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educating all of our staff on these issues: policy, history, intersectionality etc.

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I find it helpful to talk to myself / journal about what I'm feeling / take my own temperature / practice self-reflection before I talk about it with anyone else...

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Additional information and training for staff regarding navigation of those conversations, making sure our staff has the tools and resources

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- Paid rest day for staff outside of vacation or sick leave

- Providing no cost outdoor programs for AAPI and Black Community affinity groups that are established in SD

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Evaluating whether we hold space for these communities on our programs.

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Team: Steff, Maggie, Fernando P, Deven, Alejandro

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Team: Steff, Maggie, Fernando P, Deven, Alejandro

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Holding space for others to discuss on programs, sharing resources via social media

Carefully acknowledging current events with staff and participants, showing OO is supportive.

Continue to seek action for justice, making it our responsibility to create conversations and be proactive.

Create safe space for our participants, find more ways to support.

Get more political, take intentional stand, be more engaged.

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Continue personal education around issues of racism and violence against Black and AAPI communities

Learn how to be an ally and what that looks like beyond the trend of being an ally.

Be aware of dissociation in response to trauma affecting communities in real-time.

Leadership digging into anti-racist work and hearing what our BOD is doing to educate themselves

Creating spaces for folks across the team to take space as-needed

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Creating a monthly meeting space for Black and AAPI communities to meet/attend. Possibly a different topic, guest speaker, etc.

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1) sharing on social what our team is doing outside to support these issues
2) go beyond just an outward statement and follow up w/ action steps or continue the conversation. It's not a stopping point.
3) community conversations when these situations come up
4) Integrate concepts/inequities into programming (Indigineous People).. Share about spaces and how inequities show up in access.
5) participate in lobbying efforts to change local ordinances and police action
6) acknowledging our own prejudices and biases. Be vulnerable.

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Holding space, not being afraid of leaning into those conversations with participants.

Knowing our comparative advantage to not be therapists, but hold space for folks.

Throwing our political/advocacy weight into these injustices.

As Allies, not forcing conversation and unpacking that could re-traumatize or push BIPOC and AAPI folks

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- Reflection Time/ Meditation on Trips: Intentionally fit in conversations/discussions/ share stories on trips we know we can based on timing (open up wound, be able to close it).
- Intentionally sharing with Staff/ space to openly talk/ have everyone listen and hear them (healing circle for staff)
- Refresh on micro-aggressions with teams (from Meg's Training)
- Sharing on Social Media Platforms
-  Outings/ series specifically made for reflection (Awareness of Staffing for these, primarily POC)
- NCRC/ Rise Program person come to OO staff meeting/ program to help mediate and facilitate the conversation.
- Autonomy away from OO, rent/ mailing gear to families for these communities to want time away to make their own space.
- Whole Staff Check in Times: End of the week Closing Circles/ community gather as an office
- Mental Health Time for Staff that want it/need it.
- Continued effort to provide/ find discounts for Mental Health connection for staff
- Highlight Field Instructors, younger staff to reach out to share.

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Please rethink how you act/treat your Asian American peers, it can be harming and heartbreaking towards us even if it’s the smallest thing.

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- Holding the space for this conversation.
- Correcting harmful words and actions in the moment - in the field and
- OO can keep being a consistent space for folks to show up and be welcomed.
- Being as inclusive as possible
- Do not be silent (and if the space calls for silence, do not be passive)
- Communicate AND model to the youth we work with what values we hold as an organization (deeper than the 4Rs)
- Show vulnerability to connect to our individual 'why'
- Creating the option/choice and creating the space to have these conversations
- Recognizing that these conversations and actions ARE in fact 'in our lane' - it IS our work. We have the platform and the responsibility to be involved in this.