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The IDEA Practice Inc; allyship and tangible steps to transforming the workplace
BY PAUL JUNOR
For over 20 years, Camille Dundas has been at the forefront of diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting for both the corporate and public sectors.
Her website states that her mission is anchored in intersectionality with specific emphasis on the idea that effective diversity work must go beyond gender. Her approach is multi-dimensional in perspective that transcends a narrow focus on gender, ethnicity and age” to include multiple social identities.
She states, “No one is defined by a single category, we are influenced by our socialization, experiences, culture, and background.” This intersectional understanding is the basis of all she does in her DEI presentation. In addition, her approach is heavily rooted in explaining what allyship looks like and giving tangible steps to transforming how teams understand how this plays out in the workplace.
Camille serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s largest Black online magazine ByBlacks.com, and she and her team have received three national ethnic media accolades for their outstanding journalistic work, including a commendation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
On Tuesday, May 30th, 2022, Camille announced on social media that she launched a brand-new company, The IDEA Practice Inc. The website: https://ideapractice.com/ indicates that IDEA stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-Racism & Allyship. It is a group of Canadian educators and facilitators offering an innovative micro-credential course through Dalhousie University, called Inclusive Communications. The course involves four hours of content and four hours of Q & A sessions with a facilitator after which each learner will earn a micro-credential in Inclusive Communication Strategies.
The facilitators include: Josh Bileski, Sean Mauricette,Teneile Warren, Rachel Radyk, Archibald Radyk, Amie Archibald-Varley, and Keba DasGupta. When she started her first online course only one person enrolled and now there are almost 800 people signed up. In her Facebook posts, she states, “It’s the first one of its kind micro-credential course in Canada, and we’re excited to be a small part of making big changes in the Canadian workplace culture. Not only can you learn at your own pace, from anywhere, but you will have monthly live sessions with one of our IDEA Practice facilitators.”
The learning objectives for the online course are:
- Defining diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Identifying unconscious biases
- Explaining intersectionality
- Implementing inclusive terms and language
Anyone interested in learning about The IDEA Practice can the following platforms:
Website: https://theideapratice.com/
LinkedIn: The IDEA Practice
Twitter:@CamilleDundas