DEI for GNI

Here is a link to a brief essay on the relatively more recent efforts on this matter.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/22/why-white-should-be-capitalized/?utm_campaign=wp_week_in_ideas&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_ideas

These are some of the ground rules we’ll use when we go in to small groups. The practice involves listening to each other in a safe environment. Here are some parameters for LISTENING and VENTING with CONSENT.  We take turns Each person receives equal time You can choose your listener Gently and briefly validate the person being listened to Exercise empathy, a calm mind, love, and encouragement We begin and end with care (intros to start, and appreciations or something you’re looking forward to at the end) Let it FLOW. Whatever feelings come up are great. There are no “bad” feelings Sobriety is important in work like this; please refrain from drugs and alcohol before  Refrain from blame, advice, or interruptions Everything said is 100% confidential. Never repeat anything you hear someone say Be DELIGHTED in each other, especially in the Listener role.

https://onbeing.org/programs/robin-diangelo-and-resmaa-menakem-in-conversation/

Heya. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to this, but it’s really great (the other seasons are awesome too...though I don’t seem to have the focus for the new season on Covid.) Here’s a link. Give it a try.  https://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-31-turning-the-lens-seeing-white-part-1/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/opinion/george-floyd-racism.html?referringSource=articleShare    It should be a link to an article by Damon Young on White people hoping/expecting BIPOC to explain to them the implications of racism. 

Hello, men.  Hello, Gay men.  Hello, naked Gay men! This post is for men of all colors, but specifically an invitation to men like myself, namely, White Gay men who want to work to eliminate racism. ELIMINATE racism? Pretty tall order, right? It definitely is but every bit of thought and care that you put into that effort makes a difference. It may be uncomfortable to consider gathering together as White men and I understand that. But that discomfort is part of the very reason I am doing this, namely, to examine our role in a system that is built on the oppression of BIPOC (Black, Indiginous, and People of Color.) And I want you to join me for a weekly Zoom gathering where we as GNIers look at racism in our lives, at the systemic nature of racism surrounding and hurting all of us, and create ways to think better about all people (yes, that includes thinking better about ourselves as White men.) We will meet for four consecutive Saturdays for one hour (longer if the tur...

https://www.russvernonjones.org/undoing-racism/how-to-begin-support-listening-sessions-for-ending-racism/

https://www.russvernonjones.org/undoing-racism/how-white-people-can-help-dismantle-white-supremacy/