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| − | <big> | + | <big>On November 4, 2024, LLMC held its fourth Masterclass of the year. Led by Richard Sharpe, this Masterclass was titled “The Values and Ethics of Human Rights Work in the Federal Public Service.” Richard spoke to participants about anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and human rights in the federal public service.</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>Thoughtfully moderated by Samantha Moonsammy and Suzan Richards, this Masterclass session used the Netflix series Bridgerton as a starting point for reimagining the federal public service as a place free from discrimination, challenging organizational norms, and putting human rights work into practice.</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>'''''Bridgerton'' & Reimagining the Federal Public Service'''</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>Richard opened his talk with a discussion of the television series Bridgerton (2020-), which takes place in alternate version of Regency-era England. The show reimages the time period’s upper-class society through a post-racial lens, and the characters that make up the “ton” (which Richard explained is the “values-based, rules-based of the social class they’re in”) come from a variety of racial backgrounds. For example, in the show, the Queen of England is a Black woman.</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>Richard noted that, in reality, this “time period was anything but free.” But, Richard argued, if it is possible to successfully reimagine history as Bridgerton does, “why not reimagine, if not history, then our present? Why not reimagine what our future will be? Can we imagine a federal public service where people are not discriminated based on differences that have no bearing on their ability to do their work?”</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>'''Challenging Organizational Norms'''</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>In the next part of his talk, Richard emphasized the need to push for “substantive equality” within our workplaces. Grounded in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, instead of simply trying to help people that have trouble within the systems, substantive equality aims to address “the systems that cause the people to have the troubles.”</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>Richard highlighted that “people from equity groups are not the problem that need to be fixed through training, or mentorship, or coaching. Systems are the problem that… inhibits access to opportunities and discriminates based on not fitting into hegemonic social norms.”</big> |
| − | <big> | + | <big>One of the ways to challenge these systems, Richard explained, is through human rights work.</big> |
| − | <big>The | + | <big>'''Putting Human Rights Work into Practice'''</big> |
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| + | <big>The work that needs to be done to change systems, Richard explained, is structural and institutional. But everyone can contribute to it. Conversations between employees at all levels, even at lunch or around the water cooler or in the mailroom, help to change the culture and even move all the way up to the office of the Clerk of the Privy Council.</big> | ||
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| + | <big>These conversations, and the connections formed through these conversations, are powerful.</big> | ||
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| + | <big>As Richard noted, the federal public service is central to “birthing something different in our workplaces and the creation of something lasting, that has legacy, and that speaks to how we can evolve as people and as a society.” The LLMC program is one of the initiatives creating space for these conversations and driving these changes to create a more inclusive, diverse workplace for all.</big> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 13 August 2025
Human Rights in the Federal Public Service with Richard Sharpe: Insights from the Lifting as you Lead Masterclass
On November 4, 2024, LLMC held its fourth Masterclass of the year. Led by Richard Sharpe, this Masterclass was titled “The Values and Ethics of Human Rights Work in the Federal Public Service.” Richard spoke to participants about anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and human rights in the federal public service.
Thoughtfully moderated by Samantha Moonsammy and Suzan Richards, this Masterclass session used the Netflix series Bridgerton as a starting point for reimagining the federal public service as a place free from discrimination, challenging organizational norms, and putting human rights work into practice.
Bridgerton & Reimagining the Federal Public Service
Richard opened his talk with a discussion of the television series Bridgerton (2020-), which takes place in alternate version of Regency-era England. The show reimages the time period’s upper-class society through a post-racial lens, and the characters that make up the “ton” (which Richard explained is the “values-based, rules-based of the social class they’re in”) come from a variety of racial backgrounds. For example, in the show, the Queen of England is a Black woman.
Richard noted that, in reality, this “time period was anything but free.” But, Richard argued, if it is possible to successfully reimagine history as Bridgerton does, “why not reimagine, if not history, then our present? Why not reimagine what our future will be? Can we imagine a federal public service where people are not discriminated based on differences that have no bearing on their ability to do their work?”
Challenging Organizational Norms
In the next part of his talk, Richard emphasized the need to push for “substantive equality” within our workplaces. Grounded in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, instead of simply trying to help people that have trouble within the systems, substantive equality aims to address “the systems that cause the people to have the troubles.”
Richard highlighted that “people from equity groups are not the problem that need to be fixed through training, or mentorship, or coaching. Systems are the problem that… inhibits access to opportunities and discriminates based on not fitting into hegemonic social norms.”
One of the ways to challenge these systems, Richard explained, is through human rights work.
Putting Human Rights Work into Practice
The work that needs to be done to change systems, Richard explained, is structural and institutional. But everyone can contribute to it. Conversations between employees at all levels, even at lunch or around the water cooler or in the mailroom, help to change the culture and even move all the way up to the office of the Clerk of the Privy Council.
These conversations, and the connections formed through these conversations, are powerful.
As Richard noted, the federal public service is central to “birthing something different in our workplaces and the creation of something lasting, that has legacy, and that speaks to how we can evolve as people and as a society.” The LLMC program is one of the initiatives creating space for these conversations and driving these changes to create a more inclusive, diverse workplace for all.
