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How does it all fit together?

How do we turn recommendations into action and meaningful change?

Equity & Antiracism Leadership Workgroup

Proposal for Cañada College

Affinity spaces

Classroom Practices

Accountability, Policies, Procedures

Workplace Equity

Hiring Diversity

Close Equity Gaps

Restorative Justice

Shared Language

Professional Development

Culturally Relevant Curriculum

Antiracism

Workshops

Student Involvement

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Our Goal

Formalize and institutionalize a new council or group to combine the objectives and mission of both the Antiracism Task Force and the Academic Committee for Equity & Success (ACES) which ensures that the College expands the scope of our formal committees to include both antiracism and equity.

  • College Antiracism Task Force Recommendation

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Approach

Bring members of Antiracism Task Force and ACES together as part of a Equity & Antiracism Leadership Working Group.

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Task: develop recommendations for centralizing, merging, and empowering equity & antiracism work.

�Duration: one year.

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Goals & Timeline, Spring 2022:

  • Feb: draft proposal
  • Mar: gather feedback & input
  • Apr: gather feedback & input; revise
  • May: approval by PBC

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Fall 2022: Launch new council or committee.

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Proposed New Group:

Mission & Focus

Mission:

To disrupt and dismantle systemic racism and White supremacy for our college community in pursuit of equity, justice and liberation.

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Focus:�Larger landscape of the college and its antiracism and equity efforts for students, staff, and faculty.

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Proposed New Group:

Goals & Activities

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  1. Review & Revise Practices and Policies
    1. For example: bias incident protocol and communication, hiring practices, facilitating student leadership / participation.

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  1. Develop and Implement Programs
    1. For example: critical conversations, equity speakers series, affinity spaces.

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  1. Facilitate Professional and Student Trainings
    1. For example: establish antiracism and equity training team, supplement & expand existing unconscious bias training (& other mandatory training), provide sustained training; asynchronous training.

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Proposed New Group:

Approach & Areas

Approach:�Critically examine larger systems of oppression.

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Audit and interrogate our campus’ racist culture and inequities.

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Engage Cañada personnel and students in antiracist systems-changing.

Areas:�Hiring, Communications, Assessment, Compensation, Space Audit, Accountability, Partnerships, Training, Community-Building, Enrollment, and Scheduling

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Proposed New Group:

What? Who?

  • What?
    • Equity & Antiracism Planning Council

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  • Leadership
    • Tri Chair: classified, faculty, admin.
    • ASAP: incorporate student leadership. (Need to research models for this.)
    • Long term: Admin rep would have specific focus on equity & antiracism

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New Group: Who?

Membership:

  • ACES as a model
  • Tri-chairs (3):
    • Staff, Faculty, Admin (student)
  • Faculty (5-6):
  • Classified (5-6):
  • ASCC (2); PRIE (1); Admin (1)

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Special Note: Baseline training for all members will include Orientation and one training that will be organized by the Chairs. Additional trainings are optional – conference attendance, Cañada College and/or District Professional Development opportunities related to antiracism and equity.

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ASCC (student)

Academic Senate (faculty)

Classified Senate

(staff)

IPC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

SSPC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

PRESIDENT

College Committees

Subcommittees of Academic Senate�Black Students Matter�Textbook Affordability

PBC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

Equity and Antiracism Planning Council

Option A

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ASCC (student)

Academic Senate (faculty)

Classified Senate

(staff)

Equity and Antiracism Planning Council

PBC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

IPC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

SSPC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

PRESIDENT

Subcommittees of Academic Senate�Black Students Matter�Textbook Affordability

College Committees

Option B

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ASCC (student)

Academic Senate (faculty)

Classified Senate

(staff)

PBC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

IPC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

SSPC

(Admin, Faculty, Staff, Student

PRESIDENT

Subcommittees of Academic Senate�Black Students Matter�Textbook Affordability

College Committees

Equity and Antiracism Planning Council

Option C

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Feedback

and

Thank you

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Equity & Antiracism Planning Council:

Proposal / Goals & Activities

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Notes for us:

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Meetings Schedule -

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  • ACES, Tues Mar 22
  • Academic Senate, Thurs Mar 24
  • IPC has Program Review Presentations on Mar 18, so after Spring Recess - April 15?
  • SSPC, Wed, March 23
  • PBC
  • ASCC, Thursdays 330PM - 5PM