Keynote delivered to attendees of the AISNE Students of Color Conference. What are the forces that keep us apart, even though we all want equity and justice for our marginalized identities? Missing from the cultural competency conversation are intra-group competency and inter-group solidarity. How do we stop policing each other WITHIN our groups with terms like "acting White" or "ABC" or "Fresh Off the Boat" "Too Militant"? How do we gain more power and numbers ACROSS groups by defying divisive dynamics like Model Minority Asians versus Black and Brown People? People of Color versus LGBTQ People? Feminism as a White Female Movement? By extending understanding and empathy across our identity development scales and by supporting one another through allyship, we can be an even more powerful force toward equity and justice for ALL.
1. AISNE Students of Color Conference
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
Seattle Girls’ School
Holding it Together:
Intra-Group and Inter-Group Competency
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3. Dimensions of Identity and Culture
This model of identifiers and culture was created by Karen Bradberry and Johnnie Foreman for NAIS Summer Diversity Institute,
adapted from Loden and Rosener’s Workforce America! (1991) and from Diverse Teams at Work, Gardenswartz & Rowe (SHRM 2003).
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4. My Full Self
Person of Color
Asian
Korean
American
41 Years Old
Raised with Buddhism
Raised with Christianity
Spiritual
Bisexual
Female Bodied
Female Identifying
Gender Nonconforming
Mostly Able Bodied
Mostly Able Minded
Raised Working Class
Professional Class
Immigrant
Boston Native
English Speaking
College Educated
Educator
Activist
Loving Partner
Daughter, Sister, Aunt
Learner
And More…
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5. Pulled from All Directions
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8. DISTRACTED FROM THE FINISH LINE
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9. Discussion Break
In what ways do see these
dynamics play out in your
lives?
Pulled From All Directions
Ranking of Oppressions
Leadership Oppression
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12. Ladder of Empowerment for
Marginalized People
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Ladder of Empowerment for
Marginalized People
Empowerment and Liberation
Community of Resistance
Collective Action
Challenging
Self Awareness & Investigation
Exclusion and Immersion
Rage/Depression
Not dominant
Internalized Oppression
“***Ism”
pushes us
down
Resistance,
awareness,
education
empowers us
13. Ladder of Allyship for
Members of Dominant Groups
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Ladder of Allyship for
Members of Dominant Groups
Allyship and Liberation
Community of Resistance
Collective Action
Challenging
Awareness & Investigation
Distancing Own Group Members
Dissonance and Resistance
Ignorance and Passivity
Internalized Supremacy
“***Ism” limits us
and separates us
from others
Allyship,
awareness,
education
liberates us
Done in
conjunction
and
relationship
with members
of oppressed
group
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14. Discussion Break
Where are you in your own
journey to liberation?
How can you be more
understanding, inclusive,
and empathic toward other
members of your own
group?
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18. An Ally Is…
“a person who is a member of the dominant or
majority group who works to end oppression in
his or her personal and professional life
through support of, and as an advocate with
and for, the oppressed population”
Washington and Evans, Becoming an Ally
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19. An Ally Is…
“Someone who doesn’t have to stand up for
someone else, who might even lose something
if they do, but they do it anyway because they
know it’s the right thing to do”
Anna, 6th Grader
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20. Bystander to Ally
Karen Bradberry, PhD
Active Passive Passive Active
Agent Bystander Ally
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21. Discussion Break
What are ways you can be
more understanding,
inclusive, and empathic
toward other members of
other groups?
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22. My Story: A New Path
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The Power I’ve Found… Together
23. My Story: A New Path
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Creating Change… Together
24. Presenter Information
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
6th Faculty and
Professional Outreach
Seattle Girls’ School
2706 S Jackson Street
Seattle WA 98144
(206) 805-6562
rlee@seattlegirlsschool.org
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