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Working On Ourselves

Working On Ourselves. Relando Thompkins-Jones MSW, LLMSW, Social Justice Educator/Coordinator Division of Inclusion & Equity. Permission slip. I hereby give myself permission to be imperfect in regards to human diversity and issues of oppression.

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Working On Ourselves

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  1. Working On Ourselves Relando Thompkins-Jones MSW, LLMSW, Social Justice Educator/Coordinator Division of Inclusion & Equity

  2. Permission slip • I hereby give myself permission to be imperfect in regards to human diversity and issues of oppression. • It is okay if I do not know all the answers or if at times my ignorance and misunderstandings become obvious. • I have permission to ask questions that may appear simple or self-explanatory. • I have permission to struggle with these issues and be upfront and honest about my feelings. • I have the right to share my experiences.

  3. Permission slip • I will listen to the opinions of others, even if they are different from my own. • I do take responsibility for what I can do, including: • Trying to learn as much as I can • Striving to gain true and accurate information • Speaking from my own experiences and using “I” statements • Working to change my own and others’ biases • Learning what I can do to make a difference

  4. What’s Your Why?

  5. Getting in our own way

  6. Acknowledging Power Dynamics I’m not talking about the level of awareness that people from oppressed groups have to have, and the assumptions they need to make about those who are in oppressive groups in relation to them for their own survival, (i.e. people of color in relation to a structurally racist criminal justice system,  folks in the LGBT community in relation to a heterosexist, transphobic system, etc).

  7. Getting In our Own Way: Egocentrism Egocentrism refers to the ways in which we put ourselves at the center of the universe. In developmental psychology it often refers to a stage in development where young children can have difficulty understanding that there are realities that are different from the ones that they are currently experiencing; believing that other people experience the world in the same way that they do. Adults do it too! All kinds of assumptions

  8. Getting In our Own Way: Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism can refer to the ways in which we can think our culture and ways of doing things are superior to others’ ways of doing and being.

  9. On Empathy

  10. Concepts • Diversity • Inclusion • Equity • Social Justice

  11. DEFINING DIVERSITYTHE PRESENCE OF HUMAN DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES, ACROSS SOCIAL IDENTITY AND EXPERIENCE. Reprinted with permission from Loden Associates..

  12. Diversity

  13. Defining Inclusion Inclusion is the process of valuing all individuals and leveraging their diverse talent, not in spite of their differences, but because of them. Inclusion requires a conscious effort to involve all people in the fabric and mission of the organizations; recognizing that they add value.

  14. Inclusion

  15. Equity

  16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • We all hold conscious and unconscious attitudes and behaviors toward people who are not like us. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism and other forms of bigotry (religion, age, ability, language, etc) exist and are likely to surface from time to time. • One of the meanings of power, privilege, and oppression is that we have been systematically taught misinformation about our own groups and especially members of marginalized groups. This is true for privileged and marginalized identities. • People who are oppressed will not be blamed for their oppression. • We will trust that people are doing the best they can, both to learn and in ways that are more humane to one another.

  17. Cycle of Socialization

  18. How have you been socialized?

  19. Social Identities: Examples • Race • Gender • Sexual Orientation • Social/Economic Class • Religion/Spirituality • Ability • Age • Others??

  20. Intersectionality Theory as a tool:Leading and Creating Systems Change Intersectionality is a conceptual tool for analyzing differences. It allows us to think about multiple identities and how they may be interconnected in complex ways. It is also a tool for understanding how multiple systems of oppression may be interrelated. Bromley, V. (2012) . Chapter 4: “Making My Head Spin: Critical Intersectionality

  21. Activity: Social Identity Spectrum

  22. ACTIVITY ACTIVITY

  23. The procedure is quite simple. First, you arrange things into different groups. Of course, one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else due to the lack of facilities, that’s the next step. Otherwise, you’re pretty well set. It’s important not to overdo things. That is, it’s better to do a few things at once than too many. At first the whole procedure will seem complicated. Soon, however, it will just become another facet of life.

  24. ACTIVITY LAUNDRY

  25. Re-examine Our Role/How do we move forward?

  26. Professional Responsibility: Leadership Positionality Situated Knowledge Critical Self-Reflection Concepts of Categories Power Empathy/Cultural Humility

  27. Institutional Responsibility: Systems Change (removing barriers) • Climate • Facilities • Policies • Training • Programming

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