In this day and age it is imperative that businesses prepare themselves for a diverse workforce.   The best way to do this is by having cutting age information available to educate people about our differences, what connects us, how people are oppressed in this country and what we can do about it.  It is not just the right thing to do for our humanity, but it also makes good business sense.  Studies show that businesses that have some form of diversity training have higher retention rates and are at a lower risk for discrimination law suits.

Change Agent Consulting has a plethora of opportunities to engage the business community in diversity, multicultural and anti-racism training.  Whether you want a full fledge seminar or a short presentation, CAC can assist you.  Opportunities include:

Signature Programs

Changing the World One Person at a Time: A Multicultural Education Program-This is a 2.5 day workshop that utilizes a unique perspective to training professionals about topics related to diversity, multiculturalism, and racism.  It does this by incorporating a multi-faceted approach to teaching adults as a means to accommodate all learning styles.  Group discussion, dyads, videos, brainstorming exercises, reflection, poetry, articles, and group and individual work are all part of this training program.  It engages both the mind and the heart by focusing on the historical aspect of race and racism and the lived experience of racism.  Individuals who participate in this training program feel enlightened, inspired, and equipped to be part of change in their respective communities.  These sessions are limited to thirty participants for quality control purposes.

Changing the World One Person at a Time: A Multicultural Train-the-Trainer Education Program-This is a four (4) day training program for professionals who would like to be able to more effectively facilitate on topics related to multiculturalism.  It includes the 2.5 day version as specified above and information to help train individuals to effectively facilitate on multicultural topics.  The session is concluded with having participants present on a multicultural topic of their choice.  These sessions are limited to eight people per training to control for quality and individualized attention.

Cleaning Up My Own Back Yard: A Social Justice Curriculum-Cleaning Up My Own Backyard was specially designed with the mind-set that in order to eliminate bigotry in the world, it is essential to start with our youth. Anyone who knows anything at all about hate knows that it doesn’t just happen.  People don’t begin hating others by mistake; it is something that is taught and typically early on in a child’s life.  The program is broken up in six (6), two (2)-hour sessions focusing on sequential topics over a six (6) week period.  The topics include; cultural heritage, diversity, stereotypes, racism, prejudice, and changing the world. The multi-faceted program includes; dialogue, individual and group exercises, individual and group projects, assignments outside of the classroom environment, videos, books, poems, readings, and more.  This training program is appropriate for school settings, after-school programs, church groups, and more.

Signature Presentations/Workshops*

Why Do Differences Matter?: Challenging the notion that differences are the problem at the root of race relations in America.

Seeing Yourself as Part of the Problem and the Solution: Examining the basics of how racism manifests itself in our country and what we can do about it.

Light Skin vs. Dark Skin: A historical and lived experience perspective of the deep entrenched division among light and dark skinned people of color.

*All signature presentations/workshops can be facilitated during a two hour time frame including question and answer.

Tailored Trainings, Presentations, & Workshops

CAC can tailor training, workshops, or presentations based on your business and constituent needs.   A consultation is provided in order for CAC to determine your unique needs and develop your training program based on those respective needs.  Please contact CAC to receive a free consultation by clicking here.

Multicultural Organizing

If what you are looking for is long-term change within your business, then you may want to go beyond education and consider multicultural organizing.  Multicultural organizing helps leaders see the ways in which the culture of their institution is benefitting for some but exclusionary of others.   From assessing business practices and policies to hiring efforts, CAC can help you devise a plan that will help you become a cutting edge multicultural business.  Please click here to learn more.