Leesa Renée Hall
Mental Wellness Advocate | Inner Field Trip®
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Guiding people on a journey to meet their Inner Oppressor.
Biography
Leesa Renee Hall is an author, anti-bias facilitator, and social historian. Author of Unpack Biases Now, a workbook designed to help leaders unpack their unconscious biases, Leesa’s tips have been featured in The Guardian, American Express OPEN, Globe & Mail, Choice, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Profit, and Inc. to name a few, along with television, radio and podcast appearances.
Industry Expertise (1)
Research
Areas of Expertise (7)
Productivity
Ancestry
Systemic Discrimination
Unconscious Bias
Implicit Bias
Historical Research
Fake History
Education (3)
University of Toronto (OISE): Masters, History
Completed one year, but then innovation came calling, so I did not complete the degree.
York University: Bachelor of Arts (Honours), History 1997
Yorkville University: Masters of Art, Counselling Psychology 2024
Links (2)
Languages (1)
- English
Media Appearances (3)
Opinion: Systemic Bias vs Implicit Bias: Why the Difference Matters When Reviewing the Report by the Ontario Human Rights Commission on Racial Profiling by the Toronto Police Services
Medium online
2018-12-10
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released an interim report in December 2018 looking at racial profiling and discrimination by Toronto police toward the city’s black community. Although the light is being shed on implicit and unconscious biases with the Toronto Police Department (TPD), understanding the difference between systemic and unconscious biases is critical to knowing that this problem is for all of us to solve.
Knitting website's war on Trump forces crafting community to confront racism
The Guardian online
2019-06-25
The knitting community may be seen as apolitical, but a conversation has been building over race, hate speech and the president of the United States writes Kari Paul for The Guardian. Leesa was quoted as part of this article.
Mental health advocate comments on mental wellness as in-person activities return
CJRU radio
2022-04-08
As students and workers prepare to return to in-person with Toronto’s COVID-19 restrictions loosening next month, mental health advocate and facilitator Leesa Renée Hall said individuals should be patient and gradual after more than two years of adjusting to the pandemic.
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