Title: Identity, Inclusion, and Allyship What are the various ways we identify ourselves: female, African American, Buddhist, homosexual, middle class, etc.? Why do some people develop proud and healthy self-identity and others experience own-group shame and hatred? Attend this training to learn about: Various ways we identify ourselves How we co-author peers' identity, as well as our own The startling opportunity gap in education and society Practical steps toward inclusion How we turn commitment into action Allyship strategies to work toward inclusion of all

1. Compass Health
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
Seattle Girls’ School
Identity, Inclusion, and Allyship
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2. About Seattle Girls’ School
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3. Agenda
 Identity Development
 Inclusive Practices
 Allyship Strategies
 Questions and Answers
 Resources
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4.  What is it?
 What are the
various dimensions
of identity?
 Why identity
development?
Identity Development
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5. Race
Religion
Class
Gender
Sexual
Orientation
Ability
Age
Ethnicity
Geographic Location
Language
Educational
Attainment
Appearance
Seniority
Position
or Title
Status
Relationship
To Power Players
InternalExternal
Institutional
Dimensions of Identity and Culture
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6. Identity Development Models
• All Models Have Some
Value
• All Models Have Some
Limitations
• Models Are Linear;
Experiences Are Not
• Some Models May
Apply Across
Identities
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7.  Innocence and Self Esteem
 Encounter and Self Doubt
 Assimilation to the Majority
 Immersion into Identity
 Emersion
 Integration
Identity Development:
Marginalized Identities
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8.  Innocence and Self Esteem
 Encounter and Confusion
 Attempt to Reintegrate
 Re-Encounter and Guilt
 Acceptance and Action
 Immersion and Emersion
 Integration
Identity Development:
Privileged Identities
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9. Debrief: My Identity Journey
What are some of your
earliest memories about
your own identity?
Who/What were the
strongest influences?
Were there events that
precipitated a change in
understanding for you?
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10.  Parallel
 Regressive
 Crossed
 Progressive
 Symbiotic
R.T. Carter’s Model:
Racial Identity and
Social Interactions
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11. Effect of Varying Identifications
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12. Orientations Toward Ethnic Identity
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13.  Identity Frames
 Intractability
 Co-Authorship of Identity
 Identity Socialization
Identity and Cultural Inclusion
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14. Discussion: Identity in Community
What are the ways identity
development show up in
social interactions and
sense of belonging in your
community?
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16. Barriers to Inclusion
Internalized Oppression/Dominance
Stereotype Threat
Accumulated Impact/
Microaggressions
Code/Mode Switching
Implicit and Unconscious Bias
Fish Seeing the Water
“Normal” versus “Good”
“Intent” versus “Impact”
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17. Discussion: Inclusion Barriers
What are the barriers to
inclusion in your
community? How do
these dynamics show up
in your personal and
professional life?
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18. What Can We Do
to Increase Inclusion and
Responsiveness?
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- Increasing Trust
- Distinguishing
Behaviors
- Overcoming History
and Impact

19. Do You See Me?
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- Representation on the
Walls
- Representation in the
Materials
- Interest in Personal
Story (Sharing of
Personal Story)
- Interactions In and Out
of Formal Settings
- Demonstration of Care

20. Do You Hear Me?
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- - Incorporation of Prior
Knowledge and Experience
- - Seeking and Responding
to Feedback
- - Choice and Agency
- - Empathy Reflex
- - Authoritative Flexibility

21. Will You Treat Me Fairly?
- Equal and Equitable
Responses
- Growth Mindset and
Orientation
- Consistency and
Predictability
- Different Kinds of
Success
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22. - Understanding of
Identity and Experience
- Interruption of Exclusive
or Oppressive Behavior
- Acknowledging and
Discussing Cultural and
Power Difference
- Encouragement of and
Practice with
Collaboration
Will You Protect Me?
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23. Discussion: Inclusive Practices
What already happens to
increase a sense of
belonging and inclusion in
your community? What
might happen more
frequently, differently, or
intentionally?
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24. 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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25. 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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26. Bystander to Ally
Karen Bradberry, PhD
Active Passive Passive Active
Agent Bystander Ally
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27. Allyship Strategies
Practice a Growth Mindset
Use Your Ordinary Privilege
Opt for Willful Awareness
Practice Inclusion
Steer the Conversation
Educate and/or Confront
Show Meaningful Support
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28. Good Intentions Gone Bad
 Making it About Me
– Expecting education
– Expecting gratitude
– Expecting recognition
 Performing My Allyship
– Talking about being an ally
– Judging your own people
– Backstage allyship
 Othering
– Acting a savior
– Showing sympathy
– Tolerating Difference
– Typecasting
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29. Discussion: Allyship in Action
What are ways you have
been a supportive ally,
and what are ways you
sometimes fall short?
What would you like to do
better, more intentionally,
or more frequently?
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30. Build Authentic Relationships
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31. Inclusive Communities
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32. Final Questions or Comments?
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33. 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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34. Break
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