The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) will be holding its Diversity 101 Series (4 parts) for FRMP employees and volunteers on October 11, October 25, November 1st and November 8th from 9 am to 11 am in the Five Rivers MetroPark Main Office - Classroom. This series will help build the participant’s understanding of diversity in these areas of focus:
- Implicit Bias will enhance our ability to become inclusive individuals and act in just, equitable ways, we must first look within ourselves. Implicit Bias is a natural, biological response initiated out of a historical context of survival. Implicit Bias discusses how our previous experiences impact the ways in which we interact with the world and others. By understanding implicit biases, we are better able to address these biases.
- Inclusive leadership will discuss ways to take proactive measures to ensure your practices and spaces are equitable. We identify the qualities that inclusive leaders have and the ways that being an inclusive leader can support the community. Through the training, we discuss inclusive leadership tools on the organizational and individual levels.
- Understanding Privilege will help participants identify how privilege may unknowingly play a role in their life experiences. In the course, we understand how privilege shows up in subtle ways as well as more explicit senses in our lives. Participants work to understand the ways in which they have privilege, and how privilege may impact those they work with. Lastly, we understand how we can use privilege as a tool for promoting equity.
- Social Change provides individuals with ways they can be an ally. Social Change identifies our Social Change Roles, and 9 unique ways that an individual can work together to create change. The session helps individuals to understand the importance of bringing unique voices to the table when making change and to recognize the diverse strengths each of us has to offer.
Fully onboarded, Long-Term volunteers, especially those that support Programming and Ambassador opportunities are encouraged to attend!
This RSVP is for the full series: October 11, October 25, November 1st and November 8th from 9 am to 11 am. Volunteers who can commit to at least 3 of the four sessions should RSVP to attend.
This series will be offered quarterly. If you are interested in attending, but unable to attend this quarter's sessions, please contact volunteer.services@metroparks.org to be added to the waitlist for next quarter.
Dress: Please wear your MetroParks volunteer name badge and shirt if you have one.
Parking Instructions: This training is being offered in-person at our Main Office located at 409 E Monument Ave, Third Floor, Dayton Ohio 45402. Parking is available in the lot surrounding the building. Please park in an unreserved space and display your volunteer car hang tag* prominently. If you do not have a volunteer car hang tag, please contact volunteer.services@metroparks.org to receive one.
Once you enter the building, you'll take the elevator to the third floor and check in at our Visitor Services desk.
*Note: Parking in the lot without a valid car hang tag or parking pass may result in a parking ticket.
Note: Volunteer training hours do not count in your volunteer service hours. These will; however, display on Get Connected in your Dashboard and in Qualifications.
