Navigating the Intersections is an extraordinary 5-part series in which participants will explore the ways that race intersects with gender, disability, trauma, leadership and relationships. By finding strength in our identities and positions of professional privilege, participants will strengthen their skills and refine their strategies to continue leading in the fight for human rights, justice and dignity for all.
Each session in the series is led by a team of associate facilitators from Subduction Consulting & El Porvenir Services’ 2023 Racial Equity Consultant Development Program. Each of our associates brings decades of professional expertise and lived experience to their specialized topics, giving participants access to an incredible depth of practical advice for applying the content to your own workplace, community and personal relationships.
May 3: Better Relationships, Better Outcomes
Katie Thornton (RN, MSN, CNL) and Vincent Pham (PhD) will highlight the importance of improving staff relationships as a key strategy for creating more equitable programmatic outcomes and improved results for your clients/customers.
May 10: Trauma, Race & Relationships
Michelle Gaither & Divinity Warmsley will offer participants the opportunity to better understand trauma and how to build trauma informed relationships and support community healing and resilience.
May 17: Gender Expansiveness, An Intersectional Overview
Silver will guide participants in learning the context of gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation from historical, present and future perspectives.
May 24: Disability Justice and Access Art
Rebel Sidney Black and Deanna Parvin Yadollahi will present the social model of disability, a brief history of disability rights and Disability Justice, in a session for all people who want to learn more about Disability Justice and access directly from the perspectives of Disabled people.
May 31: Deconstructing Whiteness in Leadership
Kitty Miller & Betsy Glickman focus on understanding the roots of whiteness in leadership and support participants in identifying how to dismantle these oppressive scaffolding in their daily decision-making.