Governing for Racial Equity - Virtual 12/09/2025

Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.

This workshop provides an introduction to the role, responsibilities and opportunities for government to advance racial equity. We focus on normalizing racial equity as a core value with clear definitions of key terminology, operationalizing racial equity via new policies and institutional practice, and organizing, both internally and in partnership with other institutions and the community.

Participants gain awareness of the history of race and of implicit and explicit bias and individual, institutional, and structural racism and how it impacts the workplace; gain skill at identifying and addressing institutional and structural racism; and increase capacity to advance racial equity.

We introduce a racial equity tool that can be used in decisions relating to policies, practices, programs and budget and share effective communications strategies. This workshop includes facilitated discussion, exercises and video.

In this training participants will gain understanding for their role as government employees to move racial equity forward.

Objectives :

1. Understanding the role of government in advancing racial equity.

2. Develop a shared racial equity analysis including definitions of key terminology

3. Be motivated to take action

All of our workshops include:

Interactive and experiential components. Adult learning styles vary. We use varied forms (including exercises and small group discussions) to share information to ensure learning objectives are met.

Explicit conversation and facilitation to illuminate the connection between individual, institutional and structural racism. Our training methodology allows participants to make connections between individual experiences and the broader societal and structural ways in which race is constructed. We focus on institutional and structural strategies, as those are most effective for leveraging change.

Strong, expert facilitation. Conversations about race can sometimes be difficult. We have a team of expert facilitators who not only are prepared to lead and guide conversation but to re-design activities in the moment to ensure participants’ time and experience is maximized.

Applying learning. Racial equity concepts can, at times, be abstract. Our workshops focus on the application of learning in the work place. Doing is often the best teacher.

FAQ's

Sliding Scale Ticket Model

Learn more about our ticket prices here: https://bit.ly/RFTicketInfo

Zoom Use:

Please note that you will need to be able to access zoom in order to participate in this training. We are unable to accommodate dial-in only participation at this time.

Where’s my access link?

Zoom link and pre-training materials will be sent out a week prior to the scheduled training date via Eventbrite, noreply@event.eventbrite.com. If you don’t have access to your Zoom link or encounter problems with registration, please check your spam folder. We encourage all participants to add noreply@event.eventbrite.com to their safe-sender list to ensure that emails are not getting blocked.

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If that doesn’t resolve the issue, please email the public training team at bre@raceforward.org. We try to respond to urgent requests within 24 hours of receipt. For all other requests, please allow up to two (2) business days for a response.

Access Needs:

If you are registering for this event and have any access needs, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/PjFMZA2bYVkJZH6JA We are currently able to offer ASL interpreters and Live Captioning for our training sessions.

Scholarships:

We are offer scholarships to grassroots organizers and community organizations. If you need a scholarship please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/82yieAu8cKBgbhbx9

Space:

We have limited space in our virtual training as we believe it is critical for our participants to be able to receive tailored support and coaching throughout the duration of our virtual training session.

AI Notaking:

AI notetaking tools are prohibited and will be removed. Participants are expected to rely on traditional methods of notetaking to ensure the confidentiality and security of the training spaces. Please let us know if this presents a challenge around accessibility and we are happy to work with you to find a solution around this. You may submit an accessibility request using this link.

For all other questions, please email bre@raceforward.org.