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Fear
Courage to say the wrong thing at the important moment
Balancing where you are at with the moment or the team you are supporting
Being and Becoming both/and at the same time

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What are the ways in which we can harness our power individually and collectively..

1. Create space for self-awareness,

2. Approach our work with relational transparency,

3. Provide space for balanced processing, and

4. Appreciate everyone's internalized moral perspective.

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Elephants
That we are all afraid. But elephants are beautiful and they have a long memory which I like to think is inscribed in their folds, in their bodies. Together we can guide one another.

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for some reason I keep bringing this CRT work back to my age. I think so often I used to think about CRT solely as "race" but then I realize it's more about intersections of our identities and those privileges that come along with that. Why I keep thinking back to my age is because (I think) I'm the only "gen z" in the room. Back in KS, I used to be the only person of color in the room. So I guess as I develop into a professional world, I'm starting to really see how ALL of my identities influence how I interact with my team. I'm really happy that as an LT, yall embolden me to participate, to join, to talk, to share my stories. For me, it really translates into the work that we do where we give the tools they need to make their own lives a success.

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Is complicated and requires analysis, deconstruction and reconstruction.

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What is relevant/important for work?
Openness to ongoing learning, creating space for ongoing learning (including self-education); willingness/bravery to be vulnerable and speak even when uncomfortable; I appreciated the recommendation to label my position/privilege before sharing my thoughts.

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kelsey Q1 - what's relevant from today for our leadership work ahead of us?

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kelsey Q1 - what's relevant from today for our leadership work ahead of us?

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I heard commonalities between some of us about being earlier in the journey of doing the "work" and sharing in the fear and discomfort that goes along with it. I think this shared understanding and shared fear is something that can bond us and push those of us along who may be more worried about making mistakes. We can support each other in making the progress we want to see. If feels comforting that there are others on the team who have similar feelings as myself.
I don't think that as a leadership team we discuss the different privileges, powers and perspectives we bring to the group. This work today was a great first step of naming the elephant in the room so we can begin to incorporate it into our discussions and make that elephant appear smaller and smaller as we get more comfortable.

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2nd Question
That we shouldn't be afraid to talk. We are more helpful when we ask, "How can I support you?"

1st Question
Continue to build on our values as a team, which are strong and similar.

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Fatima                                    What discoveries have you made about race, power, equity, justice, privilege for yourself and your work?

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Fatima                                    What discoveries have you made about race, power, equity, justice, privilege for yourself and your work?

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That my privilege and lack of privilege and the power and disempowerment stemming from it exists simultaneously and concurrently and while it can be kind of disorienting, I am learning to recognize what is at play when and stepping up and stepping back accordingly.

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1. "How can we deepen our understanding..." -- wondering if Kelsey + Kristin would be open to doing work together around whiteness + leadership? I ask because I think this would be really helpful for me personally.

2. "Elephant in the room" -- I have not had a conversation with any of you explicitly that our leadership team has more white folks than on the rest of the team, and what that means, how it's perceived, etc.

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Steven: Relevance for leadership work ahead -

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Steven: Relevance for leadership work ahead -

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I really appreciated the "nugget" of leading with one's truth/perspective/limitations (ie: I may not have read all of the books, or I have not been a parent). I think it is a transparent way of owning ones perspective, and can help with opening up to contribute.

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Becoming and claiming who we are
Names make us whole
Connect us to history
Define us
Serve as markers and milestones
Represent powerful people
Distinguish us

How did you get your name? What is the story of your name?

AnaMaria - named for her great grandmother. When she became an artist, she removed the space between her name. There is no negotiation. When you say her name, she hears her vowels, culture, and feels safe.

Seth Lamar - Seth happens to be his middle name. It’s a biblical name, and the older brother of Cain and Abel. When he moved to New York City, he started to go by his middle name rather than Clayton or Clay. Change comes in tens.

Kristin Bernard  - she’s a triplet and her parents picked three boy names and three girl names. If she were a boy, she would have been named Nicholas. She’s never had a middle name and just goes by Kristin.

Adeline Medeiros - Was born Kelly Adeline Medeiros. Adeline is her paternal mother’s name. Medeiros is a common last name within her town. It connects her to where her family is from. Many people learned that her first name is Kelly during her wedding.

Sara Alvarez - Sara and her sister didn’t have names for a week. Sara and her sister were “randomly” assigned their names upon birth. When Sara moved to DR, she was called Sarita. This was new to her, but when she moved back to New York, she continued to respond to “Sarita.” This brings her back to her childhood and has started to embrace it.

Steven Adam Toledo - Their family has a lot of biblical names.

Kelsey Smith  - Kelsey always resented “Kelsey S.” Kelsey has a cool name, often called Kelly or Chelsey. Her middle name is Katherine, which is also her mother’s name.

Erasma Beras-Monticciolo - last born, many are much older, so she’s a self-proclaimed only child. Thanks to Frank, she began to appreciate the meaning of her name: full of life and zestful. After this quest, she learned that she was named after her grandmother. Erasma was determined and always exercised her voice.

Fatima Malik - Fatima Zahra, she is also named because her family is/was religious. Fatima is the oldest. Her other siblings are Fatima ***. Her siblings will go by their middle names, but in their professional lives, they do go by “Fatima.” Fatima is a common name and she can’t find the meaning beyond being the prophet Muhammad’s daughter.

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From Erasma
Standing on shoulders
depth of knowledge
Entrega/Surrender/commitment
Wholeness
Creativity
Innovation
reinvention
Extending Magic
Embodiment of people's gifts
Reliable
Humble
Grace
Being seem
Power/ownership
Self possessed
Generous
exemplified
determination
pivot
resiliency