1) Why haven’t diversity and inclusion trainings been more effective?
List and describe at least 2 reasons why these trainings have not been more effective when it comes to fostering greater justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
2) Which of the following statements best describes white supremacy culture?
A. system that maintains whiteness as the norm and protects people who uphold these norms
B. The tendency for people to exaggerate claims of racial discrimination
C. Shared agreements for helping people heal from the harmful aspects of racial discrimination
D. Incidents involving the most violent and extreme forms of racial discrimination and violence
3) True or false: Restorative justice is a philosophy to help people acknowledge, repair, and heal from harm.
4) Describe one reason why you personally might want to adopt a restorative justice approach (vs. punitive approach) when responding to workplace harm.
5) What do you find challenging about shifting from a diversity and inclusion approach to a restorative justice approach? Describe at least 1 challenge.
6) True or false: A punitive approach helps to fulfill the unmet needs of those who have caused harm to their coworkers.
7) Write a few sentences describing the most interesting or impactful concept you learned from the video
8) Which challenges may thwart the repair of harm done by workplace racism against Black workers? Select one challenge discussed in the article and provide a specific example.
9) What can be done to eliminate workplace racism and rebuild trust between workplace stakeholders? Select one strategy from the article and provide an example of how a manager or organization could use this strategy.
10) What is the most interesting or impactful concept that you learned from this article?
11) What is one question that you have about restorative justice and/or transformative justice?
