Katori Hall’s Speech from 2012 TCG Fall Forum on Governance: Video of Katori Hall’s keynote speech to TCG’s Fall Forum on Governance to the nation’s theatre trustees about her experience as a playwright of color.
Strategies for Putting out the Welcome Mat to Engage Diverse Constituents (downloadable pdf) by Leah Cooper for PAHRTS. Preview: Identifying Communities Discovering Barriers to Communities Reducing Barriers Who do you serve now? Participation in the arts vs. basic needs Workshops and discussions… Read more ›
Building Healthy Workplace Culture (downloadable pdf) from the HR Council of Canada. Includes a bunch of resources and thoughts to consider for creating a culture where individual employees can be their whole selves without compromising the work. Preview: When individuals feel… Read more ›
10 Counterproductive Behaviors of Social Justice Educators (downloadable pdf) by Cody Charles for The Body is Not an Apology. While we may not all be Social Justice Educators (or warriors, SJW, as twitter calls them), this list contains excellent reminders for… Read more ›
2042 See Change: A video discussion from SphinxCon Detroit 2015: Empowering Ideas for Diversity in the Arts, featuring Tim Dang, East West Players, and respondents Teresa Eyring, TCG, and Gary Anderson, Plowshares Theatre Company. See also: the 51% Preparedness Plan.… Read more ›
Rankism is a Campus Climate Issue (downloadable pdf) by Teddie Potter for the University of Minnesota’s Campus Climate blog. Perhaps one of the more insidious ways culture manifests is in class stratification. Prompted by a run-in with a maintenance worker who… Read more ›
Things You Can Do Right Now (downloadable pdf) compiled for PAHRTS. An extensive list of things (some immediate, some more extensive) to improve the health and diversity of your workplace. Preview: Make a plan for you and your team to attend shows… Read more ›
Social Identity & Location Activity (downloadable pdf) from Art Equity. A DIY worksheet to help you map your own, your team’s, and your organization’s privilege and power. Preview:
Barriers to Effective Feedback (downloadable pdf) by Leah Cooper for PAHRTS. Handout with exercises for discussion on some common barriers including gossip, skills, social threat, and Minnesota nice. DIY Activity. Preview: Which of these is specific to performing arts? And how… Read more ›
TCG Recruitment Solutions (downloadable pdf). A valuable list of language samples, questions, and resources for ensuring diversity in hiring practices. From the Theatre Communications Group’s Diversity & Inclusion Institute (external link). Preview: