CLP: Co-Creating our Future with Kathy Obear, cofounder of Social Justice Training Institute

In this conversation presented by the Center for Inclusive Communities, students will explore and discuss ways to actively create true equity and inclusion that benefits the whole of our country and world. Dr. Kathy Obear will explore with students the concepts of anti-racism, equity and inclusion and how to become people who embody these ideas and live them out personal, professional and academic settings and institutions.

A successful author of three books with over 30 years of experience specializing in conflict resolution, change management and creating inclusive environments, Obear is a leading expert in helping to establish socially just environments where everyone feels valued and respected.

As the founder of The Center for Transformation and Change, Obear has given speeches, facilitated training sessions, and consulted to top leaders at hundreds of universities, human services organizations and corporations across the United States and internationally with a goal to increase the passion, competence and commitment to create inclusive, socially just environments for all members of the organization.

She has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of clients including:

• Case Western Reserve University
• New York University
• Texas A&M
• Wachovia Bank
• The Home for Little Wanderers
• The Philadelphia School
• MassMutual
• Human Rights Campaign

As an organizational development consultant and trainer, she is a natural leader in creating team and organizational effectiveness. She is considered an expert at training leaders and facilitators to navigate difficult dialogues and triggering events. Obear has facilitated “training of trainers” programs for student affairs professionals, faculty, and student leaders at numerous colleges and universities.

Obear is a co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (www.sjti.org). For 20 years, she and her colleagues have helped over 3,000 people deepen their capacity to be effective organizational change agents and to create greater racial and social justice.