REI Phase I Workshop, September 17-18, 2026 — Hosted by CARA
About this Event
This is a Racial Equity Institute 2-day Phase I Workshop hosted by the California Anti-Racism Alliance and sponsored by Alameda County Community Food Bank and California State University East Bay.
Scholarships may be available for this workshop–contact [email protected] for more information.
Workshop Description
The Racial Equity Institute’s two-day workshop is designed to develop the capacity of participants to better understand racism in its institutional and structural forms. Moving away from a focus on personal bigotry and bias, this workshop presents a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism. Topics covered include our fish/lake/groundwater analysis of structural racism; understanding and controlling implicit bias; race, poverty, and place; markedness theory; institutional power arrangements and power brokers; importance of definitions of race and racism; history and legacy of race in American economic and policy development; racial identity and its interaction with institutional culture. With shared language and a clearer understanding of how institutions and systems are producing unjust and inequitable outcomes, participants should leave the training better equipped to begin to work for change.
Time
This workshop will go from 9:00am - 5:00pm PT on Thursday and Friday, September 17-18, 2026. Sign-in and breakfast will start at 8:30am PT, so we encourage you to arrive and get settled during this period as the workshop will start right at 9:00am PT.
This workshop is designed for participants to attend the FULL 2-day training as each part of the workshop builds on the pieces that come before. If you miss one piece of the workshop, you may miss the foundation for the rest of the experience. If you are unable to attend the full workshop, please look at for a future opportunity where you can attend the full workshop.
Food
A breakfast (light) and lunch will be served for both days of the workshop. You may want to bring your own water bottle as well during the workshop. Water refills will be available.
Attire
Wear something you are comfortable in for the two days, keeping in mind that you may want to consider layered options in case you feel too warm or too cold.
Devices
We ask that you do not use your devices such as your phone or laptop during the workshop as it can be distracting to other participants. If you would like to take notes, we prefer you do it by hand over using a device for this reason. There will be breaks during the workshop, so feel free to use those devices during those times.
Location
Cal State East Bay, Hayward Campus
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94544
CORE Building (newly constructed; marked “CB” on campus map below “Core Library”)
Room 179 Technology Space (Library Core Community Room on 1st floor of CORE Building)
Parking
If you will be driving to the workshop, please park in Lot D. Parking vouchers will be provided by our sponsors to anyone who does not already have one. On Day 1 of the workshop, look for one of our team members holding a sign outside in Lot D. They will have a two-day parking pass for you.
Public Transportation
Public transportation options to the Hayward campus of Cal State East Bay can be found here.
About REI
We are an alliance of trainers, organizers, and institutional leaders who have devoted ourselves to the work of creating racially equitable organization and system. We help individuals and organizations develop tools to challenge patterns of power and grow equity. Join us today.
About CARA
The California Anti-Racism Alliance (CARA) is a network of people committed to building collective power and advancing racial equity in California who share a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism and inequity as alumni and partners of the Racial Equity Institute (REI) and the Groundwater Institute (GWI).
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 450.00
