Hi all,
After the success of the Allyship virtual workshops we held last September (about 95 of you attended these sessions) we are offering a couple more Allyship workshops for folks who couldn’t attend last year and we are adding 3 new workshops on Bystander Intervention. Dr. Kim Tran, a strategic expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion will lead these 90-minute virtual workshops for our open source communities, and offer DEI education to support our contributors!
These workshops serve to facilitate conversations around allyship, bystander intervention and inclusion in tech companies and activist spaces allowing organizations and companies to create better workplaces, welcoming environments, and mitigate potential set-backs.
These 90-minute virtual workshops are organized with small groups (max of 35 people) to allow for conversations, questions, and engagement. These sessions will be live and not recorded to allow participants to create trust and take part fully in the workshops.
The workshops have been designed with open source in mind, and specific challenges that our communities face based on the voluntary nature and history of open source. These workshops are for all groups interested in creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment in their communities, regardless of their background.
Bystander intervention gives global teams the tools to address bias in tech. Learning how to recognize, intervene, and show empathy raises awareness, improves attitudes, and encourages others to disrupt. It also helps targets report and seek support. In this session, participants learn how to identify common workplace biases and effectively interrupt marginalization. The Brave Bystanding session creates belonging through skill building and practical techniques that address inequity in all contexts.
We encourage you to take the Allyship workshop before taking part in the Bystander Intervention workshop as there are concepts discussed in depth in the Allyship workshop that will be needed to participate fully in the Bystander Intervention workshop. If you took the Allyship course last year this is the same general workshop, please do not sign up for the Allyship session again. : )
If you are interested in taking part in one (or both) of the workshops please complete this Interest form by Friday, June 17th 1800 UTC. Once we have all of the responses we’ll divide folks between the workshops and send you a confirmation email with more details on the workshops after June 20th.
Best,
Stephanie, Saranya and Radha