2. Learning Objectives
• Define Interculturality
• Understand Stereotypes and discrimination
• How would you use personal power to challenge racism?
3. Reflection
• Have you ever felt prejudiced because of your ethnicity or background?
• Have you ever made an instant judgement on someone based just on how they look like?
• What is personal power?
(Types, Laws & More, 2020)
4. Board game- Freedom
The players must move Slaves to
freedom in Canada, which is
achieved through the use of
Conductor Tokens, Abolitionist
Cards, and Player Roles,
(Academy Games, n.d.).
(Academy Games, n.d.)
(Academy Games, n.d.)
6. The influence of emotions
• Choudhury describes emotions and behaviours in the context of racial difference.
• He believes feelings are the root of our actions
• Self-awareness and mindfulness meditation are skills to develop in ourselves and cultivate
attentiveness to our own emotions and feelings without reacting or judging. He reminds us to
“practice, rinse, repeat.”.(Amnesty International, 2022)
(Jain, R. n.d.)
7. The influence of bias
• Shakil Choudhury defines implicit bias as a hidden or
unintentional preference for a particular group based on social
identity such as race, gender, class, ability, or sexual preference.
He provides a scientific explanation of how the brain takes
neurological shortcuts that can lead to errors in judgement.
• In his book he looks at strategies to help minimize bias by
upgrading our pattern recognition skills such as role models,
inner motivation, noticing personal contradictions, intergroup
contact and friendships, counter-stereotype plans, power of
curiosity, and education and training. (Amnesty International,
2022).
(The Guardian, 2022).
8. The influence of power
Understanding the imbalance of power, we can begin to understand more fully the interplay of identity
and racial dynamics in groups we belong to, says Shakil Choudhury believing that the skill of empathy
starting with deep listening and curiosity, both for us and for the person or group with whom we are
interacting, that empathy functions in tandem with self- awareness, mindfulness, meditation, and self-
regulation. (Amnesty International, 2022)
Imbalance Power Stock Illustrations, (n.d.)
9. Cultural humility
• A personal lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique whereby the individual
not only learns about another’s culture, but one starts with an examination of her/his own
beliefs and cultural identities
• Recognition of power dynamics and imbalances, a desire to fix those power imbalances and to
develop partnerships with people and groups who advocate for others (University of Oregon,
2021)
10. Key Attributes of Cultural Humility
• Openness
• Self-Reflection/Awareness
• Lifelong learning
• Institutional accountability
• Empathy and compassion
• To be “other-oriented”
• Acknowledging Power Imbalances and Balancing power imbalances
11. Reflection
• Identify a situation where there is a power imbalance
• Do you believe that racism will still exist in 2023?
• How would you speak up for those who feel threatened due to their race?
12. References
• Reflection of Light: Definition, Types, Laws & More. (2020, April 16). Leverage Edu.
https://leverageedu.com/blog/reflection-of-light/
• Academy Games. (n.d.). Freedom - the underground railroad. Academy Games. Retrieved April 7, 2023, from
https://www.academygames.com/pages/freedom
• Jain, R. (n.d.). A Better Way to Teach Kids About Emotions. GoZen! https://gozen.com/a-better-way-to-teach-kids-about-
emotions/
• Obama admits Democrats can be a “buzzkill” and urges better messaging. (2022, October 18). The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/barack-obama-democrats-buzzkill-midterms
• Amnesty International. (2022, October 31). Discrimination - Amnesty International. https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-
we-do/discrimination/
• Imbalance Power Stock Illustrations – 421 Imbalance Power Stock Illustrations, Vectors & Clipart - Dreamstime. (n.d.).
Imbalance Power Stock Illustrations – 421 Imbalance Power Stock Illustrations, Vectors & Clipart - Dreamstime.
Retrieved April 7, 2023, from https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/imbalance-power.html
• University of Oregon. (2021, August 16). What is Cultural Humility? The Basics. Equity and Inclusion.
https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/what-cultural-humility-basics
