11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$15
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Facilitated by Caroline Haskell and Andrea Monroe, this small, 90-minute virtual discussion is designed for those already engaged in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) work in a local nonprofit. Attend one session or all in the series (October 12, November 9).

• Expand your perspectives on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts.
• Gain a greater sense of support in your ongoing work to advance DEI in your organization.

Building upon concepts and discussion from August session 1, this follow up will take a deeper dive in exploring the elements of belonging in a culturally pluralistic community. How do we foster belonging through unequivocal support for multivariate diversity? What are we doing to co-create a community of belonging in our organizations? Everyone has a role to play in this multi-pronged long-term committed effort.

Format:

Peer to peer learning allows you to explore and reflect on topics with others engaged in the same work and provides opportunities to teach and be taught by one another.  Frameworks, strategies and practices will be shared by the facilitators.

Facilitators:

Andrea Monroe: Descendant of sharecroppers and enslaved people, first-generation college graduate, daughter, sister, aunt, and social justice educator –- these are just a few identities that fuel Andrea Monroe’s passion to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainable system change. An experienced facilitator who works both independently and collaboratively, her workshops and consultations are designed to help groups recognize and dismantle institutionalized racism and other forms of oppression, as well as create new processes that ensure equal access to both opportunity and success.

Originally from Westfield, NJ, Andrea came to the Monterey Bay area in 2001 to lead a three-day social justice pedagogy workshop for CSUMB service learning faculty. She currently serves as Associate Director for CSUMB’s Service Learning Institute, and has also worked as a cultural competency trainer for the University of California-Santa Cruz, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and for various non-profit organizations. Ms. Monroe also serves as District 4 Commissioner for Monterey County’s Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Commission.

Caroline Haskell has worked as an administrator, educator and mental health professional in the fields of higher education, health care and human/social services.  Her experience includes program development and management, clinical/counseling services, psycho-educational workshops and training programs on diversity, equity and inclusion.  In 2019, she retired with Emerita status from California State University, Monterey Bay as the Founding Senior Director of Health and Wellness Services and the Founding Director of the Personal Growth and Counseling Center. A longtime member of the National Coalition Building Institute, Caroline founded the Campus Affiliate Chapter of NCBI at CSUMB in 1999.  In 2013, she co-authored an award-winning book with Ann Jealous, “Combined Destinies: Whites Sharing Grief About Racism”.  In 2015, Caroline co-founded Whites for Racial Equity, a local community group committed to dismantling white supremacy through education, self-examination and alliance with people of color.

Currently, Caroline has a small private practice as a psycho-therapist and serves as a consultant to non-profits and universities, facilitating diversity workshops and trainings. She is in an interracial relationship of thirty years with her Japanese American spouse, Gary.