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We are all caught up in an inescapable web of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever effects one directly effects all indirectly.

- Martin Luther King

Holland College Equity & Diversity Library Resources

The Equity & Diversity Committee have purchased and placed in the Holland College Library a number of video and text resources relating to a wide range of equity, cultural, harassment and discrimination topic areas. The following is a list and brief discription of some of these video purchases. To see a similar webpage for text click on the "Books" link below.

Note: All video packages and books listed are available through the College Library.

Books

VHS Videos Available

1.   "It's About Respect" Recognizing Harassment in a Diverse Workplace (21 minutes)

The video, It's About Respect: Recognizing Harassment in a Diverse Workplace, takes place in a company similar to many others in today's world. Four diverse employees come together for a training session on harassment. When they realize that the Human Resources Director in charge of the training is going to be late, the group starts tackling the subject on their own. They discover that each one of them has witnessed or been a party to harassment. Through personal revelations and group discussion, the four employees learn what harassment is and how they can help prevent it in the workplace. This video program, along with the Leader's Guide, provides all the tools necessary to facilitate a successful program on recognizing and preventing harassment in the workplace.

2.   "Patterns"

A three video series PATTERNS explores identifiable and familiar patterns of behavior present in most harassment incidents.

In Program I, Preventing Sexual Harassment (for all employees), we look at the behavior of harassers - the habitual harasser, the bully, the smitten harasser and the jilted harasser. We also look at common fears that keep the targets of harassment from reporting the behavior and making it stop.

In Program II, Responding to Sexual Harassment (for organizational leaders), we examine patterns of management response that can lead to trouble. These include what we are calling the ostrich, the chameleon, the mother hen, and the wounded tiger.

The third program in the series, Rights & Responsibilities, is a short introduction to sexual harassment prevention intended for use as part of a new employee's orientation process. PATTERNS looks at behavioral issues that run deep in our work cultures and in human nature. I hope you'll find these programs helpful in your efforts to provide effective harassment prevention training in your organization.

Program 1 - Preventing Sexual Harassment  (26 minutes) Program 2 - Responding to Sexual Harassment  (26 minutes)
Program 3 - Rights & Responsibilities  (10 minutes)

3.   The Respectful Workplace is a 3 part training series designed to help organizations address the behavioral and values issues that can allow conflicts to escalate. The series treats workplace violence as an outgrowth of hostility, harassment, bullying and intimidation which has not been effectively dealt with and arms employees and managers with the tools they will need to ensure respectful workplace relations.

Program 1, Opening the Right Doors, teaches employees skills for dispute resolution and diffusing hostility. We learn to take responsibility for eliminating intimidation, bullying and harassment from our workplace culture. (25 minutes)

Program 2, Diffusing Hostility through Customer Service, takes a strong customer service training approach to the issue of working with hostile customers. Important communications skills are taught which will help employees turn difficult customer service challenges around. However, where abusive customers cross the lines of acceptable behavior, employees are empowered to put their physical and emotional safety first.  (25 minutes)

Program 3, Managing Harmony, defines the role leaders must play in creating and supporting a non-violent, respectful workplace. We explore the organizational costs of inappropriate behavior, diffusing hostile situations, aligning policy and behavior with the organization's values, how conflict can be a positive force, and the organization's responsibility to provide effective avenues for dispute resolution.  (26 minutes)

4.   "You Can STOP Harassment", a two video series, is intended to encourage employees, supervisors, team leaders and managers in public and private sector organizations to take responsibility to help end all forms of harassment in their workplaces.  You Can STOP Harassment is comprised of short dramatizations that explore harassment issues that are common within organizations. Each scenario is analyzed by a diverse group of legal, human resources and communications experts. These practitioners discuss the significance of the dramatization and suggest guidelines when encountering a similar situation. Several scenarios are "rewound" and played again, modeling appropriate, respectful communication.  What distinguishes You Can STOP Harassment is its positive message. The programs in this series are not about pointing fingers and assigning blame. We all share responsibility for stopping workplace harassment. It isn't easy work. The reasons for harassment are many and the roots run deep. Working together, however, we can make great progress toward creating workplaces where people feel safe, valued and free to do their best work. 

Program 1 (Taking Responsibility) Scenarios:  (26 minutes) 1st Scenario: Sexual & gender harassment 2nd Scenario: Racial harassment 3rd Scenario: Sexual orientation harassment 4th Scenario: Religious harassment & retaliation

Program 2 (The Responsible Leader) Scenarios:  (25 minutes) 1st Scenario: Racial & sexual harassment 2nd Scenario: Ethnic & religious harassment 3rd Scenario: Same sex harassment

5.   "With All Due Respect"

Promoting a Respectful Workplace Shot on 35mm film with feature-film experienced crews and actors, using actual office and industrial locations to provide the realism and high quality viewers might expect from today's films and network TV shows, this video even includes a look at workplaces of the past with old film clips dating back to 1910.  18 minutes

6.   "In This Together"

An engaging look at harassment and respect In this film, seven front line employees from a variety of business speak directly to their peers as they lay out the issues of respect, harassment and diversity head on in a question and answer format. No heavy corporate message, rather an insightful look at real situations that will lead employees to make better choices. 18 minutes

7.  " The Sexual Harassment Quiz"

Sexual harassment can be a difficult topic to discuss, yet it's vital for each of your employees to be aware of what constitutes this illegal behavior. The Sexual Harassment Quiz is a set of 28 scenarios involving behaviours that occur in the context of an office setting. Individuals are asked to judge each scenario on the degree to which they believe them to be considered sexual harassment or not. Attorney Jonathan Segal then reviews each scenario with a studio audience, explaining which are examples of sexual harassment and why. 45 minutes 

The above are the newest titles recently purchased by the committee. 

Some of the other titles available include:

1.  "A Place for All: a Guide to Creating an Inclusive Workplace"

2.  "Supervision: Diversity and Teams in Workplace"

3.  "Winning with Diversity - a Practical Handbook for Creating Inclusive Meetings, Events and Organizations."

4.  "Celebrating Diversity: Working with Groups in the Workplace"

5.  "Gender and Diversity in the Workplace: Learning Activities and Exercises"

6.  "What Parents Can Do about Harassment and Abuse in Sport"

7.  Sh! Sexual Harassment" The above are just some of the titles available from through the College's library services. To search for others go to the library database @ http://www.hollandc.pe.ca/Library/Library.htm The members of the Equity and Diversity Committee at Holland College welcome your comments on these resources and invite you submit your comments to any one of our members through email.  Also, if you have any suggestions for other resources that the committee could look at adding, please pass them along to one of the committee members.

8.  " Clown Video - on DVD "

A thought-provoking and entertaining addition to diversity awareness training for all levels of your organization, this film follows the lives of three "Clown-Americans" and their families as they make poignant observations about life on the other side of stereotypes inspired by their clown heritage. This unique program combines drama and comedy to explore the effects of bias and racism in America.

The viewer will discover:
• How biases create stereotypes and barriers
• The need to unlearn the language of bias
• Negative outcomes of bias filtering out the truth
• Embracing and celebrating diversity

9. " Diversity in the Real World "

Though we know that diversity strengthens the organization, there are still many concerns and fears associated with people from different cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. This thought-provoking program has been created to acknowledge and address some of the natural biases that everyone has and needs to overcome in today’s workplace. While acknowledging new fears and concerns, the video effectively exposes the problems caused by stereotypical thinking and biased behaviors.

This timely training product covers:
• Understanding biases
• Finding common ground
• Demonstrating respect for co-workers

10. "Keeping the Good Ones" DVD

Keeping the Good Ones is a management and leadership training video that deals with positive employee - manager relationships and employee retention. It will inspire managers and provide them with practical tools which they can use to keep the good people they already have.
In the end, keeping the good ones comes down to connecting with each member of your team on a regular basis. The great news is that this doesn't cost the company a dime.