Racism, Oppression Racism, Oppression and Cultural and Cultural CompetenceCompetence

Pauline Lucero, MAPauline Lucero, MACorazon Training & ConsultingCorazon Training & Consultingpaulineabq@gmail.com505-235-2429505-235-2429

TODAY’S SCHEDULETODAY’S SCHEDULE

9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30 IntroductionsIntroductions 9:30-10:459:30-10:45 Racism, Oppression & Cultural Racism, Oppression & Cultural

CompetenceCompetence 10:45-11:0010:45-11:00 BreakBreak 11:00-12:0011:00-12:00 Walk the Line ExerciseWalk the Line Exercise 12:00-12:4512:00-12:45 LunchLunch 12:45-1:3012:45-1:30 Honoring Our GrandmothersHonoring Our Grandmothers 1:30-3:001:30-3:00 Fear & Loathing on the Fear & Loathing on the

Campaign Campaign Trail and DebriefingTrail and Debriefing

Goals for TodayGoals for Today

Learn a few things you can take away and Learn a few things you can take away and put into practice in your personal, put into practice in your personal, professional and political livesprofessional and political lives

Increased knowledge of definitions and Increased knowledge of definitions and names around race, oppression and cultural names around race, oppression and cultural issues issues 

Greater awareness and ability to self-reflect Greater awareness and ability to self-reflect  Less frustration, confusion and annoyance Less frustration, confusion and annoyance

around cultural issues  around cultural issues   Personal commitment to be a part of the Personal commitment to be a part of the

solution and not the problemsolution and not the problem

Prejudice Prejudice (Racial, Gender, Class, et al)(Racial, Gender, Class, et al)

A pre-judgement based on myth, A pre-judgement based on myth, missing information, missing information, misinformation or stereotypesmisinformation or stereotypes

An attitude, opinion or feeling, An attitude, opinion or feeling, usually negative and usually usually negative and usually formed with little or no personal formed with little or no personal experience experience

StereotypesStereotypes

A set of attributes ascribed to a A set of attributes ascribed to a group and imputed to its group and imputed to its individual members simply individual members simply because they belong to that because they belong to that group.group.

Stereotype Stereotype (Racial, Gender, Age, et al)(Racial, Gender, Age, et al)

A generalization imposed on an A generalization imposed on an entire group based on real or entire group based on real or perceived characteristics of some perceived characteristics of some individuals in that group, or based individuals in that group, or based on a cultural norm which has on a cultural norm which has been distorted or based on a lie, been distorted or based on a lie, myth or total misunderstanding of myth or total misunderstanding of the group/ethnicity/culturethe group/ethnicity/culture

Ethnic LumpingEthnic Lumping

Studying Latinos, Asians, Studying Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, etc. Native Americans, etc. from vastly different from vastly different backgrounds and backgrounds and experiences as if they were experiences as if they were a monolithic groupa monolithic group

OppressionOppression The assumed superiority of one group over The assumed superiority of one group over

another based on (skin color, gender, sexual another based on (skin color, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) and thereby the right to orientation, etc.) and thereby the right to dominate, exclude, discriminate against, dominate, exclude, discriminate against, abuse, hate, even kill (adapted from work of abuse, hate, even kill (adapted from work of Audre Lorde)Audre Lorde)

A system of structuring opportunities and A system of structuring opportunities and assigning value (Camara Jones) that is based assigning value (Camara Jones) that is based on “race” (gender/class/orientation/disability, on “race” (gender/class/orientation/disability, et al)et al)

Unfairly disadvantages some individuals and Unfairly disadvantages some individuals and communitiescommunities

Unfairly advantages some individuals and Unfairly advantages some individuals and communitiescommunities

OppressionOppression A system of oppression and a system A system of oppression and a system

of advantage based on race/color, of advantage based on race/color, gender, sexual orientation, etc. gender, sexual orientation, etc. (David T. Wellman)(David T. Wellman)

The historically constructed personal, The historically constructed personal, cultural and institutional cultural and institutional manifestations of prejudice against manifestations of prejudice against any target group.any target group.

Oppression = Prejudice + Oppression = Prejudice + (Institutional, systemic) Power(Institutional, systemic) Power

Internalized Internalized OppressionOppression The involuntary belief by members The involuntary belief by members

of a target group that the of a target group that the stereotypes and lies about them are stereotypes and lies about them are true.true.

Consequences include: self-doubt, Consequences include: self-doubt, self-hatred, loss of self-esteem and self-hatred, loss of self-esteem and lowered expectations for the future, lowered expectations for the future, doubt and mistrust of other target doubt and mistrust of other target membersmembers

La VerguenzaLa Verguenza……eating at school out of sacks, hiding our eating at school out of sacks, hiding our “lonches” papas con chorizo behind “lonches” papas con chorizo behind cupped hands and bowed heads, gobbling cupped hands and bowed heads, gobbling them up before the other kids could see. them up before the other kids could see. Guilt lay folded in the tortilla. The Anglo Guilt lay folded in the tortilla. The Anglo kids laughing-calling us “tortilleros”, the kids laughing-calling us “tortilleros”, the Mexican kids taking up the word and using Mexican kids taking up the word and using it as a club with which to hit each other. it as a club with which to hit each other. My brothers, sister and I started bringing My brothers, sister and I started bringing white bread sandwiches to school. After white bread sandwiches to school. After awhile we stopped taking our lunch awhile we stopped taking our lunch altogether.altogether.

~~Gloria AnzalduaGloria Anzaldua

INTERNALIZED SEXISMINTERNALIZED SEXISM

PrivilegePrivilege

Choices, entitlements, advantages, benefits, Choices, entitlements, advantages, benefits, assumptions and expectations granted based on assumptions and expectations granted based on membership in the culturally dominant group.membership in the culturally dominant group.

Includes the privileges granted by the society, Includes the privileges granted by the society, as well as the assumptions, expectations and as well as the assumptions, expectations and inflated self-image internalized by the privileged inflated self-image internalized by the privileged group. (Jona Olsson)group. (Jona Olsson)

““George Bush, Sr. was born on third base and to George Bush, Sr. was born on third base and to this day he thinks he hit a triple” this day he thinks he hit a triple” (Former Texas Governor, Anne Richards)(Former Texas Governor, Anne Richards)

Growing up with Growing up with Us and ThemUs and Them

Forming a White Forming a White Student UnionStudent Union ““Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting

Together in the Cafeteria?” and Together in the Cafeteria?” and other conversations about raceother conversations about race ~Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D~Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D

Understanding the development of Understanding the development of racial identityracial identity

The importance of racial identity The importance of racial identity for everyonefor everyone

Cultural CompetencyCultural Competency

The capacity to function in The capacity to function in more than one culture, more than one culture,

requiring the ability to requiring the ability to appreciate, understand and appreciate, understand and interact with members of interact with members of diverse populations within the diverse populations within the

local communitylocal community

Cultural HumilityCultural Humility Roots are in physician training outcomes Roots are in physician training outcomes

in multicultural education. (M. in multicultural education. (M. Tervalon , Tervalon , J. Murray-García) J. Murray-García)

Incorporates a lifelong commitment to Incorporates a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique.self-evaluation and self-critique.

Includes redressing the power Includes redressing the power imbalances in the patient-physician imbalances in the patient-physician dynamic.dynamic.

Develops mutually beneficial and non-Develops mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic clinical and advocacy paternalistic clinical and advocacy partnerships with communities on behalf partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations.of individuals and defined populations.

Organizational Cultural Organizational Cultural CompetenceCompetence

A set of congruent practice skills, A set of congruent practice skills, attitudes, policies, and structures, attitudes, policies, and structures, which come together in a system, which come together in a system, agency or among professionals and agency or among professionals and enable that system, agency or those enable that system, agency or those professionals to work effectively in the professionals to work effectively in the context of cultural difference.context of cultural difference.~Oliver Williams & R. Lance Becker: ~Oliver Williams & R. Lance Becker: Domestic Partner Domestic Partner Abuse Treatment Programs and Cultural Competence: Abuse Treatment Programs and Cultural Competence: The Results of a National SurveyThe Results of a National Survey

Organizational Cultural Organizational Cultural CompetenceCompetence

Cultural Variables Cultural Variables Include:Include: World viewWorld view FoodFood DressDress LanguageLanguage Communication StylesCommunication Styles Notions of WellnessNotions of Wellness Healing TechniquesHealing Techniques Child Rearing PatternsChild Rearing Patterns Self-IdentitySelf-Identity Time and Time ConsciousnessTime and Time Consciousness

WE WANT TO BE JUDGED ON THE INTENT OF OUR ACTIONS;

WE WANT TO JUDGE OTHERS ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR ACTIONS

Resistance TheoryResistance Theory

IN LEARNING THEORY, IN LEARNING THEORY, THE WAYS IN WHICH THE WAYS IN WHICH STUDENTS ACTIVELY STUDENTS ACTIVELY OR PASSIVELY RESIST OR PASSIVELY RESIST LEARNINGLEARNING

IN TEACHING OR HELPING, IT IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND

THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY REASONS

WHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RESIST OR REFUSE SYSTEM

INTERVENTION

Checking Boxes and Checking Boxes and the Importance of the Importance of NamingNaming

Black or African-Black or African-American?American?

Hispanic, Chicano, Hispanic, Chicano, Spanish or Latino?Spanish or Latino?

Native American or Native American or Indigenous?Indigenous?

Oriental or Asian?Oriental or Asian? White, Caucasian or White, Caucasian or

Anglo?Anglo? Or Something Else???Or Something Else???

The Importance of The Importance of Understanding Their Understanding Their HistoryHistory Length of time in the United StatesLength of time in the United States Reasons for leaving their countryReasons for leaving their country Reasons for migrating to your areaReasons for migrating to your area Ties to their country of originTies to their country of origin Socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic status Level of assimilationLevel of assimilation Immigration statusImmigration status Role of Law Enforcement in their countryRole of Law Enforcement in their country

But where was I to start? The But where was I to start? The world is so fast. I shall start with world is so fast. I shall start with the country I know best, my own. the country I know best, my own. But my country is so very large. I But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. had better start with my town. But my town, too is large. I had But my town, too is large. I had best start with my street. No: my best start with my street. No: my home. No: my family. Never home. No: my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.mind, I shall start with myself.

~Elie Wiesel~Elie Wiesel

READ, LEARN AND READ, LEARN AND ASKASK

P.S. The more you do it, the P.S. The more you do it, the easier it gets…easier it gets…

Cooperation isCooperation is the the thorough conviction that thorough conviction that nobody can get there nobody can get there unless everybody gets unless everybody gets there.there.

~Virginia Burden~Virginia Burden

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good

person is like expecting the bull not to charge you because you are

a vegetarian

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