Equity and Inclusion 101
Gigi Coulson, May 2019
DEI in the SCA
Goals of the presentation:
- Build a shared understanding of the concepts of equity and inclusion
- Increase awareness of DEI in the Society
- Develop skills to promote equity and inclusion
Sections of the presentation:
- Terms
- DEI Officer, SCA Mission, Core Values, Chivalric Virtues, Agreements we Make, Our Personal Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Bias, Ingroup/Outgroup examples
- Concepts in Action! A panel discussion between Richard Dawkins, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan, and Victor Stenger
- Skill Building
- Recognizing Privilege
- “Unpacking your Knapsack“
- Empathy
- Acknowledging and recognizing mistakes and microaggressions
- Understand the cost of silence
- Examples of how to take action
- Resources
- Follow-up Exercise: “What would you do if…”
- Guidance for Officers and Leaders