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Sustaining Being Mindful of Race
Join on Zoom Meeting ID: 89708208334 Passcode: WHS
The topic for this month’s meeting is
Microaggressions and Othering, which Alice will be facilitating. Everyone is welcome to join the meeting. You do not have to have done the BMOR class series to attend.
From Wikipedia:
Psychologist Derald Wing Sue defines microaggressions as"brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership". The persons making the comments may be otherwise well-intentioned and unaware of the potential impact of their words.
Please explore these contemplations related to how we individually identify ourselves as part of a group and others as “different” or “other”:
- Can I remember a time when I felt excluded by someone's comments? Or when someone reacted to my comments in a way that I did not intend them?
- Which identities do I consider to be part of “my” group? (Please look at this from a feeling-based perspective - "feel" into your identity with the group). Which gender do I identify with? Which race? What ability? Which age group? Which sexual orientation?
- Once I know how it feels to be with "my" group, how does it feel to be with people not in "my" group? Can I sense their "otherness"?How would it feel to be the one person who does not fit in?
- In the final video, Thandiwe Newton explains how she found a way to "oneness" which is beyond her concept of her self. Can I imagine this oneness? How does it feel? How does it feel when I now imagine the "other"?
Registration is not Required