Webinar, October 14th, 2022, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network in Massachusetts. Explore how our personal identities and experiences impact our view of the events and people around us and our work.
* Participants will explore the concepts of positionality, implicit bias, intersectionality, and allyship through presentations, breakout conversations, and facilitated discussions.
*Learn from each other by sharing your own experiences, successes, and missteps.
* Participants will develop a firm understanding of their role and responsibility in advancing justice through practice and policy making.
About the Presenter – Dr. Raul Fernandez is a Lecturer and former Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is also an appointee to the Racial Imbalance Advisory Council of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and was recently named a Public Impact Scholar by the Initiative on Cities. Dr. Fernandez is a member of Brookline Select Board and as chair of Brookline’s Small Business Development Committee, which he founded.
Fees apply, registration is required to https://spanmass.org/program-calendar.html or contact Event Coordinator, Special Needs Advocacy Network, Inc., 508-655-7999, info@spanmass.org
