Racial Equity Training
The Transcultural Bridge
“The Kahakulei Institute offered a thoughtful and nonjudgmental process that allowed us to interact with openness. They brought the topic to life with exercises that challenged us to identify internal and external biases. It was a touching discourse on cultural awareness and moral responsibility.”
Trans:
Prefix meaning “across”
Cultural:
Of or pertaining to the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
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The Transcultural Bridge is a four-part training series that provides knowledge and skills to navigate across cultures – respecting the integrity of each group while seeking beneficial intersections to expand our circle of belonging. This series gives opportunity for participants to explore both personal and professional aspects of building cultural capacity.
The Transcultural Bridge process begins with a four-part series of trainings:
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Session 1: Building Individual Cultural Capacity
Participants will be able to:
Define culture in the context of the organization's mission, vision, and values;
Explore the dynamics and behaviors that create communications barriers among diverse groups, and explore tools and processes that foster toward positive outcomes; and
Facilitate processes to further integrate cultural capacity, diversity and inclusion in day-to-day operations.
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Session 2: Understanding and Dismantling Personal and Structural Bias
Participants will be able to:
Explore the personal and societal impact of implicit bias and toxic stress.
Learn about the science behind implicit bias.
Develop skills to manage and prevent implicit bias, both personally and professionally.
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Session 3: Building Institutional Cultural Capacity
Participants will be able to:
Assess the cultural capacity and readiness of your organization or team;
Understand the leadership opportunities and challenges in addressing issues of building cultural capacity, diversity and inclusion;
Use tools to build and sustain culturally competent policies and practices at individual and organizational levels.
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Session 4: Engaging “the other” in Courageous and Respectful Conversations
Participants will be able to:
Understand the opportunities and challenges in addressing issues of implicit bias, cultural capacity, diversity, and inclusion.
Utilize tools to build and sustain culturally competent policies and practices in your organization.
Facilitate processes to further integrate cultural capacity, diversity and inclusion in your day-to-day work.