Diversity Shuffle

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I will be giving you a series of instructions during the first portion of this exercise. Please follow the instructions in complete silence, paying attention to who is with you and who is separated from you, noting the feelings that come up while performing this exercise.

http://www.amsa.org/div/shuffle.cfm

You can participate as much or as little as you feel comfortable. You do not have to identify yourself as a member of a group that is called out if you do not wish to. If you are not sure about which group you belong to, decide for yourself where it makes sense for you to go.

http://www.amsa.org/div/shuffle.cfm

Female

Go to the other side if you are a

Oldest Child

Go to the other side if you are the

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Youngest Child

Go to the other side if you are the

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Single

Go to the other side if you are the

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Divorced

Go to the other side if you are

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Hispanic, Latino/a, Mexicano/a

Go to the other side if you are

http://www.flickr.com/photos/89649959@N00/3342661169/

Black, African

American

Go to the other side if you are

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwanja/267912146/

Asian, Asian American

Go to the other side if you are

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Native American

Go to the other side if you are

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your native language is not

English

Go to the other side if

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you are an immigrant

to this country

Go to the other side if

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Catholic

Go to the other side if you are

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Muslim

Go to the other side if you are

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Jewish

Go to the other side if you are

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Agnostic

Go to the other side if you are

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a religious community other

than Christian.

Go to to other side if were raised in or are now part of

http://www.flickr.com/photos/62569532@N00/3423942155/

Single Parent

Go to the other side if you are or were

raised by a

http://www.flickr.com/photos/singleparentspecials/2284083713/

Teen Parent

Go to the other side if you were or were

raised by a

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working-class, did manual labor or clerical or service work to make a living.

Go to the other side if you are/were or were raised by a parent/guardian who was

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Poor

Go to the other side if you are or were raised

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neither of your parents, or the

people who raised you, attended college

Go to the other side if

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over the age of 60.

Go to the other side if you are

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a visible or hidden physical disability or impairment.

Go to the other side if you have

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are now or ever have been unemployed, not by choice.

Go to the other side if you

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veteran.

Go to the other side if you are a

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is lesbian, gay,

bisexual or transgender

.

Go to the other side if you, someone in your family, or a close friend

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has ever been labeled mentally ill or crazy. .

Go to the other side if you, someone in your family, or a close friend

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ephotography29/3093917122/

has ever been incarcerated or been in the juvenile justice system.

Go to the other side if you, someone in your family, or a close friend

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abn2/3452286287/

ever publicly labeled fat, whether or not you ever felt fat.

Go to the other side if you were

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutlo/3137410508/

http://www.amsa.org/div/shuffle.cfm

How did it feel to be in the group which had to walk across?

How did it feel to be in the main group and watch others cross?

Did you walk a little or a lot? How do you feel about that?

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What surprised you during this exercise?

What is the significance of what you experienced during this exercise?

How does this activity build community and individual courage?

If you were refraining from crossing the line at first but later started to cross, why was that? (for example, increased confidence, trust, rapport with the group)