Consider this four-minute video.  A social experiment conducted in a park clearly demonstrates how our perceptions and actions differ in this situation based on one single variable.

Experiments like these make us think about our assumptions and how our experience of the world is affected by our social identities. It exemplifies how we treat people differently, whether intentional or not. We all absorb stereotypes and perpetuate them by nature of being raised within a society that perpetuates them. Overcoming them requires our intentional attention.

As part of its commitment to building and maintaining an equitable, diverse and inclusive campus, Humber is setting up a group for its employees who identify as white and/or as having white skin privilege to unpack this way of thinking and their role in how it is upheld, and to learn about how to create a more inclusive community at Humber.

Interested in joining?  Reach out to Regan Mancini and Lisa Salem-Wiseman. The group, The Unlearning Circle: White identified Humber employees dismantling whiteness, will launch December 2 at 2 p.m. Register for the event here (open to ALL Humber employees).

Kindly contact Lisa Salem-Wiseman or Regan Mancini for any questions about this post.