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This panel presentation examines why Systems Thinking matters in terms of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. In terms of understanding systemic oppression (ie: ableism, racism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, fat-phobia, xenophobia, etc.), Systems Thinking is a method of navigating the complexity of the world and human beings by looking at it in terms of intersecting cultures and relational power dynamics. It also provides a way of exploring and developing effective action in complex contexts to enable effective and sustainable systems change.
Recording Length: 2 Hours
Bonus Material: You will also get a copy of the SlideDeck used in Deran's presentation.
Cost: Proceeds from these donations will support us in hosting future events in this Community Conversation Series.
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Participants will:
- Learn the definition of a system (a set of smaller components that interact to form a more complex whole). Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to use Systems Thinking to unpack the characteristics of White Supremacy Culture as the foundation of all forms of systemic oppression.
- Develop an increased ability to identify how systemic oppression creates “fantasies” of grandiosity and perpetuates collective shame.
- Understand how empathy, perspective taking and repair help us stay relational when there are cultural differences and/or systemic power differences that impact our interactions with one another.
- Discover how to engage in relational repair following a subtle act of exclusion or personal perpetuation of systemic oppression (also known as microaggressions).
- Understand how and why systems encounter homeostasis, a self-regulating process by which systems maintain stability while adjusting to changing external conditions. In terms of social systems, homeostasis refers to the specific patterns and characteristics that maintain the status quo and resist change.
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