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Do you want to get even better as an employee assistance professional?

Augusto Peña

Director of Intercultural Engagement

UNC GreensboroSlide2

Questions, Choices, and Consequences: A Conversation about Diversity

Augusto Peña

Director of Intercultural Engagement

UNC GreensboroSlide3

Format and Me

Who I am

I am here to learn too

Your experience is as relevant and valuable as mine

In pairs

Ongoing feedback

Suggestions to encourage open conversation and dialogueSlide4

Our time together…

What is diversity and where do I fit in the definition?

What does inclusion mean?

Do I have privilege and what does it mean to have privilege?

We will explore our identities, values, individual preferences, and impact at the group level.

What is one thing I can start doing, continue improving or do less of in order to better serve my clients?Slide5

Definitions

Race

: A social construct created by those in power to divide people into distinct groups in order to maintain social, economic and political dominance.

Racial or Ethnic Identity

: An individual’s awareness and experience of being a member of a racial and ethnic group.

Prejudice

: A usually negative pre-judgment or attitude toward an individual or group that deny the right of individuals to be recognized and treated as such.

Race

Racial or Ethnic Identity

Prejudice

Bigotry

Discrimination

Racism

PrivilegeSlide6

Definitions

Bigotry

: Intolerant prejudice which glorifies one’s own group while denigrating members of other groups.

Discrimination

: The unequal treatment of members of various groups based on race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion and other categories.

Racism

: A system of oppression that not only stigmatizes and violates the targeted group but also does psychic and ethical violence to the dominant group.

Race

Racial or Ethnic Identity

Prejudice

Bigotry

Discrimination

Racism

PrivilegeSlide7

Definitions

Privilege

: Unearned access or advantages based on socially constructed group membership.

Race

Racial or Ethnic Identity

Prejudice

Bigotry

Discrimination

Racism

PrivilegeSlide8

Diversity, Multiculturalism, Social Justice

Diversity

Multiculturalism

Social JusticeSlide9

Intercultural Competence

Being self aware

Knowing about others

Becoming better at interacting with others

Aspects of culture:

Race/ethnicity

Family/ancestry

Political Ideology

Language/communication

Diet/Foods

Values

Religion/world views

Healing beliefs/practices

Gender

Sex

Sexual Orientation

Clothing

Art/expressive forms

Leadership/social interaction

Recreation

Social/economic statusSlide10

Intercultural Competence

Being self aware

Knowing about others

Becoming better at interacting with others

“Our opinions about others have more to do with us than them”

“Change is hard and unpredictable”

“We fear what we don’t know or understand”Slide11

Intercultural Competence

Being self aware

Knowing about others

Becoming better at interacting with others

“Learning about other cultures, values, moral codes or ethical codes does not mean that we have to adopt them or leave our own values behind”

“We are not alone anymore”Slide12

Intercultural Competence

Being self aware

Knowing about others

Becoming better at interacting with others

“Engaging with difference will open us up to sometimes difficult conversations about our damaged past”

“Recognize the limitations of the binary”

“Resist the temptation to write in someone else’s book”Slide13

Intercultural Competence

Being self aware

Knowing about others

Becoming better at interacting with others

“Recognize the margins and mainstreams”

Classified as Normal and Right

Make the rules

Define Truth

Are often unaware of dominance

Often know less about “others” than “others” know about them

Are most comfortable with “others” that share similar behavior and values to them

Hold to dominant culture beliefs without examination

Often seen as “less than” or inferior

Abide by the rules or try to fit in

Have their truth or experiences questioned and often invalidated

Know more about the dominant group that the dominant group know about them

Often struggle with finding a balance between who they are and who they are told they need to beSlide14
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A exercise on values

, perspective and privilegeSlide16

Discussion points

Was it uncomfortable to put your beliefs out there for judgment, even if it was done anonymously? How does this suppress learning?

Was it difficult to hear others try to represent your values?

When you were not able to respond or speak for yourself, how did that feel?

How did it feel to have to speak for others who you may not agree with?Slide17

Discussion points

It can be uncomfortable, at first, to put yourself in the place of another and understand their perspective enough to articulate it, but it is nonetheless important for developing empathy and to recognize your own

often invisible bias or privilege

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When your values match the cultural norms for the majority of the community, you are

automatically rewarded and affirmed

if your beliefs, identity or values become publicly known.

If you are different from or your values do not match the cultural norms for the majority of the community,

you always have to consider what it will mean

to share who you are or for others to find out. Slide18

Values, Perspectives and Privilege

If you want to get better at valuing different perspectives and respecting others, always behave as though they are in the room when you speak. Even if your voice shakes, speak.Slide19

Red-lining: A New Deal for SomeSlide20

Durham, North Carolina, 1937Slide21

Most desirable = green, blue, yellow, red = least desirableSlide22

Most desirable = green, blue, yellow, red = least desirableSlide23

C-6 = infiltration is gradual Slide24

D-4 = very poor classSlide25

Charlotte residential security map 1935Slide26

FHA Underwriting Manual 1935

Role for FHA

"Protection against adverse influences is obtained by the existence and enforcement of proper zoning regulations and appropriate deed restrictions." "Important among adverse influences are the following: infiltration of inharmonious racial or nationality groups; the presence of smoke, odors, fog, etc."

Role for Realtors

"A Realtor should never be instrumental in introducing into a neighborhood a character of property or occupancy, members of any race or nationality, or any individual whose presence will clearly be detrimental to property values in the neighborhood."Slide27

FHA Underwriting Manual 1935

Role for Appraisers

"If a neighborhood is to remain stable, it is necessary that properties shall continue to be occupied by the same racial and social classes. Changes in social or racial occupancy contribute to neighborhood instability and the decline of value levels."

Role for Deeds

"The usual manner of imposing a deed restriction is to insert an appropriate provision in the deed by which property is transferred. The restriction should be in record form in the chain of title of each lot. Otherwise if a lot is sold to a purchaser who has no knowledge of the restriction, he will not be bound by it."Slide28

Legacy of Red-lining Across America

Census 2010

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/sets/72157626354149574/

Raleigh

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5559868303/in/set-72157626354149574

Greensboro

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5560438680/in/set-72157626354149574

Winston Salem

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5560428386/in/set-72157626354149574

Charlotte

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5559889573/in/set-72157626354149574

Atlanta

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5559880279/in/set-72157626354149574

Miami

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5560452404/in/set-72157626354149574

New Orleans

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5560463750/in/set-72157626354149574 Washington DC http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5559893527/in/set-72157626354149574 Chicago http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5560488484/in/set-72157626354149574 Los Angeles

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5560490330/in/set-72157626354149574 New York City http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5559914315/in/set-72157626354149574 Slide29

Parting thoughts

Golden Rule……………………..Equal or Equality

Engagement with others is centered

on self

Assumes sameness

Platinum Rule………………..Equitable or Equity

Engagement with others is centered

on others as teachers

Assumes plurality