Session 3

Welcome to Session 3

Here’s what you need to do before we meet on Wednesday, Oct. 6:

  1. Read about unlearning white privilege
  2. Explore the role that power and privilege play in our society, and
  3. Review our co-facilitation checklist

Step 1: Read about unlearning white privilege

“I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group,” writes Peggy McIntosh in this classic 1990 article. Click the pic to read more.

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Step 2: Explore the role that power and privilege play in our society

Dr. Amy Tan is an academic family and hospice palliative care physician in Calgary. Alarmed at the rise of organized white supremacy and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racialized communities, Dr. Tan produced an excellent resource for contemplating how power and privilege operate in the Canadian context.

Click the pic to explore the graphic – and then come back for Step 3!

Dr. Tan’s graphic, and accompanying text, invites us to see who has power and privilege, and who doesn’t. She builds on the work of Black feminists by explaining how identities and oppressions overlap: how they “intersect”, or, how they are intersectional.


Step 3: Review our co-facilitation checklist

Santa ain’t the only one who makes a list and checks it twice. Check out this handy CUPE co-facilitating checklist – it’s a great tool to help you prepare for all your co-facilitation journeys, whether short workshops or extended trainings. This checklist puts the “co” in how to co-operate as a good facilitation partner.

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All done? Congrats!

  1. You’ve read about unlearning white privilege
  2. You’re explored a current education tool on power and privilege in Canada, and
  3. You’ve reviewed CUPE Education’s co-facilitation checklist.

You’re all set for the third Zoom session on October 6 at 1:00 PM Eastern. See you there!


Zoom details

The Zoom link is the same link for all five sessions. The meeting is booked for 12:30 PM to allow for tech checks and for the participants and the facilitators to meet up just before the session.

Topic: Member Facilitator Training, September 22 – October 20, 2021
Time: Sep 22, 2021 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Wed, until Oct 20, 2021, 5 occurrence(s)
Sep 22, 2021 12:30 PM
Sep 29, 2021 12:30 PM
Oct 6, 2021 12:30 PM
Oct 13, 2021 12:30 PM
Oct 20, 2021 12:30 PM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://cupe-ca.zoom.us/j/86024251406?pwd=OWJKYUtwcWRiclVnYUMxRkViSkNMQT09

Meeting ID: 860 2425 1406
Passcode: 429708

We look forward to seeing you again!

If you get stuck or have any questions, reach out. We’re here to help. Contact: education@cupe.ca