Tag: brave space

Caucus and Affinity Groups

Via Racial Equity Tools.  Caucus and Affinity Groups White people and people of color each have work to do separately and together. Caucuses provide spaces for people to work within their own racial/ethnic groups. For white people, a caucus provides time and space to work explicitly and intentionally on understanding white culture and white privilege … Read More

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Facilitation Tools for Meetings and Workshops

Via Seeds for Change.  Facilitation Tools for Meetings and Workshops Contents Facilitation tools for meetings and workshops A compilation of tools and techniques for working in groups and facilitating meetings or workshops Contents Facilitation tools……………………………………………………………………………..4 Starting your session……………………………………………………………………….5 Personal introductions……………………………………………………………………….6 Pronoun rounds…………………………………………………………………………………6 What would make it easier for you to participate………………………………..7 Name labels……………………………………………………………………………………….7 Pair introductions……………………………………………………………………………….8 … Read More

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Show Don’t Tell: Decolonize your Classroom, Syllabus, Rules, and Practices

Via Liberated Genius.  Show Don’t Tell: Decolonize your Classroom, Syllabus, Rules, and Practices You say you are trying to be socially just? How? Does your classroom, curriculum, rules, and actions match your words? What are you doing to be intentionally socially just? It’s not enough to talk a good game. Actions speak louder than words … Read More

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Opportunities for White People in The Fight for Racial Justice

Via White Accomplice.  Opportunities for White People in The Fight for Racial Justice Moving from Actor –> Ally –> Accomplice The ideas captured on this website, very much a work in progress, have been developed to support White people to act for racial justice. It draws from ideas and resources developed mostly by Black, Brown … Read More

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Safe Spaces and Brave Spaces

Via NASPA Research and Policy Institute. By Diana Ali Overview The term safe space has become part of recent controversy surrounding a larger debate regarding freedom of expression on college campuses. An exploration of the term’s use, however, shows that it has been appropriated by the media and campus administrators without a clear understanding of … Read More

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