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Dismantling Racism Resource Book

for organizations striving to become multi-cultural

anti-racist organizations

Anti-Racist Organizational Development

Adapted by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun based on work done by the Exchange Project of the Peace Development
Fund, Grassroots Leadership’s Barriers and Bridges program, and the original concept by Bailey Jackson and Rita
Hardiman.

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The goals of this exercise are to give you time to begin to analyze your organization in terms of
the organization’s anti-racist vision. This is an evaluation tool.

This evaluation is designed for organizations that are either all white or which include both
white people and people of color.

Because racism is reflected in every institution and organization in the U.S., it is also present in
progressive, social change groups. The structures and cultures of non-profits and grassroots
organizations reproduce white privilege and racial oppression found in the wider society. But
organizations, like individuals evolve, change and grow. Groups can transform themselves into
anti-racist groups.

We are presenting four states of organizational development. Most organizations have
characteristics from each of the states. No organization fits any stages precisely, although you
will find that one stage may be dominant. Whatever the dominant characteristics of your
organization, it is impossible for an organization at the All White Club stage to move directly
into becoming an Anti-Racist Organization. Any transition requires moving through the

elements of one stage to the next.
In order to use this assessment, read through the written descriptions and the chart of
characteristics and think about how your organization reflects the various states. Then fill out
the worksheet that follows.

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