Interrupting Unconscious Bias: Tools for Inclusive Workplaces

Explain key concepts of unconscious bias and build a foundation for understanding its impact.
Recognize how bias appears in municipal decision-making, including staff evaluations, service delivery, and public engagement.
Apply strategies to interrupt bias at personal, interpersonal, and structural levels.
Explore the role of local governments in advancing systemic change and practice conscious inclusion as an ongoing approach.

Illustrations by Bea van Leeuwen. We are privileged to work in Mi’kma’ki, on the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people.

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