Breakout Group Options for Global Majority Participants
We acknowledge the unique challenges encountered by Global Majority people when engaging in this type of work in spaces that tend to be white dominant. These can include being asked to educate white participants about racism, discrimination, and social justice issues, being seen and treated as representatives of their entire race or ethnicity rather than being seen as individuals, and experiencing microaggressions such as having their opinions or experiences dismissed or minimized.
Because skills practice in breakout groups is a major component of this course, we want Global Majority participants to have choice about their group make-up when practicing this work. One strategy we will implement to support choice for Global Majority participants in this class is to offer the choice of opting into breakout groups that are for Global Majority people only. We will ask about your preference during registration and will do our best to honor it. Our ability to form specific groups depends on the number of Global Majority participants enrolled in the course and the degree of alignment among breakout group preferences.
Breakout Group Information
If you identify as a Global Majority (GM) person, please answer below. That is, you identify as Black, African, Asian, Brown, Arab and mixed heritage, are indigenous to the Americas and the global south, and or have been racialized as a non-white ‘ethnic minority’.