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House caucus holds discrimination-prevention training led by Tanya Richard

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Caucus of the Whole · January 23, 2024
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Summary

Tanya Richard led a discrimination-prevention training for the House Caucus of the Whole covering identity, bias, microaggressions, privilege, inclusive behaviors, and where to find the jurisdiction's discrimination policy; organizers will distribute the policy link and training materials.

Tanya Richard, a presenter brought in through the Council of State Governments and founder of the platform Tanya's Take Race, led a discrimination-prevention workshop for the House Caucus of the Whole focused on personal reflection, bias mitigation, and practical steps to interrupt discriminatory behavior.

Richard opened by defining core concepts for the session — identity, diversity and intersectionality — and said the purpose of the training was not to parse policy language but to "inspire individuals not to discriminate" through self-interrogation and behavior change. "My name is Tanya…

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