Corporate Workshops
“Be open to the unexpected’ might well be the motto for what can be experienced and learned through a Just Collaboration workshop. Members of Staten Island’s creative community are grateful to have had the chance to learn how to break out of well-worn paths of communication, collaboration, and engagement and think more expansively and unconventionally. Thank you to Mary for encouraging us to play, have fun, and be open!”
USING IMPROV TO COMBAT EVERYDAY MICROAGGRESSIONS
How can you challenge microaggressions in your workplace? Through understanding the basics of improv, “Yes and” as a way to listen when triggered and feel empowered to intervene in uncomfortable situations, participants will strategize how to challenge microaggressions.
UNDERSTANDING INTERSECTIONALITY: HOW IDENTITIES INFLUENCE THE WORKPLACE
Who are you at work and how do those multiple identities impact your experience? Through exploring the multitude of the identities we carry we can develop a deeper sense of self while developing empathy and compassion for others resulting in more emotionally intelligent work culture.
CHALLENGING WHITE SUPREMACY IN THE WORKPLACE USING THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED
White supremacy informs our workplaces in how we engage with co-workers and operate our businesses. Using storytelling as a means to share our experiences, participants will learn how to build empathy and compassion for others while confronting the systemic structures that bind our organizations.
APPLYING IMPROV TO LEADERSHIP
Improv is listening and collaboration which leads to creativity and collaboration. How can these tenants of improv be applied to increase your skills as a leader? Through taking time to play, leaders can get out of their head and focus on what is happening in the present moment.
IMPACT OF RACE AND IMPLICIT BIAS
What role does bias play in hiring, communication, and collaboration? How can we influence the stories we tell ourselves about others to understand our own power and privilege better? Together, participants will examine how oppression influences our decision-making processes and contributes to workplace bias.
Telling the Untold Stories in the Workplace
What are you curious to learn more about from your employees? In this interactive workshop, participants can share anonymous stories from their workplace based on a theme selected by you. These stories will inspire an improv set to highlight the untold stories of your workplace followed by a talkback to disucuss the show.
Testimonials
“The exercises and discussions through which you led us were perfectly tailored for us. You made conversations that had the potential to be confronting and uncomfortable, perfectly safe.”
“Mary C. Parker is a skilled facilitator that is able to use her own experience from her identities to encourage participants to engage in all parts of the workshop. She used real-world examples to put learning into action, and I left with a deeper understanding of anti-racism and its accompanying approaches.”
“Mary is a highly educated and dedicated individual who has a wealth to offer in Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression education. I took away new insights and practical tools from their workshop that I feel confident to put to use in my everyday life. I wholeheartedly recommend their workshops and training services to organizations, corporations, and institutions alike.”
“This workshop was such a rewarding and useful experience. I leave feeling that I have an excellent launchpad to begin exploring how I bring anti-racism and allyship into my research and academic practice. Mary C. Parker is an amazing facilitator who holds a space for learning and exploration of topics as well as sharing her own expertise. Thank you so much!”
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