Equity and Inclusion 101 – Slides

Equity and Inclusion 101
DEI in the SCA

Gigi Coulson, May 2019

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