Race Talk takeaways by Tayah Butler https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny Post learnings and takeaways from the facilitated group experience reading "Race Talk" (names are hidden to viewers) en-us 2021-02-27 18:23:25 UTC 2023-06-14 17:44:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/974375237/ac4e56898bae67fda39cca523947c081/Race_talk_cover.jpeg Patience https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1358944830 One conversation with a peer this week helped me realize the importance of, sometimes, reacting with patience and not anger about the behavior of other people.]]> 2021-03-26 21:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1358944830 Listening https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1358948736 I am predisposed to act and work towards the change I see as necessary, and right. But, first, I need to listen more and act less. So, being an agent of change will look like being a better ally through being a better listener.]]> 2021-03-26 21:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1358948736 Kids https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1358951096 Talking with my kids more about race. Talking about similarities and differences, and showing them that we can all find common things we believe.

]]> 2021-03-26 21:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1358951096 Responding to Microaggressions with microresistance https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1393625231 I thought this Faculty Focus article had great suggestions for how to be an ally in Zoom and real life in responding to microaggressions. ]]> 2021-04-07 23:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1393625231 Say NO to Tunnel Vision https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1558909575 Reminding myself daily that the way I see the world will NOT be the way that everyone sees it. Making assumptions like "Well I did it so why can't they do it?" is unhealthy and oftentimes in poor judgement. Realizing that there is more than just MY version of the world and how things work has opened the doors for discussion, which led to growth and understanding. Just because I disagree with something OR I don't like something doesn't necessarily mean that it's wrong...]]> 2021-05-25 18:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1558909575 Documentary about college admissions eztaylor https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1559331215 I plan to watch this documentary to better understand college admissions from a student's perspective.

]]> 2021-05-25 21:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1559331215 Learning for Justice trbutler1 https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561447192 What started as a journal now a full teaching toolkit!]]> 2021-05-26 13:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561447192 DiversityInc trbutler1 https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561467752 Fill your inbox with DEI related stories to keep up to date:]]> 2021-05-26 14:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561467752 Pick your next training! https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561510959 Use this guide to see what workshops you can do to get deeper understanding and eventually build skills to do anti-racist work!]]> 2021-05-26 14:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561510959 #1 To Do in Positive ways to move forward trbutler1 https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561708322 Understand your own identity. Use this simple diagram to unpack the layers and dimensions of your own identity.]]> 2021-05-26 14:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561708322 Empathy and Education https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561870288 Living in my truth. Never being afraid to talk but always being mindful and empathetic to others perspectives. Empathy has the ability to lower defenses in order to get closer to resolution. We all have blindspots.

]]> 2021-05-26 15:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561870288 Not discussing, ignoring! https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561894515 2021-05-26 15:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561894515 Learning more about identities https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561901804 In my diverse team, we have been actively asking questions about individuals culture and asking them to share their differences in religion, experiences, etc.]]> 2021-05-26 15:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561901804 The invisibility of whiteness and its pervasiveness. Alissa_Dodds https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561905059 2021-05-26 15:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561905059 Honesty https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561905390 I want to continue to embrace being honest with myself about biases and also being honest about what I do not know. Who can I listen to to fill in these gaps and biases?]]> 2021-05-26 15:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561905390 Learn by listening to people carefully. https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561908065 2021-05-26 15:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561908065 Emotions vs Detachment https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561909011 On pages 64 - 73, the book talked a lot about a push for no emotion or anger and instead an "academic" and analytical approach preference in the US.  I have noticed this so often since reading that - how it shapes conversations, perspectives, and reactions in the media, articles, and personal conversations.  It seems to make it so difficult for those who have been impacted or experienced racism to express themselves without being discounted for showing emotion.]]> 2021-05-26 15:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561909011 Be an Ally https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561910390 We have so many opportunities to do this in our university!

]]> 2021-05-26 15:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561910390 https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561910576 I better understand the importance of engaging in conversation and dialogue with people of color and o to better understand their experiences and to hopefully learn and grow from those conversations. Not dodging difficult, but important conversations is something I want to improve upon.]]> 2021-05-26 15:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561910576 Objectivity aaagunbi https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561911066 Learning about the caution of objective thinking has helped me understand the dangers that can come with defaulting to objective thinking. One example of this was the story of the school children explaining what happens to the remaining birds in the tree.

]]> 2021-05-26 15:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561911066 Be a Role Model https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561912804 I am hoping that my journey, though not complete, will allow others (friends, family, colleagues) to see that all of us individually can be a part of making a change.

]]> 2021-05-26 15:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561912804 Culture and behavior https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561913507 There is this dichotomy between cultural differences and stereotypes. I found it particularly interesting to think about how different cultures shape our behaviors, but found myself wondering, "aren't these stereotypes?" ]]> 2021-05-26 15:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561913507 Being a better Activist https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561914338 Speaking out in a way to challenge family and friends but doing it in a way to encourage dialog and not arguing. ]]> 2021-05-26 15:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561914338 Diversify my Intake https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561914453 What can I read or expose myself to that will help me hear from another group? Who can I listen to about their experiences and feelings to better understand what I do not understand and cannot relate to as a white woman? What situations can I experience to help me see how other groups express their feelings and experiences?]]> 2021-05-26 15:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561914453 Have the spine to challenge the common excuses for denying the reality of extreme inequality. https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561916560 2021-05-26 15:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561916560 jlmclamb https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561917642 I am reminded daily that I am a work in progress, there is always more to do, more to learn, more to understand.   I have to be patient with myself and the process and there will be times when I mess up and hopefully more times that I get it right.   I need to remain open and committed!  

]]> 2021-05-26 15:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561917642 Using this to shape parenting decisions and conversations re: perspective & differing experiences Alissa_Dodds https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561920326 2021-05-26 15:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561920326 https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561921164 To be more willing to bring in others' perspectives in conversations that may be less open to diversity and inclusion. To be willing to engage my students in important conversation about DEI challenges. ]]> 2021-05-26 15:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561921164 People of good will have to act in concert to change the culture https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561923351 2021-05-26 15:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561923351 Experiential Reality aaagunbi https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561924972 Guideline 3 is the one the resonated with me the most. Therefore, for me, being an "agent of change" looks like taking advantage of opportunities to engage with individuals from different racial groups. ]]> 2021-05-26 15:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561924972 https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561930620 I want to seek out opportunities to be in other settings on an ongoing basis where I can better get to know (in depth) people of color and those from other ethnicities and cultures.]]> 2021-05-26 15:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561930620 never becoming complacent that I have achieved a state where I no longer have to be introspective and attentive to how the environment is changing https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561932626 2021-05-26 15:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561932626 Doing Nothing https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561932817 I often feel unsure in how to best be an ally. I need to keep expanding myself to enable myself to speak up in situations that warrant action instead of inaction.]]> 2021-05-26 15:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561932817 Key Learning https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561934874 To more fully understand the day-to-day experiences that people of color face and how I can help be a source of empathy for those challenges and experiences.]]> 2021-05-26 15:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561934874 Be More Outspoken https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561937027 To be more directly outspoken about the unfairness and injustices I see in my workplace and more actively try to play a role in changing them

]]> 2021-05-26 15:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561937027 Supporting and Engaging Alissa_Dodds https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561937147 2021-05-26 15:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561937147 I have let remarks go unchallenged because I was reluctant to create a situation https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561938917 2021-05-26 15:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561938917 Become more political because changing social reality is a political process. Changing me is not enough unless institutions are changed. https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561968055 2021-05-26 16:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561968055 Become defensive https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561980299 Got called out privately on a minor thing. After a couple days, I replied with a simple "thanks!" but I agonized over it for a week internally. It's amazing how even getting called out for even a minor thing can make me (a white person) so defensive.]]> 2021-05-26 16:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561980299 Sidetrack the Conversation Alissa_Dodds https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561983959 2021-05-26 16:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561983959 Be defensive https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561984530 I have been defensive when a colleague spoke to me about instances where I was making assumptions about others based on stereotypes, and instead of reflecting and learning I tried to explain away why I wasn't being racist.  Months later when I began these reading books, I realized my error, and went back to the colleague to thank them for pointing it out to me.  Still makes me embarrassed that I was making stereotypes AND was defensive when it was pointed out.]]> 2021-05-26 16:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561984530 I want to NOT do nothing, but ... https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561985931 ... I find it hard to speak up.  It is something I will need to work on for my whole life.  I appreciate the readings, which have helped me see how important it is to speak up.

]]> 2021-05-26 16:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1561985931 Plan to participate and encourage people to discuss their feeling. https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562009492 2021-05-26 16:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562009492 Understand the meaning of emotions https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562019223 this really resonated, especially, "I feel guilty" and "I feel helpless". Taking the emotions and pulling them apart so that I'm able to act more.]]> 2021-05-26 16:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562019223 Be Open to Admit Bias https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562020368 I want to do an honest self-reflection of my racial (and other cultural) biases and be willing to hear from others when I don't see them as part of my self-reflection.]]> 2021-05-26 16:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562020368 Validating. The community has to send a message to everyone that certain beliefs are unacceptable. That is how cultures are created. A culture of equality (which we Americans presumably founded a country for) will not come into being unless each of us reinforces to each other that equality is our culture. Example: before the playoff game last night the NHL emphasized that equality is a value we should all share. An organization showed some moral courage even though it likely offended many of its "customers." https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562022926 2021-05-26 16:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562022926 Yes, that one, the un-nesting of emotions! Alissa_Dodds https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562023221 2021-05-26 16:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562023221 Validation! https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562024872 2021-05-26 16:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562024872 Validate Alissa_Dodds https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562026085 2021-05-26 16:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562026085 The Chronicle of Higher Education has frequent articles germane to race and higher education https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562052706 2021-05-26 16:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/trbutler1/9emevhm7zt5t4fny/wish/1562052706