Turning Privilege into Action Office of Residence Life and Office of Diversity Affairs September 28, 2011

What is PRIVILEGE? SLIDE 1

Where does PRIVILEGE come from? What keeps PRIVILEGE in place? SLIDE 2

What are some IDENTITIES that offer PRIVILEGE ? SLIDE 3

Choose one (1) PERSONAL IDENTITY that offers you PRIVILEGE at Miami University. SLIDE 4

Write real life examples how this personal identity gives you PRIVILEGE: “Because of my privilege, I am able to…” “Because of my privilege, I am (or am not) expected to…” SLIDE 5

For each of these examples of how a privilege benefits you, write how having this privilege impacts others who do not have or are denied that privilege. SLIDE 6

How does it make you feel to examine your privileges and how they impact other people? SLIDE 7

What emotions, actions, and ideas do you associate with GUILT? SLIDE 8

Write POSITIVE associations of Guilt. Write NEGATIVE associations of Guilt. SLIDE 9

Considering your examples from Slide 5, write concrete ACTION STEPS you can take to effect Long-Term Systemic Change Immediate Change SLIDE 10

Reflection and Comments