Implementing antiracism and anti-oppression organizational strategies
Below are some strategies for embedding antiracist and anti-oppressive approaches across your organization.
A practical example of promoting racial equity in the workplace is the PRESS process:
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Problem awareness
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Root-cause analysis
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Empathy, or level of concern about the problem and the people it afflicts
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Strategies for addressing the problem
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Sacrifice, or willingness to invest the time, energy and resources necessary for strategy implementation
(Harvard Business Review, 2020)
More practical instructions can be found in this Harvard Business Review publication
Certain groups have encountered systemic barriers in employment and income opportunities. The Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO) Anti-Racism Framework for 2022 has identified best practices to create an environment where racialized staff and volunteers are welcomed and thriving:
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Ensure all staff uphold the organization’s antiracist values.
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Seek out racialized staff, recognize their value and support their full participation.
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Develop a reputation for being an organization that values, supports and retains racialized staff.
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Develop mentorship and coaching practices for racialized staff (and community members) that support their mobility into leadership roles within the organization.
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Increase representation of racialized people and those with lived experience as immigrants or refugees in leadership roles throughout the sector.
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Build antiracism awareness and practice into staff orientation and job descriptions.
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Ensure those who are promoted through the organization have strong antiracism awareness and practices.
Featured resources
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations Anti-Racism Framework 2022
Integrated Anti-Oppression Framework for Reviewing and Developing Policy
Anti-Racist Organizational Change: Resources & Tools for Non-profits
Racial Equity Tools
Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity
Dismantling Racism