WELCOME!
This is your go-to spot for resources, workshops and activities designed to help us all grow our understanding of race equity.
We aim to ensure that everyone within the agency makes decisions informed by an anti-racist lens. So, it is essential to equip our team with ongoing learning and development to weave this into our culture, making it the norm for Shape’s internal and external practices.
WHERE DO I START?
We’re glad you asked. This is a journey with different phases and paces for everyone. However, we all have to start from somewhere and that’s what the onboarding phase is for.
ONBOARDING
To be completed within 6 months of joining the team.
Onboarding presentations
👋 Who is this for? Mandatory for new starters in their first month
📖 Recommended materials: Shape History’s Race Equity Strategy
Discussion guide: Introduction to Anti-racism (self-paced)
👋 Who is this for? Mandatory for the full team and new starters within their first 6 months
📖 Recommended materials: The Four Is of Oppression tool, Podcast: Shades of Privilege
- To develop an understanding of the different forms of racism, including systemic, individual, and structural, in the context of Shape’s work
- To explore the concept of intersectionality
- To identify how dynamics of power and privilege influence workplace cultures and relationships
- To gain insights into how biases, both individual (conscious and unconscious) and structural, contribute to perpetuating racism and inequity
RACE EQUITY CURRICULUM TOOLKIT FOR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
We’ve created a self-paced toolkit with models, tools, and educational content to support your ongoing learning journey. You’ll find self-led practices and resources that align with our broader learning goals, making it easy to pick the right tool for what you need, whenever you need it.
The Race Equity Steering Group will update the toolkit on an ongoing basis, but suggestions are always welcomed.
Models & Tools
Understanding how oppression manifests: The Four Is of Oppression tool
Holding others accountable: Calling In and Calling Out Guide by Harvard
Inclusive Language Guide by Oxfam
Applying anti-racism to our practices: Anti-racism and decolonising – A framework for organisations by Bond
How to recognize, intervene, and repair harm at work, on teams, and across the organisation: Ai and Racial Justice Toolkit
Self-led practices
Unpacking and understanding privilege and intersectionality: The Ally Track interactive reflection by BBC Academy
Exploring your personal connection to anti-racism and building foundational knowledge: The Anti Racism & Allyship Journey Workbook
Practical ways to make the interview process better for folks who may have different needs: Inclusive Interview Training by Monzo
Unpacking your own identity and privilege: Social Identity Wheel by Taimour Ahmed
Educational content
Exploring the impact of bias and how it impacts individuals and workplaces. TED Talk: What does my headscarf mean to you?
Understanding how racism manifests in the UK context and in the creative industry. CHANNEL 4 SERIES: How Not To Be Racist
Regulating behaviour and thoughts to move from non-racist to anti-racist. Podcast: I can’t be racist
Building understanding of ESEA hate and learning tools to hold others accountable. Article series: How to Call Out East or South East Asian Hate
Understanding global contexts of racism and the impact of colourism. Podcast: Shades of Privilege
We’re in this together
We would love to hear your thoughts, recommendations and constructive feedback. Just email us at raceequity@shapehistory.com.
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