A five-part course meant to serve Portland Means Progress’s most committed professionals and provide in-depth strategic training for racial diversity, equity and inclusion.

About this Event

The 5-week Intensive Course for Internal Champions will provide an opportunity for professional development that offers a more intimate learning space and rapid-pace deep dive into tactics and strategies for racial inclusion.

• Week 1: Trauma Informed & Centering BIPOC

• Week 2: Building Collective Will for Racial Justice

• Week 3: Setting up Structures & Change Tactics

• Week 4: Building Tools for Staff DEI

• Week 5: Collective Learning: Show & Tell and Operationalizing DEI Work

This will be available to all Portland Means Progress businesses. There will be two groups running simultaneously for the 5 week period. This session is for internal champions: this is for all employees who see themselves as leaders in DEI internally or who want to know what that would look like.

The other series is for Executives; the audience is CEOs, Business Owners, Directors, Board Members and anyone who sees themselves as holding significant power in their company decisions.

Court Morse of Action Path will facilitate the series. Action Path provides proven racial equity strategies to dismantle racism and create an inclusive company culture, turning good intent into good action.

Sessions for the Internal Champions Series will be held each Tuesday from September 26 to October 24 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on Zoom.

If you are a Greater Portland region organization, and not already a Portland Means Progress member, sign up here to get access to member-only events and programming.