10/16/2019 Deconstructing the Familiar : It is not about changing our actions it is about changing our thinking. Intersectionality in Leadership Conference June 2019 Dr. Sheila Bennett Brock University 1 1982 ‐ 2019 2 Irving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life 3 1
10/16/2019 Amid all the recesses and math classes I was learning something else , something far more powerful; something that would shape me as a human being. 4 It took time for me to see the relationship to my past , not just my childhood but the many experiences and messages I received and internalized. 5 Nearing the end of the school year this student spends most of the day sitting in the corner of their class with the educational assistant, a space they have occupied for the entire year. 6 2
10/16/2019 Even as we watch some of what we believe to be fundamental rights erode amidst a cacophony of fear mongering and misinformation there is hope that societies, structures and individuals will hold fast. 7 His response was that you must be magnanimous . 8 What I sometimes forget in my advocacy work is that common ground is a much more powerful ally than divisiveness. 9 3
10/16/2019 No great change in history has come in on the paws of a kitten . 10 Judith Snow (1949 – 2015) What ‘s really worth doing and how to do it (possibly yourself) Inclusion Press 1994) 11 We taught him fear? 12 4
10/16/2019 The space between when a student speaks and when we answer . The space that seems so small but can be infinite . 13 Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow The Hollow Men T.S. Eliot (1925) 14 Courage, Knowledge, Relationships. • Beliefs form early for all of us. Know who you are. • Be knowledgeable and trust your instincts. • Don’t apologize but communicate and collaborate • Fight injustice for everyone because community matters • Be an active and positive leader in shaping the future. 15 5
10/16/2019 16 Inclusion is a moral choice; the rest is just stuff 17 Thank you 18 6
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