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1. Open the document and make a copy to your drive.
2. Answer the reflection questions.
3. Be ready to share 1-2 reflections you have from this session

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Little, if any, value around sharing power
Power seen as limited, only so much to go around
Those with power feel threatened when anyone suggests changes in how things should be done in the organization.

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The belief that those with power have a right to emotional and psychological comfort (another aspect of valuing ‘logic’ over emotion)

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The belief that there is such a thing as being objective or ‘neutral.'
The belief that emotions are inherently destructive.

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This characteristic is observed in how we define success
Progress is an organization which expands (adds staff, adds projects) or develops the ability to serve more people (regardless of how well they are serving them)

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The belief that if something is going to get done right, ‘I’ have to do it
Little or no ability to delegate work to others.

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Little experience or comfort working as part of a team.
Competition more highly valued than cooperation.
Leads to isolation.

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No sense that things can be both/and.
Results in trying to simplify complex things.

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Those with power often don’t think it is important or necessary to understand the viewpoint or experience of those for whom they are making decisions.
Those without power do not really know how decisions get made and who makes what decisions, and yet they are completely familiar with the impact of those decisions on them

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The organization does not take into account or value other ways in which information gets shared.
Those with strong documentation and writing skills are more highly valued, even where ability to relate to others is key to the mission.

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Frequently results in sacrificing potential allies for quick or highly visible results.
For example sacrificing interests of communities of color in order to win victories for white people

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There is one right way to do things and once people are introduced to the right way, they will see the light and adopt it.
When they do not adapt or change, then something is wrong with them

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L ittle or no value attached to process; if it can’t be measured, it has no value.
Discomfort with emotion and feelings.

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A lot of energy is spent trying to make sure that people’s feelings aren’t getting hurt or working around defensive people.
Criticism of those with power is viewed as threatening and inappropriate.

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W hen someone raises an issue that causes discomfort, the response is to blame the person for raising the issue rather than to look at the issue which is actually causing the problem.
Emphasis on being polite.

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Making a mistake is confused with being a mistake.
Doing wrong is confused with being wrong.
Failure to appreciate one's own good work; more likely to point out faults or "failures."

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Pick one of the boxes below, either "The Truth Is..." or "Neutrality" and write a comment responding to what the contents of the box mean to you. Guiding questions have been provided but feel free to respond in any way that feels right for you.

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I am not neutral, and neither are you.

When have you been neutral?
Can neutrality exist in the world you are trying to create?
Who has the capacity to be neutral and who doesn't?
Is neutrality a privilege?

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I am from liberation, yours, mine and ours.
I am from you and you are from me.
I am from each inhale and exhale.

What connections are you making to these truths?
What does it mean to be from an inhale and an exhale?
What are we breathing in everyday that has the capacity to change our bodies?
What are we breathing out everyday that has the capacity to change the bodies of others?
What is liberation to you?

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Watch 2:45-6:44

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There is No Neutral | Michelle Johnson | TEDxWakeForestU