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Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps When You Don’t Have Boots & Redefining “Hard Work”

by Thamara Subramanian | Dec 5, 2019 | 1

When we focus on the individual in our society’s view on “worked hard,” we are losing a vital but often overlooked part of success: the “Us.” We need to celebrate, recognize, and act upon the fact that an individual’s success is intertwined with the systems we live in — systems that in turn have their own unique conglomeration of power, privileges, opportunities, and adversities. Think about it this way: How can you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, if you never had “boots” to begin with?

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “It’s just a joke! Why are you so upset?”

by Leigh Morrison | Nov 21, 2019 | 3

During my first day at an internship I once held, each of us was asked to tell a joke as part of our introduction to the staff and the rest of the intern cohort. This fun activity proceeded as planned… until the last intern told a hurtful, racist “joke” about poverty and food in another culture. It was followed by an awkward silence during which we all winced and looked around, uncertain how to respond. One of the staff eventually said, “Wow. Well. Let’s continue with our agenda.”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Moving Beyond the Veil of Privilege

by Brittany J. Harris | Nov 14, 2019 | 0

“It’s so easy to be seduced by one’s own subordinated group identities.” These were words shared with me by a mentor and senior practitioner in this work. He was referring to social group identity and the ways in which our experiences and hyper-awareness around our non-dominant/subordinated group identities could influence our capacity to fully own and understand the power or privilege we have as a result of our dominant group memberships.

Unpacking the Conversations That Matter: “Everyone Has a Right to Freedom of Expression”

by Leigh Morrison | Oct 10, 2019 | 0

“Why are you upset? Everyone has a right to freedom of expression.” I ask: Is freedom of speech truly available to everyone in this country? If not, what does this tell us? In a world where we must question the physical safety of those who challenge a dominant majority, I suggest: this is no kind of “freedom.”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “Homosexuality is wrong. It says so in the Bible.”

by Mary-Frances Winters | Oct 3, 2019 | 0

“I love all people as the Bible commands, but I also cannot condone homosexuality.” “Marriage is reserved for a man and a woman according to the Bible.” “The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.” Attempting Bold, Inclusive Conversations® in faith-based communities can be especially difficult on value-based topics like human sexuality.

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: An Introduction

by Brittany J. Harris | Sep 5, 2019 | 0

“What should I say?” “How should I respond?” “I didn’t mean to be offensive!” “That wasn’t my intent.” “I’m over having these conversations!” “Conversations like these matter—but no one’s having them.” Over the next few months, we’ll be doing just that—Unpacking the Conversations That Matter. Our goal with this series is to be a resource, get prescriptive, hone in on the details and historical context, and support you in feeling empowered to have these conversations.

Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations: Focusing on Self- and ‘Other-’ Understanding

by Brittany J. Harris | Apr 20, 2017 | 0

Last week, we introduced our feature series on “Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations.” In...

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Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps When You Don’t Have Boots & Redefining “Hard Work”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “It’s just a joke! Why are you so upset?”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: Moving Beyond the Veil of Privilege

Unpacking the Conversations That Matter: “Everyone Has a Right to Freedom of Expression”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: “Homosexuality is wrong. It says so in the Bible.”

Unpacking the Conversations that Matter: An Introduction

Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations: Focusing on Self- and ‘Other-’ Understanding

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