Workshop | Deconstructing Whiteness Within the Workplace

This workshop provides context and application of how to interrupt white supremacy in the workplace. The ideal audience is social justice advocates who see themselves as leaders or potential leaders in the work of diversity and inclusion.

Current events have us all reflecting on how we are showing up as allies and interrupters of oppression and white supremacy. Feel your feelings and lean into action. In this session we will connect through our commitment to ending racial injustice and then problem solve best practices for moving from bystanders to upstanders, audience to actors, are you with me?

By providing understanding and deconstruction of white supremacy and white fragility through activities, readings and personal narrative, we can bridge to interrupting the internalized white supremacy that exists within ourselves and our workplaces.

Handout(s):

🔗 CTP White Supremacy at Work Culture Antidotes

🔗 CTP White Supremacy at Work Checklist

Alexis Braly James is a longtime educator and innovator. As a Black, biracial, first generation college student she has experienced and survived systemic racism, sexism, and classism first-hand. Her intersectional lived experience paired with her professional experience makes her an effective and inspiring partner for change. In her current sphere of influence she partners with nationwide nonprofits, B-corporations, values-driven companies and government agencies. Through partnership she is able to activate contemporary responses for leadership development and employee needs through training, coaching, and embedding of inclusive processes.

Alexis started her career as a classroom teacher and Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) focused on reducing disproportionate discipline in the public school system. As a former classroom teacher, she is an engaging and empathetic trainer at meetings, board training, and mediations. Prior to starting her own consulting agency, Alexis has worked at the Smithsonian, directed education nonprofits, and organized communities toward social justice. She specializes in creating an inclusive culture through supervision training, data analysis, and diversity, equity, and inclusion implementation.

Alexis has a Bachelor’s Degree in Black Studies & History, a Master’s Degree in Education and an MBA from Cornell University. In 2021 she was selected as Portland Business Journals 40 under 40 for her leadership and community impact. Under her leadership Construct The Present was named as one of Oregon’s largest management consulting firm. She has been interviewed by Oregon Public Broadcasting and lended her thought leadership to podcasts such as The Blacktastic Adventure, and advised US senators and State Governors. When she’s not working you can find her dancing to Beyonce or enjoying a walk around one of Oregon’s many parks and hiking trails.

Learn more about Construct The Present at www.constructthepresent.com