The online workshop experience provides a comprehensive course on the Humanize My Hoodie Movement's approach to preventing racist attacks on Black people, Indigenous People, and other People of Color. The subject matter is pertinent to professionals in wide array of backgrounds: public health, mental health, juvenile justice, criminal justice, education, higher education, foster care, and community-defined evidence – in its attention to clothing and the irrational fear of people of color, particularly Black people. Using several innovative strategies, this online workshop experience mirrors the in-person ally workshop that has received overwhelming success. Workshop facilitators educate by using historical analysis, case law, theory and application opportunities, lecture, transformative assignments, and self-care breaks to maximize learning potential.
Participants will gain valuable knowledge to reduce threat perception, identify micro-aggressions, debunk myths of Black criminality, understand ally ship, and skills to effectively advocate for someone from a marginalized community.
“While I knew a lot of this info it is never less shocking and I think it’s good to hear it more than once, I personally will be doing a lot more looking into implicit bias and thinking about ways I can be better.”
This two hour workshop includes six assignments that cover: Microaggressions, implicit bias, threat perception, History of the hoodie and how to become a better ally!
We encourage groups of people to experience this training together, in order to have in-depth discussions that result in awareness and action. Group rates vary, with the option to include various add-ons. If you are a group of 5 more people, please complete this brief form below and you will be contacted by our Director of Ally Management, Seema G. Pothini.
“These lessons also really left me with inspiration to LEARN more, to educate myself, to seek out additional information and, more importantly, to challenge myself and others when confronted with implicit bias and perceived threats.”