Gain understanding of personal, institutional and cultural racism and create a strategy for addressing racism in tertiary education in this interactive online workshop.

Who is this workshop for?

Anyone in TEOs wanting a basic understanding of racism and how it applies in tertiary education.

Topics covered

• defining types of racism
• clarification of terms associated with ‘racism’ such as stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
• history of racism generally and in Aotearoa New Zealand
• examples of and responses to addressing racism in TEOs 

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this session, participants will:

• explain the similarities and differences between personal, institutional and cultural racism
• Discuss the historical and current context of racism in education in Aotearoa/New Zealand, especially but not only in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• identify issues of racism in TEOs
• Describe some strategies for addressing racism in tertiary education

Facilitator

Catherine Delahunty

Catherine Delahunty has been teaching Te Tiriti o Waitangi workshops with a wide range of groups and in Polytechnics since 1988. She has also worked for the Department of Conservation, been a youth worker, a campaigner for Greenpeace, and a consultant on education issues. While in Parliament, she was spokesperson on education for the Green Party for nine years with a strong focus on adult education and was the Tangata Tiriti spokesperson working on Te Tiriti issues. She is a writer, a grassroots activist in Hauraki and a grandmother.

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