue For Leadership
Workshop Facilitator: Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale
An Internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, panel moderator, MC, author, educator and consultant Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale is one of the most respected and sought-after experts on leadership, diversity, women's issues, and human behavior. Her knowledgeable, thought provoking, and charismatic style has captivated audiences across six continents.
Her contributions to diversity education and leadership training have been touted in Cable World magazine, Black Enterprise, Financial Times India, Profiles in Diversity Journal, and Harvard Business Review.
She received the 2004 Diversity Best Practices Award for her work at MTV Networks and the American Management Association’s Blue Ribbon Speaker designation
Her first book, 7 Keys 2 Success: Unlocking the Passion for Diversity has been described as “A must read book on diversity”. Her second book, 7 Keys: The Power of Passion, Courage & Faith, will be available in late 2008.