Awake to Woke to Work
Building a Race Equity Culture
A publication from Equity in the Center, developed with more than 120 DEI and race equity practitioners, on building a race equity culture inside an organisation. It sets out the Race Equity Cycle, a set of stages from awake to woke to work, and the organisational levers that move an organisation through them. It gives tactics and practices for shifting culture. Free companion tools include an action plan form, a glossary and a pulse check.
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Equity in the Center (2018). Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture. https://equityinthecenter.org/aww/
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