Sandy Hudson

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• Activating Anti-Racism

  Racism is far more complex and pervasive a phenomenon than how it is commonly understood. This presentation is a comprehensive introduction to what racism is, how to recognize it, how it operates, and how to actively address it in organizations and as individuals.

  Engaging in anti-racist work for over 15 years, Sandy Hudson has developed a participatory teaching style that uses interactive activities, case studies, and audience participation to create the ideal atmosphere to learn about the difficult topic of racism. As an anti-racist scholar and activist, Hudson will also use first-person storytelling to show participants how they can engage in active anti-racist action throughout their lives.

  Key takeaways:

  • An understanding of social location, power, and privilege.
  • An understanding of what society constructs as “normal” and “other”.
  • How to critically reflect on media and cultural narratives about race.

• Designing Inclusive, Effective Meetings

  Meetings are fundamental within organizations to build teamwork, encourage collaboration, and push forward new organization initiatives. In order to have an effective meeting though, your participants need to feel prepared and included.

  As an experienced facilitator, Sandy Hudson knows how to make meetings run smoothly and to ensure every participant feels prepared and supported. The goal of this presentation is to provide participants with effective strategies to ensure that meetings help the decision-making process and contribute to an effective organizational structure.

  Key takeaways:

  • How to engage all participants.
  • Meeting preparation.
  • Rules of order.

• We Will Win: A Campaign Framework for Creating Social Change

  Oftentimes, those who are best suited to design solutions for social issues are not in positions of power to do so. Organizations today need a sophisticated strategy in order to effectively influence decision-makers. In this presentation, Sandy Hudson uses her experiences as a student and anti-racist organizer to show participants how they can meet their goals.

  Whether strategizing to change organizations, public policy or legislation, Hudson helps organizations understand that change is possible and shows them how to design a roadmap to achieve it.

  Key takeaways:

  • How to engage via a vision.
  • Collective and coalition change-making.
  • A strategic framework for planning campaigns.

• Breaking the Mold: Organizing from the Individual to the Infinite

  If there’s one constant truth in the world of digital organizing, it’s that organizations struggle to meaningfully connect with their supporters. When engaging with new media as an approach to organizing, we cannot forget the fundamental peer-to-peer organizing skills necessary to engage people in real life. We need to blow open our imaginations and find new ways to build real community as part of our work.

  In this keynote, Sandy Hudson explores how to break through to isolated communities. Key takeaways:

  • One-on-one campaign organizing strategies.
  • Public speaking skills.
  • Crafting a compelling message for individual consumption.

• Workshop: Understanding Anti-Black Racism

  This workshop will use interactive activities, case studies, a casual lecturing style, and audience participation to create the ideal atmosphere to learn about the difficult topic of anti-Black racism. It will be tailored to the experiences and expertise of the workshop participants, and is beneficial to participants with varying levels of understanding of anti-Black racism.

  Key takeaways:

  • How standpoints can affect what you know and how you observe.
  • How to tackle anti-Black racism at work and in your personal life.