Kathy Obear, Ed.D.
Currently president of the Center for Transformation and Change, www.drkathyobear.com, Dr. Kathy Obear is nationally recognized as an expert in helping leaders, change agents, and facilitators develop the capacity to create equitable, inclusive, and racially/socially just organizations. Kathy is a Co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute, www.sjti.org, an intensive professional development experience to deepen capacity to dismantle dynamics of racism and white supremacy in ourselves and in our organizations. Kathy works with leaders and change agents to deepen their capacity to recognize and interrupt racist and white supremist attitudes and behaviors before they do harm, acknowledge the devastating impact of past racist behaviors and institutional racism, shift current racist behaviors and organizational practices, and develop strategies to truly partner with colleagues of color and Indigenous colleagues to eradicate racism and white supremacy culture in their spheres of influence to create true racial equity and justice in everything they do.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (CT)
Creating Belonging Through Interrupting Microaggressions
In this interactive session, participants can deepen their capacity to create greater belonging by courageously speaking up and effectively interrupting microaggressions and practices in the moment. Participants will receive access to a comprehensive packet of materials and open-access webinars to continue their learning as they share these concepts and tools with colleagues in their organization.