Equity Workshop Series

Bias and Brain Development 

February 17, 2022

11:00am-12:30pm

MRBN Member: $10 Non-member: $20

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7040215445

MRBN is offering a workshop series to engage Maine community members to increase knowledge around systemic injustice. 

Anti-racism education builds resilience for everyone. Evidence shows that systemic injustice has a negative effect not only on the marginalized community members who are directly impacted, but every community member, regardless of identity. Studies support the idea that when communities take action to address racism, outcomes for every group improve.

This workshop will use Daniel Kahneman's theory of fast and slow thinking to explain how representation, societal structure, and brain development create a culture of biased thinking and behavior. Attendees will take the Harvard Implicit Bias Test prior to the training and will receive follow up materials to practice unlearning their own biases.

Sultana Khan, MRBN Special Projects Director, believes equitable communities can only be developed through education, acknowledgement, and action, and tailors her approach to meet people wherever they are in their journey towards collective liberation.