Content to add to week 6

[remy-says-hi]

Content to add to week 6: speaking up

I really like the lesson Franz put together for week 6. I'm wondering if we could add some content to it in the form of additional resources and media. In the slides, I think I'm going to angle in on speaking up for yourself and others, to encourage self and mutual advocacy, and highlight not shaming each other for mistakes and microaggressions.

Video on speaking up for yourself and others from #5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TtOdtK86c4&feature=emb_logo

A topic to potentially add: tone policing

(SOURCE: https://files.frameshiftconsulting.com/Ally%20Skills%20Workshop%20slides.pdf). Tone policing/the “tone argument”: when members of marginalized groups advocate for themselves or their ideas, it violates expectations that marginalized people should be submissive and quiet. Some groups are stereotyped further as inappropriately angry ("angry Black man," "angry feminist," etc.). The same behavior in a person with a lot of privilege may be described as "passionate" or "committed". Tone policing often uses the word "tone". http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Tone_argument

Additional resources

https://hbr.org/2020/07/how-to-call-out-racial-injustice-at-work https://hbr.org/2017/02/how-to-respond-to-an-offensive-comment-at-work

Other content

Guidelines for responding to oppression -Be short, simple, firm -Don't try to be funny -Play for the audience -Practice simple responses -Pick your battles SOURCE: https://files.frameshiftconsulting.com/Ally%20Skills%20Workshop%20handout%20-%20Letter.pdf

[franzknupfer]

Thanks for the additional resources! I've updated the lesson to add all of this content. I'm also going to circulate this for a quick round of feedback from staff.