"A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."
Training against racist behavior is at the core of Gersh's work.
The initiative, which she calls the One Love Symposium, aims to train professionals who make high-impact decisions for our society, such as doctors, teachers and police officers.
Gersh, who is white, was assisted by six minors - three Black and three white - to develop the traits that make up an effective "Human Services Professional." This term is Gersh's label for the high-impact workers people interact with every day - the doctors, teachers and police officers.
Due to the high volume of one-on-one interaction with people, Gersh and the group knew it was vital that the human services professionals express non-discriminatory behavior, she said.
The symposium aims to improve that training by turning it into a work certificate that motivates people to pursue professional learning as a way towards promotability.
The writing sample can be as simple as a grocery list, Gersh said, or as complicated as a typical persuasive essay.
At the end of the day, Gersh understands the route of educating people against biases is a long and often immediately unsatisfying one.
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