The Role of Active Listening in Anti-Racist Work

It is not enough to be “not racist,” the goal should be and always is how to be “anti-racist.” An important part of anti-racism work is the ability to listen. We often listen to others to respond or to get our point across, however, we must learn how to actively listen to the person in front of us to validate them and empathize with their experience.

In this workshop people learned about the importance of empathy, humility and active listening in anti-racist work. Watch the teaching portion below.

The time was facilitated by Jonathan Dumas, organizational psychologist, CEO of Common Culture and Lindsay Dumas, DEI educator and facilitator. They have ten years of combined experience working in and with non-profits, higher education, for profit companies and church organizations on equity, justice, and anti-racism. Both have spoken at numerous conferences on topics of cultural competency and humility, inclusive leadership, race and the church, and becoming an anti-racist leader.