Anti-Racism Workshop

Anti-Racism Workshop

Date: March 25-26, 2025

Time: 9:00am-4:30pm PST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

How do health care and social services professionals begin to put a dent in the racial inequities that exist in our fields? Join us for a two-day anti-racism workshop and active learning session to explore how we can participate in anti-racist change in British Columbia's health care and social services systems.

This empowering session will introduce the concepts of anti-racism and anti-oppression work and offer a deeper analysis of these terms and realities. This workshop will cover the core concepts of systemic racism, and will examine power, privilege and advantage using an intersectional lens. Building upon inclusive frameworks, participants will learn to identify and incorporate anti-racists practices into their personal and professional lives.

This workshop is open to all HSA members who are interested in engaging in anti-racist change and are interested in learning about racial inequities within the health services sector and their impacts to client care and experience.

Facilitator’s Biography:

Natasha Tony – Elevate Inclusion Strategies

Natasha works with labour unions and social justice groups to apply intersectional, human rights, and reconciliation lenses to organizational structures and processes. Her experience in mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution helps organizations as they move toward sustainable inclusion.

Prior to establishing Elevate Inclusion Strategies, Natasha worked as a Labour Relations Specialist for a film industry union.  In recent years she developed the Inclusive Leadership and Inclusive Workplace Training Program for the film industry, and this training is delivered across Canada.

Natasha is a board member for both Black Women Film! Canada and Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She is a recipient of the Women in Film + TV Vancouver Spotlight Award and has been recognized as a Black leader by the Vancouver Economic Commission.

Participants must be able to attend both days, and registration priority is given to those who have not taken an elective workshop in the last three years. As per HSA policy, wage replacement and dependent care will be provided. Participants must request time off from their employer once the union confirms workshop acceptance. If the workshop is on a scheduled workday, wage replacement will be provided. If the workshop is on a day off, participants are entitled to bank the time as paid union leave to be taken at a later date