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Goals:
- Broader Understanding
- Building Community
- Immediate Actions
- Solutions
Create Brave Spaces
- Stay engaged
- Be willing to be uncomfortable
- Speak your truth with compassion
- Make space for everyone to speak
- Affirm and acknowledge everyone’s —–contributions
Agreements for Dialogue
- Open-mindedness: Listen to and respect all points of view.
- Respect: Treat others as you would like to be treated.
- Acceptance: Suspend judgement as best you can.
- Curiosity: Seek to understand rather than persuade
- Discovery: Question assumptions, look for new insights.
- Sincerity: Speak what has personal heart and meaning.
- Brevity: Be mindful of the time and make space for everyone to share.
Language:
Language is ambiguous and often insufficient. The language we use to communicate about DEIAA and our lived experience is evolving. There is no cultural consensus for the best words to describe the categories and concepts that have been constucted by our history of colonialism and white cultural supremacy. Sometimes language can cause harm; intentional or not. Let’s be mindful and compassionate in our interactions and assume good will whenever possible.
