This workshop session will identify the systems and attitudes that contribute to microaggressions and discuss strategies for responding effectively.

• Gain a broader awareness of how oppression affects the lived experience of equity-deserving groups, and the specific context of EDI on post-secondary campuses.
• Understand how dominant groups perpetuate, actively or unconsciously, oppression.
• Be able to apply key concepts related to anti-racism, oppression, privilege, and tokenism.
• Understand how unconscious bias affects individuals and communities; and
• Be able to identify microaggressions and apply appropriate and effective responses to microaggressions.