Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Service Description

Diversity is recognizing our individual differences. Differences can be age, gender, race, place of origin, color, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, marital status, family status and culture. Differences can also be in our values, talents, work experience, language and communication skills. Diversity is about respecting, understanding, valuing and leveraging our differences in ideas, perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, skills, experiences and needs to create and maximize opportunities and potentials for individual, community and business growth. (Veenstra,201 1) Diversity and inclusion are complex issues and intersectionality helps us understand that “social issues cannot be explored in isolation, as different identities such as race, gender, age, etc., intersect each person’s life and produce different privilege or oppression.” This course aims to help participants better understand and address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Giving participants the opportunity to challenge one’s views and opinions. Through this engaging, interactive training we hope to help open dialogue with real world examples of behaviors and beliefs.