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As discussed in the previous sections, there is more to advancing JEDI in the workplace and beyond than increasing representation.

Those who benefit from whiteness in their daily life will always live on the other side of a gulf of lived experience under systematic oppression. The benefits of whiteness, ablebodiedness, heteronormativity and other forms of privilege means that for many of us in power, we do not need to think about how our privilege paves paths through the world. The first step to developing self-awareness is to cultivate your ability to remain attentive to how your race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and identity, level of education, and more enable you to move through society. It is your job to understand how living beyond the shadow of systematic oppression has shaped the way you behave and how you think about the world. This is a process of daily learning and unlearning.

This journey starts by understanding racism as a multifaceted, multilayered, system-wide issue. This video from Race Forward breaks down the four different levels of racism: internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and structural.

 

Like anything with JEDI, this is a process rather than a box to check. No one will progress perfectly through the process of developing self-awareness, and learning how to make amends when mistakes are made is part of the process.

An excellent resource for developing self-awareness can be found in amélie lamont’sGuide to Allyship

The Citizenship and Social Justice Project also has an excellent Curriculum for White Americans to Education themselves on Race and Racism – From Ferguson to Charleston

To understand how DEI fits into all areas of your life, listen to this podcast interview between Jenny Medrano (founder of Building Bridges and Jenny Medrano Coaching) and host Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato: Deconstructing DEI with Jenny Medrano (Decolonize Everything)

Finally, the “Me and White Supremacy Workbook” by Layla F. Saad is an excellent resource for reaching a deeper understanding of how white supremacy shapes our world, with journaling questions to help readers sharpen their commitment to anti-racism.

The next four sections of this JEDI guide will now shift to examples of thematic areas of policy and practice where change can advance JEDI in day-to-day operations. These four themes are: Equity Centered Hiring Models, Pay Equity, Healing Justice, and Rest.

Linked Resources

• “Moving the Race Conversation Forward.” YouTube, 22 Jan. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjGQaz1u3V4&ab_channel=RaceForward. 
• lamont, amélie. “Guide to Allyship.” The Guide to Allyship, guidetoallyship.com/.
• Greenberg, Jon. “Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston.” Citizenship and Social Justice, 16 Oct. 2017, citizenshipandsocialjustice.com/2015/07/10/curriculum-for-white-americans-to-educate-themselves-on-race-and-racism/. 
• Mendoza Nunziato, Rebecca, and Jenny Medrano. Deconstructing Dei with Jenny Medrano, 29 May 2021, player.fm/series/2825071/293668536. 
• Saad, Layla F. Me and White Supremacy Workbook, 2018, blm.btown-in.org/uploads/1/1/8/6/118615243/me_and_white_supremacy_workbook__final_book_.pdf. 

Supplemental Resources

• Baird, Robert P. “The Invention of Whiteness: The Long History of a Dangerous Idea.” The Guardian, 20 Apr. 2021, www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/20/the-invention-of-whiteness-long-history-dangerous-idea. 
• King, Mike. “How to Be a Race Traitor.” Boston Review, 4 Jan. 2023, www.bostonreview.net/articles/demand-the-impossible/. 
• Rudolph, Dana, and Peggy McIntosh. “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack’ and ‘Some Notes for Facilitators.’” National SEED Project, nationalseedproject.org/Key-SEED-Texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack.
• DiAngelo, Robin. “White Fragility.” The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, 2011, libjournal.uncg.edu/index.php/ijcp/article/view/249/116.
• Jackson, Lauren Michele. “‘White Fragility’ Has a Whiteness Problem.” Slate Magazine, 5 Sept. 2019, slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/white-fragility-robin-diangelo-workshop.html. 

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Section

1. Introduction

2. Understanding Racism

3. Understanding Decolonization

4. Overview of Environmental Justice

5. Defining a Just Transition

6. Justice and Equity Frameworks

7. Developing Self Awareness

8. Developing Equity Centered Hiring Models

9. Implementing Pay Equity

10. Healing Justice in the Workplace

11. The Role of Rest

12. Long Term Planning for Justice

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