Power & Privilege From Another Perspective

Perspectives on Power & PrivilegePresentation and Discussion facilitated by Eric Price II, but made beneficial by all of you

Directions1.Take Out a Sheet Of Paper and a Writing Utensil

2.Based upon what we discussed previously, Write down the answers you have to this question:

“What Do You Like About Being (Insert Your Race)?”

3. DO NOT SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU! HIDE THEM!

DEBRIEF: What Did You Feel While Doing The First Activity?

How Do You Define Yourself?

INTERSECTIONALITY!

Privilegea right or exemption from liability or duty granted as a special benefit or advantage. Oppression is the result of the use of institutional privilege and power, wherein one person or group benefits at the expense of another.

Power the ability to achieve goals even if other people oppose those goals. All societies are built on some form of power, and this power typically resides within the government

Who in This Room Has

Privileges & Power?

Another Way to Ask This Question: Who In This Room Benefits From ANY

Form Of Oppression?

Why?Why Not?

Now That We’ve discussed All Of This...

What Does This All Mean For Your Role As An RA?

Residence Halls & On Campus

1. Getting to Know Your Residents; Learning the Social Location of Others

2. Accepting & Acknowledgement (Both of Self & Others)

3. Taking the Opportunity to Educate Others On Their Privileges and Power Through Programing

How Do We Address Privilege In...In Our Personal Social

Lives1. Checking Your Privilege (IT TAKES

CONSISTENT WORK!)

2. Accepting & Acknowledgement (Both of Self & Others)

3. Be Willing to speak up for those oppressed in ways that you personally benefit

4. Say This With Me:SOCIAL JUSTICE SHOULD BENEFIT

EVERYONE!

Possible Issues of Power & Privilege Upcoming this semester

●BLACK LIVES MATTER VS. those other “Lives Matter” movements.

●CLINTON vs DRUMF ○ (no seriously, look up Donald Drumpf)

●People From Different Backgrounds and the opinions that follow

●Offensive Vs. Negative Symbolic Perceptions (ex. Confederate Flag)

●Others?

THE PLATINUM RULE(Not the Golden One)

"Treat others the way they want to be treated."

Questions?Concerns?Discussion Points?

Final Point To Remember...