See3 Diversity Webinar with Chicago ROAR

1. Beyond Diversity Training
Introducing a Model
for Anti-oppressive and
Racially Equitable Organizational Change

2. Facilitators
Joy Bailey has been the Director of Organizing and Training for Crossroads since 2011 and has been a
Core/Organizer Trainer since 2008. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Education and her Master’s in
Socio-cultural Studies in Education, both from Western Michigan University (WMU). Formerly, Joy taught
high school Spanish for six years in Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) and also taught courses on race and
racism in education at WMU. Although originally from North Dakota, Joy currently lives with her partner in
Chicago, IL.
Joy Bailey
Co-Program
Coordinator
Derrick received a bachelor’s degree in English and Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University. He was
also a broadcaster and journalist in the United States Navy, where he served for over 10 years on ships in
the Pacific fleet. Derrick Dawson is a member of the Antiracism Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of
Chicago, and served as its Co-Chair for several years. He also serves on the Board of Directors of ReVive
Center for Housing and Healing Homeless Shelter. Derrick is an Organizer/Trainer for Crossroads Antiracism
Organizing and Training and the Co-Program Coordinator for Chicago Regional Organizing and Training, a
regional partner of Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training.
Derrick C. Dawson
Co-Program
Coordinator

3. Four Approaches
to Social Change

4. Definition of Racism
Race Prejudice
+
The Misuse of Power
By Systems and Institutions
=
RACISM

5. A Continuum on Becoming
an Anti-racist Multicultural Institution

6. Organizing Principles
1. The task is organizing for systemic change
2. The organizing task is to develop an antiracist institutional identity
3. The organizing task is an “inside job”
4. A specific model for change is needed for each specific institution
5. Trained, equipped leadership teams are needed
6. Antiracism transformation is long-term, even generational
7. Institutional change is a component of community change