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?  Learn how we co-author peers' identity as well as our own, how the cycle of oppression and cycle of bullying pressure us to reinforce stereotypes, and what we can do as allies to break these cycles and work toward inclusion of all.

1. 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.  What are they?
 What are the various
dimensions of
identity?
 Why does it matter?
Cultural Identities
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4. 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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5. National Coalition Building Institute, Seattle Chapter, “Building Bridges Workshop,” Adapted by Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
• Turn camera on and show pride for your group
• Do this for as many groups
within one category
as applies to you
• If you are not claiming,
“cheer and applaud”
the people who are
Exercise: Up-Downs
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6. Birth Status
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7. Racial/Ethnic/Cultural Heritage
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8. Religion
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9. Socioeconomic Class
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10. Gender
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11. Sexual Orientation
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12. Ability
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13. Private Identity
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14. Reflection Pause: Who Am I?
How did it feel to claim
various identities and
experiences? What did it
feel like to be applauded for
your identities and
experiences? To applaud
others? Did you learn
anything new, interesting,
or surprising?
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17. 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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18. 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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19. Bystander to Ally
Karen Bradberry, PhD
Active Passive Passive Active
Agent Bystander Ally
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20. Build Authentic Relationships
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21. Inclusive Communities
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22. “The thing that is really
hard, and really amazing, is
giving up on being perfect
and beginning the work of
becoming yourself.”
Anna Quindlan
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23. 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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