Media and culture organizations have a significant sphere of influence through the content they produce, the events they host, and the spaces they create. From news media to art spaces, the ideas and messages these organizations spread have a direct impact on their audiences. Often, whether intentionally or not, media and culture organizations repeat and reinforce dominant societal beliefs and ways of thinking, including biases and negative representations, and underrepresentation of equity-seeking groups.
Media and Culture
Guiding organizations in media and culture towards more intentional and equity-centred approaches to content, events, and spaces.
Media and Culture
The Challenges
Achieve transformational results.
These issues arise because people create organizations and content based on what they believe to be true about the world. Because the same systemic issues that underpin society at large are at play in media and culture spaces, we see things like stereotypical depictions of racialized minorities, talk show and event panels that are homogenously white and male, art and culture spaces that are exclusionary, and profound societal issues presented without proper social context or analysis. With little understanding of the way equitable approaches can be implemented in to media and culture organizations and their work, they will likely reinforce the status quo rather than challenge it, even despite their best intentions.
Media & Culture
Our Solutions
KOJO Institute provides support to media and culture organizations who aim to operate more equitably. We help our clients understand the role they play in creating better outcomes and social justice for members of equity-seeking groups by educating them on the social contexts they work in. From news media organizations to artists and culture spaces in dance, drama, art, and music, we guide our clients to be more conscious of the impact of their work and more intentional about who they represent and what those representations suggest. For each of our clients, we conduct an assessment of their current work and programming, identify where issues of inequity have arisen, and apply the appropriate frameworks to correct these errors.
By working with KOJO Institute, organizations in the media and culture sector become more equipped to examine their current process, reframe their approaches to cultural production with equity in mind, and address problems of diverse identity representation. This makes it easier for these organizations to catch and correct bias, stereotyping, and negative representation before it occurs, reducing public relations crises and improving audience engagement.
8 Levers To Organizational, Institutional and Systems Change
- Engaging the Board of Directors
- Impacting Staffing Strategies
- Examining the Accountability Framework
- Maximizing the Use of Data
- Implementing Fresh Training and Learning
- Amplifying Communications Strategies
- Widening Community and Stakeholder Relations
- Revisting Service or Business Models
What We Do Well
- Equity & Human Rights
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression
- Anti-Black Racism
- Employment Equity
- Human Resources Diversity
- Organizational Culture Change
How We Prepare You
- Training
- Executive Coaching
- Community Consultations
- Content & Research Development
- Keynotes & Guest Lectures
- Conferences
- Multi-Session Programs
Building Transformation Skills
KOJO Institute leads executives, managers and organizations through an innovative approach that reconstructs their paradigms and systems connected to equity, diversity and inclusion. We amplify the vision for change through deep-dive explorations that identify the scope, segment competencies and quantify resources required to birth social innovation.
With a clear focus on client expectations, we aim to produce actionable frameworks and solutions that ultimately better the lives your people and organization. Contact us.
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