Part 12: Anti-racist workplace
In part twelve, Equality Expert and Educator Javiera Marchant Aedo discusses anti-racist work communities and the employees’ responsibility in achieving an equal work environment.
Every employee has the obligation and responsibility to actively engage in anti-racist work. On the video, Marchant Aedo lists concrete measures that each of us can take to promote equality in our work community. To be considered an equal and anti-racist environment, the workplace must enforce the principles of a safer space, have in place an organisational process for addressing racism, and have a designated contact person for harassment cases. Commitment to the principles of safer spaces benefits the entire work community.
Materials supporting learning
See Javiera Marchant Aedo’s slideshow (pdf 1 KB)
Key concepts:
- power
- principles of a safer space
- othering
- tolerance
- tokenism
- hate speech
- inequality
- equality
- anti-racism
Read more about the key concepts.
Reflect on the following questions:
- What can you do at your own workplace to contribute to the equality of the work environment?
- What kind of concrete anti-racist measures can you take?
- How can you be a safe colleague for others?
- Why does tolerance differ from anti-racism?
- What does othering mean?
