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ACTIVITY: Walk in someone else’s shoes
All of us bring different experiences of power and privilege, discrimination and oppression into the peer support space. Everyone has their own unique experiences of discrimination and oppression and we must consider everything and anything that can marginalise people – gender, race, class, sexual orientation, physical ability, etc. These issues overlap in different ways.
This simple activity supports sharing of understanding, and connections within groups
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ACTIVITY: Mapping marginalisation in an intersectional way.
The wheel of power and privilege is a reflective activity to map and explore issues of power and privilege in an intersectional way. It can be done alone as a self-awareness tool or in a group to highlight how different people might benefit from or be marginalised by systems in our society. It is a powerful practice to boost awareness, compassion, and tolerance.
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ACTIVITY: Discussion on White Privilege
Interesting article on how white privilege impacts on perceptions of leadership in football. Newspaper articles or blogs can be a great base for group discussions and explaining tricky concepts like White Privilege
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WELCOMING PEOPLE TO AN ANTI RACIST SESSION
When starting any session about Anti-racist training and resources, you might want to expand your welcome to include reminders of compassion, self care and openness.
Here is an example of a "welcome introduction" along with an image, which you can adapt and use.
Please note that this has been written for an online delivery.
A really warm welcome to INSERT DETAILS HERE. For those of you who haven’t met me, I am INSERT NAME, a INSERT DETAILS HERE with INSERT DETAILS HERE. We hope todays wee gathering to enquire about INSERT DETAILS HERE will be informative, engaging and inspiring.
For anyone new, and as a gentle reminder to members who have attended previous sessions, this training session was set up to offer a safe informal space to enquire and learn together on topics that come under Anti-racism, such as INSERT DETAILS HERE, therefore we would just like to start by taking a few minutes to openly mention and explore some principles which we should all be mindful of and commit to, to enable this forum to flourish and be the inclusive and supportive space we all look for.
Remembering the code of ethics for CLD, we would ask you to be kind and inclusive, and would also like to take a moment to remind you of the importance to remember yourself in this process. It is normal to feel a range of emotions when we are enquiring, stretching our boundaries and growing our understanding of others, especially around topics which can be very personal and emotive. There will be time for you all to chat today, and we know that when listening to others during what can sometimes be sensitive or frank conversations, that its really helpful to acknowledge your own emotions if and when they arise... whether its feeling slightly uncomfortable, annoyed, connected, inquisitive, or even confused, we ask you to embrace any emotions and discomforts whilst remembering your own self-care and your compassion to others.
These training sessions are about building relationships as well as offering a safe space for enquiry and growth. Please do share your thoughts and experiences during the discussion times if you would like too, or equally feel comfortable to just listen. If there is anything that arises from these sessions which you would like to unpick further or you have concerns about please get in touch with us after the session.
Finally, supporting the CLD values such as Inclusion, Working Collaboratively and Promotion of Learning, we would encourage you to share the knowledge and understanding you gather from these sessions afterwards within your own communities of practice, within your teams, and wider networks, so together we create a ripple effect of learning, and let us know how it goes as we always like to get feedback. All information, slides and shared resources will be after the session for you to refer to and use in the future.
So, let’s get started and remember, this session is about discussing and enquiring together …….. please don’t be shy, join in and ask questions, and if you think of something but others are talking then please just pop it in the chat bar and we can come back to it… also use the chat bar to share your knowledge, information or links to anything you think relevant to the topic…. you can also share email contact details if you want to, so let’s get started.
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