Activity

1. Cherry Creek Diversity ConferencePrivilege, Power, Influence, and Making a DifferenceTracy PharissGLSEN Colorado, Golden High Schoolwww.coloradosafeschools.netwww.coloradosafeschool.comtphariss@jeffco.k12.co.us

2. Activity Dyad

3. Dyad Every year Time magazine picks the 100 most influential people in the World. What do we mean when we say someone is influential?

4. Activity How did the person you were talking with respect you?

5. Respect • Looking in each other’s eyes. • Active listening – nods, laughs, etc. • Said each other's names, and knew how to pronounce them. • Being honest / Shared private information. • Others…..

6. Open & unthreatening discussion • Why does the experience of "others" matter? • What is the difference between privilege, power, influence, - isms and making a difference?

7. Influence • Influence can be defined as the ability or power of someone to produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.

8. 100 Most Influential People in the United States Time Magazine 2012

11. Discussion Questions • What traits or qualities make us consider these people (or people like them) influential? • Are each of these people influential in the same way? Explain.

12. Privilege • Privilege can be defined as a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all.

13. Privilege • Do some of these people (or people like them) have privilege that is not enjoyed by all? • Are each of these people privileged in the same way? Explain

14. Privilege People with privilege are often so used to it, that they don’t even recognize that it is truly a privilege.

15. Privilege Although unearned, when benefits based on privilege are removed, people with privilege often feel that something unjust has occurred.

16. Privilege, Power, Influence, and Making a Difference Part 2

17. Influence • Influence can be defined as the ability or power of someone to produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.

18. Privilege Privilege can be defined as a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

19. Activity What Multicultural Group do you belong or identify as being a member?

20. Everyone needs to feel • the butterflies of inexperience • that insecurity that makes one conscious of every word, body language, and nuance when dealing with peers • the inability to articulate the questions we have

21. “All change is difficult” Allport, 1956

22. Activity The Chain of Privilege

23. The Chain of Privilege Read Carefully

24. The Chain of Privilege Take about 15 minute to create your chain.

25. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult

26. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult youth rich

27. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult youth rich poor men

28. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult youth rich poor men women adults

29. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult youth rich poor men women adults elders white people

30. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult youth rich poor men women adults elders white people people of color heterosexual

31. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege adult youth rich poor men women adults elders white people people of color heterosexual lesbian/gay/bisexual

32. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege able-bodied

33. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege able-bodied differently-abled labeled “normal”

34. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege able-bodied differently-abled labeled “normal” labeled as “special ed” Christians/Gentiles

35. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege able-bodied differently-abled labeled “normal” labeled as “special ed” Christians/Gentiles Jews/Other religions English as a first language

36. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege able-bodied differently-abled labeled “normal” labeled as “special ed” Christians/Gentiles Jews/Other religions English as a first language other first language than English labeled as “normal” body image

37. Privilege Chart Groups having Groups denied or less Privilege Privilege able-bodied differently-abled labeled “normal” labeled as “special ed” Christians/Gentiles Jews/Other religions English as a first language other first language than English labeled as “normal” labeled “fat,”, skinny,” body image etc

38. The Concern Privilege + Power used negatively → Oppression (-isms)

39. Racism White Privilege + Power used negatively = Racism!

40. Racism Classism Sexism Heterosexism Sizeism Anti-Semitism Linguistism Ableism Adultism Ageism Alphabetism Elitism -isms The ISMS

41. Examples

42. Our Lives - Sexism

43. Our Lives - Racism You’re not planning a terrorist attack are you?

44. Our Lives - Linguistism I can’t understand a thing she is saying!

45. Our Lives - Racism

46. Our Lives - Heterosexism That’s Sick!

47. Our Lives - Adultism

48. Our Lives - Ableism

49. Our Lives - Classism

50. Our Lives - Sizeism