Dancing on Live Embers

by Barb Thomas, Tina Lopes

Overview

VISUALLY DYNAMIC, Dancing on Live Embers investigates how racism, White power, and privilege operate in the ordinary moments of organizational life. It holds up familiar workplace interactions for scrutiny, and looks for openings to advance racial equity and justice. Through stories, it offers concrete examples of racial justice work by a range of experienced activists.This is a hands-on book for people who are trying to create more equitable organizations-front-line staff, managers, administrators, political leaders, union and community educators and activists, boards of directors, teachers, human resource staff, equity officers, and university and college faculty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781897071045
Publisher:	Between the Lines
Publication date:	04/15/2006
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 9.99(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Tina Lopes works with community agencies, social service organizations, federal and municipal government departments, women's organizations, law firms, and unions.Barb Thomas works on equitable program design and facilitator training, and strategic problem-solving. She is one of the co-authors of Education for Changing Unions (BTL, 2002), and Educating for a Change (BTL, 1991).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword
Pat Case

Introduction

Section 1

• What is Racial Equity Work?

Section 2

• Phases in Organizational Change: Measuring Shifts in Power
  • Introduction
  • Phase 1: Getting beyond Training
  • Phase 2: Getting to How Things Work
  • Phase 3: Keeping Racial Equity on the Agenda

Section 3

• Making the Links: Racial Equity in Organizations and Social Movements
  • Introduction
  • Story 1: A National Story: Working Inside/Out: Building an Anti-Racism Activism at the Canadian Labour Congress
  • Story 2: A Local Story: Building Workers' Power through an Equity Agenda: Building Leadership and Alliances at the Toronto and York Region Labour Council

Section 4

• Between Us

Section 5

• More Tools & Strategies

Glossary

Notes

Selected Bibliography