Using Privilege Arbitrage to Increase Inclusion

Talk from AlterConf Portland, 2016-10-01

Transcript

1. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Privilege Arbitrage Making Your Culture More Inclusive 1
2. Kojo Idrissa @Transition How do I help? 2
3. Kojo Idrissa @Transition ??? ==> Inclusive Culture 3
4. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Privilege Awareness ~~> Inclusive Culture 4
5. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Privilege Awareness ~~> Privilege Arbitrage 5
6. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Privilege Arbitrage —> Inclusive Culture 6
7. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Privilege Awareness 7
8. Kojo Idrissa @Transition – @jaythenerdkid “one thing that makes privilege so hard to dismantle is that the privileged don't realise they have it. it's invisible from the inside.” 8
9. Kojo Idrissa @Transition – @JustSlyRed “Privilege isn’t wealth or having it easy: it’s what you don’t have to deal with.” 9
10. Kojo Idrissa @Transition – @marlenac “Privilege is a spectrum and not a binary-- @nodebotanist at #npmCamp” 10
11. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Visualizing Privilege: Personal Privilege Profile 11
12. Kojo Idrissa @Transition “External” Axes • Gender Identity • Sexual Orientation • Male • White 12
13. Kojo Idrissa @Transition “Internal” Axes • Family: Edu. Background • 2.5 points for each college- educated parent or grandparent • Family: Wealth • Approximating “national median wealth percentile” 13
14. Kojo Idrissa @Transition My Privilege Profile Start With Introspection 14
15. Kojo Idrissa @Transition 15
16. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Privilege Arbitrage Putting your awareness to work 16
17. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Be an ACTIVE ally for people with different privilege profiles 17
18. Kojo Idrissa @Transition General Guidelines 18
19. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Introspect 19
20. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Listen and Learn 20
21. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Speak and Act 21
22. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Specific Tactics & Situations 22
23. Kojo Idrissa @Transition 23 Endure: A Blade Over a Heart
24. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Have Faith 24
25. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Other Privilege Profiles Comparative visualization 25
26. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Known PPP Issues • US-biased • Gender ID/Sexual Orientation interaction? Other interactions. • Are trans folks seen as “male” or “female”? • Non-binary folks? Gender fluid? Asex? Intersex? 26
27. Kojo Idrissa @Transition Questions/Comments? • @Transition on Twitter • kojoidrissa.com 27