Online Modules Bias and Microaggressions: Impact, Prevention and Intervention Building Inclusivity Through Anti-Racism Historical Review of Racism in Canada Transforming Power and Privilege Unpacking and Addressing 2SLGBTQIA+ Oppression Unpacking and Addressing Ableism Unpacking and Addressing Ageism Unpacking and Addressing Anti-Asian Racism Unpacking and Addressing Anti-Black Racism Unpacking and Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism Unpacking and Addressing Antisemitism Unpacking and Addressing Islamophobia Unpacking and Addressing Sexism and Misogyny

Transforming Power and Privilege

This module invites participants to explore their positionality and deepen their understanding of how power and privilege shape experiences within communities and institutions. Through guided reflection, you will examine how personal identities influence your interactions with the world and consider how privilege and power can be transformed into tools for fostering equity, collaboration and inclusion - both on campus and in your personal and professional life.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Create a social identity map to reflect on your positionality and relationship to Northern Turtle Island
Distinguish different forms of privilege and White privilege, understanding how they operate in ways that can be invisible
Reflect on strategies to make privilege and Whiteness visible
Build your allyship skills and learn how to support more inclusive environments

Program Information

This module counts toward the Anti-Racism Foundations Certificate Program offered by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Western
This module is offered in an asynchronous format; 100% online
This module takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete
This module is free for all Western students and employees

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