Who is this for?
- Are you interested in your group/organisation/ community becoming more inclusive?
- Does your group/organisation/ community need to do some work on inclusion, but you need some ideas or support?
- Has your group/organisation/ community started to work on this but are finding it tricky?
- Does your group/organisation/ community want to commit to this work but needs to know more about what it means?
- Do you want to know why inclusion is relevant to you and your group/s?
…this intro course is for you!
Course content will include…
WHY:
- Why does inequity and a lack of inclusion and diversity matter?
WHAT:
- What is Equity, Diversity and Inclusion?
- What is Power, Identity, Difference?
- What is a systemic lens and how ‘personal’ and ‘systemic’ are intrinsically linked?
- Building the muscles for ‘transformative discomfort’.
- Continuous Systems of Inclusion.
- What this work is and what it isn’t.
HOW:
- Embedding EDI vision and purpose with organisational mission and purpose
- Listening across differences and power inequities
- Building a Center of Gravity and understanding Caucusing
- Hospicing and Nurturing
- From our 30 years experience….What to expect along the way and how to prepare.
What you can do after the course is finished…
It’s up to you! We intend this introductory course to inspire you to
- Do more research, reading, learning about transformative EDI work in your group/ organisation/ community
- Join more of OpenEdge’s groups and offerings
- Chat with us about supporting your group/ community/ organisation to go forward.
Format
- 3 sessions of 3.5 hours each
- Dates: Wednesdays - June 5th, 12th & 19th 2024
- Time: 9:30am - 12:30 (UK time) - with 30 min Q&A till 1pm
- Location: On Zoom
IMPORTANT: This course is more of a class not an experiential workshop. There will be teaching inputs from the OE team, with requests to participants to self reflect on questions and responses. This course will not ask participants to share experiences in the group. This course will ask you to follow slides and inputs, and will have only limited space for somatic body work. If you do not enjoy watching and listening to teaching online, this course may not be the best format for you. If this is the case, please contact us at info@openedge.org.uk to find out about our in-person, experiential and nature-based offerings.
Pricing
- Please pick an amount from within the sliding scale or get in touch to discuss contribution options.
- For individuals: £75 - £225. Please refer to the reflection questions in order to assess what is an appropriate amount for you to pay.
- For organisations: £125 - £375. Please refer to our client rates.
About Us
OpenEdge is an award-winning collective of specialists with 30 years experience working with a systemic lens and a wide range of transformative tools and approaches in anti-racism, equity, identity and difference, systemic change, conflict transformation, transformative justice and non-violent peace building. We believe that all environmental, social, political, economic and personal struggles are interlinked, and the necessary paradigm shift happens when their shared origins are revealed. By meeting the roots of disconnection together in increased awareness, we can begin to access more honest, equitable and effective responses.
We come with life-long scholarship and praxis in an essential range of formal and informal fields of learning, and offer this very high calibre 101 with a powerful breadth of insight, wisdom, heart and commitment.
