Unconscious Bias Presentation
We are Relevant:
Please join the Holy Cross Unlearning Racism Team on November 9 at 7:00 pm for an engaging presentation by Judge Derek Mosley on “Unconscious Racial Basis and Knowing What We Don’t know.”
He will help us understand unconscious bias, which is automatic, unintentional, deeply ingrained, universal, and able to influence behavior. Unconscious bias seeps into decisions that affect recruitment, retention, hiring, access to healthcare, housing, education, criminal justice, providing services, interpersonal interactions, and outcomes that can disadvantage individuals and groups of people. We all have some form of unconscious bias, and the key is to recognize that we have it and employ techniques to mitigate it. The goals of the session will be:
1. Learn to assess and measure your unconscious bias
2. Be able to define unconscious bias
3. Learn the history of unconscious bias in America
4. Learn how subconsciously, decisions are being made in your mind
5. Learn how unconscious bias affects everyday life
6. Finally, learn ways to mitigate your bias
Judge Mosley grew up on Chicago’s South Side. He graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, did his undergraduate college degree in Iowa, and graduated from Marquette Law School in 1995. He previously served as Assistant District Attorney for Milwaukee County and is presently serving as Presiding Judge in Municipal Court. Judge Mosley also sits on the Board of Directors of several nonprofit organizations, serving on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Public Trust and Confidence Committee, Public Image Committee, and the Minority Recruitment Committee. He is a popular speaker on the topic of unconscious bias, is a frequent Facebook Poster as “Your friendly neighborhood judge,” and is a national food influencer.
November 9, 7:00 pm, at Holy Cross
Length of session: 90 minutes