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Keep an open mind and don't walk into something with any preconceived notions.

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recognize within yourself first, don't be ignorant, do your research. change your actions for the better. have discussions. ge out your comfort zone.
Thinking isn't going to solve the issue, but participating with ignorance will not help either. We need to participate when we know enough knowledge about the subject to make a change.

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recognize within yourself

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Social stigma, news outlets, and society would have to change and abandon stereotypes before we as individuals can change implicit bias in ourselves because the source of implicit bias is due to society and social stigmas.

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Our judgement of people is not always negative, as humans we categorize whether or not we can't to. The preconceived notions that we have for other people are simply how we acknowledge difference. There is a difference between negative bias and how we react to different things naturally.

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Exposure to different people. Forming relationships with people of different cultures allows you to break down the biases that you have.

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1. take your initial thoughts towards people and think about why you thought of that
2. create the change you want

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- Stay open-minded
- Educate ourselves, because we can't rely on others to do it for us
- Don't think less of others because of their beliefs/sexuality/skin
- confront your own biases, and make sure you know for the future how to change the negative ones
- Just because someone is different, doesn't make it weird

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Get to know the person, assume less. Ask yourself "why am I thinking this?"

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- be more understanding
- be more open-minded
- self reflect more
- open communication
- understanding
- create a safe and comfortable environment for everyone to speak on topics like this
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think before we act and/or voice our opinions and help others do so as well, but also take into consideration who you're talking to or how the comment or thought could affect them if it was said so they don't feel attacked.

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open mind, not changing who we are to fit in society's image of who we are, not acting of our first thoughts. acknowledge ask yourself and try to change because at the end of the day we are all human
learning not to act on your first thought

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Be more aware of the things you say.

Educate yourself about different people and cultures in order to have a better understanding of people there is in the world.

Stay Woke.

Stay open minded and be aware of your surrounding and what is going on in the world everyday. Get involved with your community and teach them the ways to not be bias and not to stereotype people.

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-Educate yourself
-Confront your bias
-Stop the little things, not just the big ones
-pay attention to your own thoughts more
-Have the tough or awkward conversations
-Listen to others

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We have been trained by our parents to observe their views. We can choose to change how we think to better ourselves and changes our implicit biases.

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Stay WOKE.
Be aware
Put yourself out there
learn from your experiences
do your research
Only judge (if at all) after you know someone
Aknowledge why you thought something
Start teaching the young people
Have conversations about this topic, even if they are difficult and uncomfortable
Check yourself
Start to see the world
Talk to people, see who they truly are

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I think the way we can influence or change the implicit bias in ourselves is to learn about issues and reflect on them. Implicit bias should not control us, we should take it into our own hands. We are responsible for our own actions and our words, and instead of judging people based on appearance or first impression we can actively educate ourselves and get to know people for who they are as a human being.

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SO the school i goto is REALLYYY white so I dont always know how people that arent like me live their lives and what they go through everyday. I dont have a bias against them but I dont know their challenges which sometimes are the same as mine. To get over this you have to be open and willing to talk and LISTEN to other peoples stories

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we can be open minded, getting to know people we wouldnt get to know before, stop associating with people who are bias towards our actions, expose ourselves to people from different walks of life
start being aware of yourself and your bias and try to change

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judge someone off of their personality not just strictly what they see. Ask yourself why you're thinking these assumptions.

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Get to know others that are outside your group and of different ethnicities and different backgrounds
Try new things and stuff we think is weird and stop caring about what others say
Be comfortable with uncomfortable

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Get to know different people from different cultures so that you can actually see how they are as a person instead of just how society sees them or has influenced you to see them
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- not be quick to judge someone
- be open-minded
- ask questions/ start conversations
- start to understand people's POVs
- Stop yourself from assuming things (don't judge a book by it's cover)
-  learning about cultures in school (from white POVs-- ignore African American, Native American,  Asians)
- Addition of minority perspectives in the curriculum-- oppose the narrative that has been set for us by the majority population

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Sharing stories and experiences that can teach others and make them understand how dangerous implicit bias can be.

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The first step is to acknowledge that you are being biased. Then you need to assess why you are feeling this way to change this bias. Also open yourself up to different perspectives- groups who don't reflect who you are or do. Take the time to get to know them and understand why they say or act the way the do. Continue to be open to different opinions and cultures. CULTURAL RELATIVISM

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Coming to Roc2Change! We can learn to be understanding of others and learn that our views might not always be accurate by talking with those we have opinions about and teach ourselves the right way to be!

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EDUCATION! Kids aren't meant to be seen and not heard, we can change things, especially the thoughts of others.