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Please comment the name of the group representative who will share at the caucus closing:

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We had a discussion about how policies and practices in schools serve to reinforce white cultural norms and exclude so many students. We also discussed how the system is designed to reinforce itself, and that it's hard to change because so many people in power in our system got into those positions because the status quo worked well for them. Focus on small things and being consistent!

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I appreciate the challenging questions. They are not easy to engage with. They offer us the opportunity to dig deeper and peel back our own thinking, feeling, believing, and acting. Thank you.

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We talked about our privilege as white people is to be unaware. We can go anywhere and do anything and don't think twice. Others have to be much more aware, careful, and feel limited as to where they can go and what they can do.

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We shared that because we are white, we have the privilege of not having to think about the color of our skin. We have the privilege of deciding if and when we want to think about race. We have the privilege of being able to walk into school buildings without the secretaries questioning why we are there and when we are out and about, we are not perceived as a threat. We are privileged because our children always have the opportunity to read books where they are the main character. We can see our race/culture reflected everywhere.

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We need to create classrooms and schools where our students feel seen, heard, and valued.

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Undoing White supremacy is an active process that takes effort, accountability, and collaboration.

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We reflected on and dug into how we can better know our whiteness and shared our feelings, knowing, and experience.

By the end of the day we considered the many layers of work that happen within us simultaneously we come to know our whiteness for the sake of deconstructing it in ourselves and in the education system--in particular, we thought about what we want to know that has remained invisible to us, and we shared about the emotional work, and also referenced Resmaa Menakem's work on generational emotional trauma in all bodies.

We worked on really sitting with the complexity that was coming up regarding white supremacy, our whiteness, and addressing the white privilege that can come up in us that doesn't want to sit with that, but rather wants a way out.

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We want to create community with other BIPOC folks, but we don't want to tokenize.  We fear seeming colonizers in BIPOC spaces.
Engaging racism skeptics is uncomfortable, but to not engage to change the hearts and minds of reluctant white people is an act of privilege and puts the burden on BIPOC folks.

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We looked at the descriptors of white supremacy culture and were discussed how white supremacy culture shows up in our schools and lives. We talked about breaking this will take a lot of work. Equity is not a destination or check box. The work is ongoing.

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50% of the curriculum walks in the door - decentralizing ourselves to be able to see our students and keep them and their experiences central to the learning

Instead of molding the kid, how are we molding ourselves?

We are all working in systems that have people who have different levels of understanding of race, culture, equity etc. We just have to keep talking, share, and give grace to all and invite them into this work.

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How can we really hold ourselves and other adults accountable when we see racist acts

What can I do right now? Where do I see myself and what I might need so that I can begin to share it with others and encourage others and invite them into this conversation and work?

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Being intentional bout diversifying our own lives so that we may better understand others

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Being intentional bout diversifying our own lives so that we may better understand others

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We're deepening our understanding of what we've lost as white people as a result of racism. Pieces of our humanity and barriers in being able to connect with our whole selves.

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We're deepening our understanding of what we've lost as white people as a result of racism. Pieces of our humanity and barriers in being able to connect with our whole selves.

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Can standards be tools of oppression AND tools of liberation?

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Can standards be tools of oppression AND tools of liberation?

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I commit to elevating the equity/justice/inclusion aspects of standards into explicit look-fors in the classroom.

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I'm really sitting with the desire to push deeper into the work and what that desire means. I'm figuring out that I want to set more specific goals, I want to push myself to get more real about where I am and what I'm doing, and I want to find accountability partners. I hold myself accountable, but I want to actively build relationships with people who want to do this work together.

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I haven't been comfortable or felt as if it is my place to have conversations about race and white supremacy as a white woman, however, in an "industry" (education) that is mostly white women if not me, then WHO?

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We commit to sorting out white folks issues with racism with other white folks (and not putting that on our BIPOC colleagues)

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We commit to sorting out white folks issues with racism with other white folks (and not putting that on our BIPOC colleagues)

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The different sessions have given me tools to have discussions with others and I know that if I choose to be uncomfortable and not share, I am protecting the culture of whiteness. I am more confident about starting conversations and I commit to not staying silent when I don't know what to say and to just start sharing so I can learn from others and understand my own thought process.

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We talked about connecting more meaningfully with our culture and ethnicity and ancestors in ways Whiteness has made more difficult. Rejecting the myth of White Supremacist "mainstream" and the feeling of not having a culture.

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Acknowledging and celebrating the brilliance of our black and brown students--I mean this literally--on a daily basis in our classrooms.

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Still thinking about how the emphasis on "rugged individualism" in white culture causes me to protect and value a kind of personal "ivory tower." Also thinking about how theoretical frameworks help us explain things, are third points that we have to engage in personally or else they remain just theory.

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Still thinking about how the emphasis on "rugged individualism" in white culture causes me to protect and value a kind of personal "ivory tower." Also thinking about how theoretical frameworks help us explain things, are third points that we have to engage in personally or else they remain just theory.

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The work of deconstructing WSC has to start, first and foremost, on a personal level for white folx like me. To look outward as an opening step is to put distance between ourselves and our own culpability.

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Safety is IRS.  When I choose not to say something that needs to be said, then I am exercising my privilege, my white supremacy.  I commit to leaning into that edge, to feeling unsafe, in the service of forwarding equity.

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The system we have created in education does not hold space for all students to exist and succeed. We have flooded it with tasks and things to in the name of "accountability," Which has led to widespread oppression and silencing of people who do not look like us. Our Standards and Assessment of them has not led us to seeing all children succeed it has actually shown the massive gap of equity, yet as white people we just keep doing the same thing over and over thinking it will have a different impact and it doesn't. I am sitting with this and working on thinking about what my role has been and what my new role will be.

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I didn't know how much wisdom I've been denied by the white supremacy system I live in. I would like to commit to listening to more stories from people from other races and cultures as I also continue to work on sorting out white folk issues.

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Being uncomfortable and being okay with the discomfort is a necessary part of this journey. I am working on being comfortable with my discomfort and understanding from where it is coming.

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I understand now the freedom and power of a white caucus: deep thinking and reflective conversation 

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I understand now the freedom and power of a white caucus: deep thinking and reflective conversation 

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I will continue to learn and to seek out stories from others.

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A theme that has come up for me over and over is the fact that I am doing work and I am a silent ally. I am committing to being a more vocal ally, being prepared, and being more informed.

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Understanding what is white supremacy culture and how my life has been impacted. Seeing how those values contribute to both work and personal life. Getting past the fear to disrupt those traits inside myself as well in systems.

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Commitment
"You can't decolonize something that is inherently colonial." For me, this is especially true about the English language and how we use it. I commit to expanding my awareness of how English is used as a weapon against people of color.

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Reflecting
Growing my awareness/knowledge through book studies
Focus on equity with Mentees

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What I know that I didn't understand before... 

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What I know that I didn't understand before... 

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The importance of the use of the term "White Supremacy". I can appreciate that this term is meant to be provocative and is used specifically because of a lack of acknowledgement that ongoing white dominance perpetuates.

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I had a conversation with a friend who is also attending this conference.  She had a great suggestion for affinity groups.  Rather than based on ethnicity, why not base the groups on a rubric describing where we think we might be in the study of social justice? With clear descriptors, I think the needs of  individuals could be met within diverse groups.

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Something that I know now that I didn't truly understand...

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Something that I know now that I didn't truly understand...

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Is how uncomfortable this work is for me. And as I acknowledge this it is also uncomfortable to admit that while POC have struggled and continue to struggle with things that I will never truly understand.

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50% of the curriculum walks into the room.  What we do to our teachers, we do to our students.  So how can we utilize empathy, curiosity, patience when we need to challenge practices that may cause harm.  Thinking about using Z. Hammond's tool:  https://crtandthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/CRT-Walk-Through-Observation-Guide.pdf

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What I have learned about what is necessary for white educators to become antiracists, is more time to caucus. We need to sit in white spaces, with discomfort, with silence and taking risks to speak out. We will grow when our difficult conversations become more of a  norm.

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What I have learned about what is necessary for white educators to become antiracists, is more time to caucus. We need to sit in white spaces, with discomfort, with silence and taking risks to speak out. We will grow when our difficult conversations become more of a  norm.

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We commit to sorting out white folks' issues with racism and white supremacy with other white folks (and not putting that on  our BIPOC colleagues).

Own the fact that the systems has been created and perpetuated by white folks. As white folks we need to do the deconstruction of system and reimagining what's possible taking lead from POC partners.

Accountability of self-work and move into work with others—even if uncomfortable. The need for white and BIPOC accountability partners to make this happen.

Instead of othering the systems and other white folks ("The System") acknowledging that we are part of the system and complicit in maintaining it.

As part of that, we commit to breaking the silence of white people around racism and white supremacy by naming it in ourselves and other white people when we see it.

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We reflected on being conscious of using invitational language when having conversations that challenge assumptions and beliefs.

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helped to group my thinking while providing important reflective questions

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We shared about experiences of speaking up and times where we didn't speak up. We spoke about our feelings in both experiences.

We talked about the reasons why we sometimes have fear about speaking up: looking stupid, being uncomfortable, afraid we'll say the wrong thing, knowing my roll/place, don't want to offend someone.

We also talked about there are likely times that we may not even be noticing what needs to be noticed.

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Effective, inquisitive listening
Empathy
Non-judgmental front
Listening doesn't = agreement
Reflective practice
Plan listening strategies and practice them
More reflective practice
Don't give up

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The idea of extending dignity to those who are make racist or racism-skeptical statements and how this might be harder to do with family than others.

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How can we grow ways of being for our coaching conversations that extend dignity and surface  bias/racist beliefs and their impacts at the individual, instructional/institutional, and systemic levels. 

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How can we grow ways of being for our coaching conversations that extend dignity and surface  bias/racist beliefs and their impacts at the individual, instructional/institutional, and systemic levels. 

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The importance of knowing that empathetic listening means listening to what is important to the other person and not trying to find what is important to me in their comments. We also discussed that it is important sometimes to set boundaries when comments can damage someone else.

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Using questioning and coaching techniques to have hard, sometimes controversial conversations with an empathetic attitude and come from a place of learning instead of judgement.

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WS culture and how it manifests.
BOTH/AND and moving away from binary thinking
Accountability to BIPOC and to self
Breaking down WS Culture and Systemic racism through allyship/co-conspirator--looks different developmentally.
It's a JOURNEY--process, not wrapping up in a simplistic way; we have even more to unpack.

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When something racist is said and we don't respond in that moment , make sure to "circle back," to it with the person in order to push the anti-racist agenda forward.

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Moving beyond empathetic listening, to empathetically listening with dignity. Everyone wants and deserves to be treated well. 

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Moving beyond empathetic listening, to empathetically listening with dignity. Everyone wants and deserves to be treated well. 

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using power, privilege and capacity
Having a feeling that I can "afford" to be vulnerable and what this means for me as a white ally

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The ability to share and listen was a privilege. From discussing Chutzpah and Humility, to our ability to experience discomfort on our journey towards growth, the experience was enriching and exhausting!! Thank you Kjell!

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doing intentional work with the ability of sustainability - keep preaching to the choir AND open up the range of belief systems

getting to know what you don't know

not getting hooked on the content of the conversation - focus on the motivation and function of the behavior as part of the "hard conversations"

accountability is a love language

ATA said when people are defensive - presume good intention - look behind what is making this behavior happen...what protection is it serving, what coping is it serving.

Challenge of pushing through the line of discomfort and when do I hold back in preserving self when I don't have enough knowledge or learning yet

What Brooke said this morning, "proximity is the best antidote"

Cultivating ourselves to prepare us for longevity - plant the seed

Normal never was

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The politics of vulnerability are sticking with me. White people (we) need to get over perfectionistic tendencies/intellectualizing everything that has to do with racism and focus on showing up vulnerably and authentically, while remembering that there are politics to vulnerability too (who has the ability/safety to be vulnerable) and that even being able to be vulnerable in spaces is part of privilege!

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“the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect.”

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What's your why and who are you doing this work for.
Awareness of how it feels safe to approach internal understanding work than to be directly accountable in relationship. Sit with that and push through it AND engage in relationships.

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Reflect on conversations, raise my self-awareness around my emotional regulation during conversations, and utilize some resources from these two days to increase my ability to give helpful feedback around culturally responsive skills and equitable practices.

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I will commit to reflecting, asking questions, connecting to others and expanding my understanding of others. R.A.C.E. method to be a white ally and use my position and voice .

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Integrate the White Ally listening toolkit into all faucets on my life.

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We talked about remaining in the conversation when everything else makes us want to run. Leaning in means asking why and talking through differences, suspending judgment and wearing a lens of empathy and understanding.

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I was reminded of the importance of the white ally role. The burden of teaching and learning about white privilege should not be on the shoulders of BIPOC.

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Practice difficult conversation, keeping those skills on the sharp. Keeping them sharp when  emotions throw a curve, so you can be a good ally.

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The work is hard, messy and not fast enough to meet our needs. As white people we recognize the loss of an inclusive community when not everyone is included, for example diverse ideas, inclusive problem solving..the feeling that we are one community. As white accomplices we need to reach out to colleagues to help us processes next steps with grace, mercy and compassion. We need to continue to move social justice work forward. We recognize our white perspective is limited and we need to remember to consider all voices in the space. Because we are better together.

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Working alongside our BIPOC colleagues to take the burden of teaching about race as their responsibility, but as our responsibility as white allies.

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We can get free from internalized superiority by spending time in proximity to others who offer different viewpoints, experiences, stories, cultures, and ways of being.

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Our conversation helped me to put words to my thinking about what white supremacy has done to my community both past and present. This is a huge topic and today's conversation made me realize how little opportunity/space I have given myself to address it with others.  The conversation helped me to move into a next stage of action.  I really appreciated all the participants comments/thoughts.  I learned more about myself for sure.

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Our conversation helped me to put words to my thinking about what white supremacy has done to my community both past and present. This is a huge topic and today's conversation made me realize how little opportunity/space I have given myself to address it with others.  The conversation helped me to move into a next stage of action.  I really appreciated all the participants comments/thoughts.  I learned more about myself for sure.

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I am constantly working to uncover my own racism and the impact I have had on students, colleagues, and community members as a white person. Being able to talk about how racism has showed up for me with other white people allows me to truly take meaningful action and stop complaining about how I don't know how to take action.

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Love will move us toward freedom.

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I'd like to work on helping other teachers get more comfortable facilitating conversations with racial skeptics. I think this listening tool will be a great help in that.

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Good Relationships Can Bring Positive Change

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Good Relationships Can Bring Positive Change

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It is so important to value each other’s stories! Listening intently and without ulterior motive can help the speaker let relax in a place of vulnerability. We are most likely to change in safe environments that allow us to shed our old skin as needed. When we know better, we should do better.

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We can look for positive intent but when it comes to issues of equity, assuming it is there can silence someone’s voice. Sometimes there is not positive intent. Our people of color are often accused of looking for problems that aren’t really there. We need to shift the conversation to INTENT versus IMPACT.