2023-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Training

Start Date-End Date: 02/12/2023-02/12/2023 Land Manager Office: Land Manager Contact: Benja Kromash Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Join VOC and the renowned Parker McMullen Bushman for this leadership training focusing on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the outdoors. This training is open to all and will address implicit bias, privilege, and microaggression, focusing on how these concepts apply to leadership roles in outdoor stewardship. Description: Interested in expanding your leadership capabilities with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado? This online training is a great place to start! Provided in partnership with Parker McMullen Bushman of Inclusive Journeys, this training will provide attendees the opportunity to assess their own emotional, mental and physical status, along with identifying some of our own implicit biases which may impact how we assess, lead, or teach our crews. Instructors will guide trainees through several activities and discussions on how to assess yourself as a leader and will provide you with the tools to address these matters as they arise in "on the trail" scenarios. Assessing Yourself as a Leader- Implicit Bias, Part 1 It can be difficult to identify our own implicit biases, or even to admit that we have them. But research has shown thateveryone has implicit biases.This does not mean, however, that everyone has thesameimplicit biases, or that it's impossible to change one's implicit biases. Research into "debiasing" is still in its early stages, but so far, results suggest that changing or eliminating one's implicit biases requires time, intention, and training. Understanding Privilege & Microaggressions,Part 2 Microaggressions are subtle verbal and non-verbal slights based on social group membership. Microaggressions are often the result of unconscious biases that lead to unintended discrimination against or degradation of those who are socially marginalized in a society, whether for skin color, gender, sexual orientation, age, language, origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. Raising our awareness of systems and bias allows us to rethink the ways in which we approach hiring, inclusion, organizational culture and relationships with stakeholders. The session provides an understanding of how privilege and bias work and ways we can disrupt microaggression patterns and have tough conversations. After completing this training, you will be able to: Defineimplicit bias, privilege, andmicroaggressionand give examples of these concepts in action. Identify and express examples of privilege in your lives or the community in which you live. Describehow implicit biases are formed and the ways in which they impact the lives of those who are affected by them. Examineyour own biases and their effects on yourself and others. This training is free and open to all, however registration prior to the event is mandatory. Contact Benjamin Kromash at benja@voc.org or 303-715-1010 ext. 117 for more details. About Outdoor Stewardship Institute (OSI) Originally created in collaboration with other organizations, OSI offers affordable, in-depth training courses for volunteers and employees from any organization to learn or improve their stewardship skills and prepare for a variety of leadership roles. Approximately 300 people each year receive OSI training in topics such as volunteer crew leadership; trail design, construction, and maintenance; ecological, habitat, and fire restoration; crosscut saw skills and more. OSI is a program of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC), the state's oldest, largest, and leading outdoor stewardship nonprofit organization. For more information, visit www.voc.org/osi or call 303-715-1010. Latitude/Longitude: Additional Information: Thank you for signing up for the upcoming Outdoor Stewardship Institute training session: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Training. This training will be conducted completely virtually and will be done through Zoom. There will be opportunities for questions, and small group discussions in breakout rooms. We ask that you keep your camera on during discussions, and when you're not speaking please mute your microphone. You can click on this link to access the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83782591277 Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM Date: Sunday, February 12, 2023 Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: High Altitude Project: Desired Number of Volunteers: 20 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: Total Youth Volunteers Attended: Total Volunteer Days: Total Unique Volunteers: Total Volunteer Hours: 0 Staff Hours: 0 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: