MyJourney DEI: What is Privilege, Equality, and Equity

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Thank you VP Diversity Equity & Inclusion Natasha and VP Membership Programming Leah and MyJourney facilitators (PeytonB, MaddieW, AnnaL, HaileyH, GraceW, SophieS & JaidenG) for your caring and investment in this program.

Our ice breaker activity led off with the “Privilege Walk” (shared from a previous DEI program Natasha attnded.) (The following excerpt was borrowed from Eastern Illinois University) “Everyone will stand in a horizontal line in the middle of the room. All participants will have their eyes closed until the end of the exercise. As the facilitator reads a statement or question, the participant will step forward or step back if it applies to them. If anyone feels too uncomfortable to take a step, they have the option to remain still.
*Facilitator should give participants a heads up about the intensity of the exercise that could provoke certain emotions. Ensure them the room is a safe space (mentally and emotionally) for conversations to develop at the end of the activity.
Objective: Raise awareness of various forms of privilege; understand the intersectionality of race, socioeconomic class, gender and other demographic variables that shape individuals; appreciate the diversity of individual backgrounds; and team-building”

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