The Practical Encyclopedia of Racial Equity in the Workplace
Resources for Every Stage of the Journey
by Ann Curry-Stevens and Amilah Baksh

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The Practical Encyclopedia of Racial Equity in the Workplace provides tools necessary to integrate racial equity into the fiber and culture of the workplace, reducing racial disparities between the experiences of racialized and white staff and service users. Written in clear, plain language and based on over 30 years of research and practice advancing racial equity, the hands on resources allow an organization to: • Create a racial equity action plan • Build inclusive leadership • Assess and address organizational climate, culture, and composition • Determine service user satisfaction and involvement opportunities • Identify and evaluate racial equity data and metrics Organization leaders, equity team members and consultants can choose from different resources and customize them to suit whatever the stage of their equity journey. This book is a comprehensive and modifiable reference work that can be used again and again.

www.anncurrystevens.com

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“...an indelible asset to the field of equity, diversity and inclusion.” —Kike Ojo-Thompson, Partner, Human Capital, Deloitte Canada “an indispensable guide for creating lasting change…” —Matt Morton, President, Community Foundation for Southwest Washington “a landmark publishing achievement…” —Bob Pease, Deakin University and University of Tasmania, author of Facing Patriarchy and Undoing Privilege.

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Ann Curry Stevens, PHD, has been advancing equity and inclusion in regional and city governments, foundations, and organizations for over 30 years. Her many roles include research, evaluation, academic and community education, public speaking, consulting, training, and leading organizations’ equity committees. She has left an indelible mark on countless institutions and individuals across Canada and the United States and has been published in numerous scholarly journals., She is currently a Professor at the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she leads research to improve instructors’ abilities to integrate equity and decolonization into their teaching, and with students to assess their efficacy to practice with these same concepts. Amilah Baksh, MSW, specializes in clinical counselling for young adults from marginalized communities. She is an award winning educator, having developed and delivered graduate courses on the topics of social work, anti racism, and equity for Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, and Renison University College. She has been a speaker, panelist, and presenter on these topics for a range of universities and organizations and is currently completing her PhD in social work. Her research and her lived experience as an Indo-Caribbean Muslim woman inform her keen analysis of issues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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Ann Curry-Stevens

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Amilah Baksh

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