Arts for Equity: Anti-Racism in the workplace with Laurabel Mba Consulting
Laurabel Mba Consulting was hired by Eastern Edge through our Arts for Equity project to facilitate an anti-racism training session. Laurabel taught us that anti-racism is a lifelong, active commitment to listening, learning, and using personal privilege to challenge systemic discrimination and support marginalized groups. In the context of an artist-run centre, Laurabel helped us understand how to apply anti-racism to our work, policies and public events, and how to act when racism shows up.
Big Takeaways:
Commit to continuous growth: Accept that allyship is an imperfect process requiring constant self-reflection, humility, and a willingness to make and correct mistakes.
Educate ourselves: Read books, watch documentaries, and research history independently without placing the emotional or educational burden on racialized individuals.
Listen actively: Prioritize the voices, lived experiences, and explicit demands of marginalized communities.
Amplify voices: Use your platform, spaces, or social reach to share and elevate the work and stories of racialized people.
Intervene and speak up: Call out casual racism, micro-aggressions, and discriminatory policies when you witness them in your workplace, school, or social circles.
Acknowledge privilege: Recognize unearned societal advantages and take responsibility for understanding how systemic inequalities operate.
About Laurabel Mba Consulting
They are your trusted partner in advancing anti-racism and building truly inclusive spaces.
Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and serving communities across Canada and beyond, they partner with organizations to strengthen workplace culture, navigate complex people challenges, and build more equitable, inclusive systems.
Through workplace investigations, policy reviews, leadership consulting, facilitated conversations, and customized training, they help organizations move beyond reacting to workplace issues and toward building cultures where people feel respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
