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Courageous
Conversations
about
Diversity &
Multicultural
Inclusion
Julie Connor, Ed.D.
Dreams to Action www.DrJulieConnor.com
The Second Grade Homework Assignment
Draw a picture of what you would like to be when you grow up.
Write a sentence to tell what you like about your career.
The Second Grade Homework Assignment
The picture on the previous slide was proudly drawn by Loretta, a second grader. Her mother works at Home Depot. She sells shovels.
Today’s Art Assignment
Portraits
1. Create a portrait of
someone you know.
2. Sketch an outline of
their face.
3. Use a “flesh” colored
crayon to color the
skin.
When does a phrase become a
slur?
• Mrs. Brown told her students, “We’re having as much fun as a barrel of monkeys!”
• Mrs. Brown told her students, “Stop monkeying around.”
• Mrs. Brown told her African-American students, “Stop monkeying around.”
Audience + Intent + Political Correctness = ???
“Thank God for Brown v. Board of Ed. Now everyone is equal.”
• Bleach bombings at African-American students
attending the University of Austin (The Examiner, Oct.
5, 2012).
• In Arizona, crimes targeting Muslims rose nearly
50% from 2009 through 2010; crimes targeting
Latinos increased 11%. (The Arizona Sun, Oct. 5, 2012).
• In California, anti-Hispanic hate crimes increased
nearly 47% (The Arizona Sun, Oct. 5, 2012).
A word from U.S. elected officials … “The institution of slavery that the black race has long believed
to be an abomination upon its people may actually have been a
blessing in disguise… African-Americans were better off than
they would have been had they not been captured and shipped
to the United States.”
- Rep. Jon Hubbard, Jonesboro, AK, from his book, Letters To The
Editor: Confessions Of A Frustrated Conservative (2009)
“There is no solution to the Muslim problem short of expelling
all followers of the religion from the United States.”
- Rep. House Candidate Charlie Fuqua, Batesville, AK, from
his book, God’s Law (2012)
"The young folks that are coming into each of the [armed]
services are anywhere from 17 to 22-23. Gee whiz, the hormone
level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these
types of things [sexual assaults] to occur.”
- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (2013)
A Girl Like Me …
• A Girl Like Me
A 17 year-old recreates Dr. Kenneth Clark’s 1939 “doll test” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyI77Yh1Gg&feature=player_detailpage
• The Doll Test Revisited
Children learn about stereotypes when they’re not discussed at home http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1vTnGnmiM3c
• If This is How the Nice Kids Think
Why we must engage in honest, courageous conversations http://bit.ly/18Pap5i
• Darker Side of Fair
Documentary filmed in India discusses a “light skin” preference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4jx9UEMxjk
The Missouri State Fair
Sedalia, MO Aug. 11, 2013 http://blog.showmeprogress.com/diary/8609/at-the-missouri-state-fair-last-night
Minority Groups
Celebration of DIVERSITY includes respect and understanding of racial and ethnic differences; but it also refers to "differences between people including, but not limited to:”
Gender
Color
Age
Sexual Orientation
Family Background
Economic Status
Spiritual Belief
Political Affiliation
State of Minnesota, Cultural Dynamics Education Project Building Cultural
Connections® Curriculum & Trainer’s Guide, 2000
Cultural Consciousness
Unconscious “Innocence/Ignorance”
Dys- Conscious
Semi- Conscious
Conscious
What is the difference between Color-Neutrality,
Color-Blindness, and Color-Consciousness?
I
Don’t
Know
I Don’t
Know!
I Don’t Know,
But I Think I Do!
I Know
I Don’t Know!
I Know I Know!
Courageous Conversation
COMPASS
Courageous
Conversations
Compass
Believing Thinking
Acting Feeling
Moral Intellectual Soul Head
Relational Emotional
Heart Body
Courageous Conversations About Race, Singleton & Linton, 2005
Hmmmmm?
I don’t see color. I treat everyone the
same.
Racism and sexism happen all over the world.
I think some people use diversity as an
excuse.
Thank goodness for Brown v. Board of Ed. Things are different now. We are all equal.
I was just kidding!
I’m so glad you’re not like one of them. You know, you’re a credit to your people.
You don’t see other races complaining. I
think it’s reverse racism (or sexism).
Some of my best friends are African American, (Hispanic, etc.).
You speak such good English.
For someone who is Black/Brown/Red, I was impressed because he/she acts White.
Courageous Conversation
COMPASS • Consider the following topics:
– Affirmative action
– Michael Vick “dog” trial
– Culturally-biased mascots
– Illegal immigration
– National health care
– DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act)
• Where do you position yourself on the compass?
• How do you respond to people with different points of view?
Labels
• Labeling ACTIVITY
• How do we LABEL one another?
• How do we LABEL ourselves?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYYSFpFGRBE
Recognize Rituals
What habits and rituals do
we unconsciously
internalize and
perpetuate?
Recognize Bias Evaluate Values
Act on Values
How can we promote
INCLUSIVITY?
Recognizing Core Values to Fight Oppression in Higher Education,
Steiert & Bartulski, 2012
Recognize Rituals
What habits and rituals do
we unconsciously
internalize and
perpetuate?
Recognize Bias
How does this internalization
affect personal biases?
How do these biases affect
action?
Evaluate Values
Act on Values
How can we promote
INCLUSIVITY?
Recognizing Core Values to Fight Oppression in Higher Education,
Steiert & Bartulski, 2012
Recognize Rituals
What habits and rituals do
we unconsciously
internalize and
perpetuate?
Recognize Bias
How does this internalization
affect personal biases?
How do these biases affect
action?
Evaluate Values
Understand how core
values affect the
internalization process and
personal biases.
Act on Values
How can we promote
INCLUSIVITY?
Recognizing Core Values to Fight Oppression in Higher Education,
Steiert & Bartulski, 2012
Recognize Rituals
What habits and rituals do
we unconsciously
internalize and
perpetuate?
Recognize Bias
How does this internalization
affect personal biases?
How do these biases affect
action?
Evaluate Values
Understand how core
values affect the
internalization process and
personal biases.
Act on Values
Acting through core values promotes
authenticity in human
interaction.
How can we promote
INCLUSIVITY?
Recognizing Core Values to Fight Oppression in Higher Education,
Steiert & Bartulski, 2012
Courageous Conversations About
Oppression
• Strategies for interrupting oppressions:
– Give others the benefit of the doubt
– Ask, “What did you mean by that?”
– Allow them to explain themselves
– Own up to personal ignorance,
biases and emotions
– Act authentically through your own values
• Starting the conversation:
– Identify the oppressive language
– Dialogue how the language is oppressive
– Offer alternative language choice
Dialogue Invites Understanding
“Isn’t it amazing that we are all made in God’s image and yet there is so much diversity among his people?”
Archbishop Desmund Tutu
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
Dalai Lama
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
Julie A. Connor, Ed.D.
Dreams to Action
www.DrJulieConnor.com