Deconstructing Power: A Framework
As we work towards creating anti-racist workplaces and communities, it’s crucial to understand the role of power and privilege in perpetuating systemic racism. Power and privilege are often invisible and taken for granted, but they play a significant role in shaping our social systems and creating inequalities. Because of this, Unscripted Consult developed the Deconstructing Power Framework, which provides tools for recognizing and dismantling these structures.
As we work towards creating anti-racist workplaces and communities, it’s crucial to understand the role of power and privilege in perpetuating systemic racism. Power and privilege are often invisible and taken for granted, but they play a significant role in shaping our social systems and creating inequalities. Because of this, Unscripted Consult developed the Deconstructing Power Framework, which provides tools for recognizing and dismantling these structures.
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Seven Pillars for Reimagining Your Organization in a Capitalist Society
At Unscripted Consult, our mission is to support organizational leaders in growing and sustaining anti-racist workplaces. We envision a world where workplace cultures are free of oppressive societal standards and norms. To achieve this goal, we use the PERM Cultural Competence Framework and our Seven Pillars for Reimagining Your Organization, developed by Dr. Kiara Butler.
These Seven Pillars are a comprehensive guide to reimagining your organization in a capitalist society. They include:
At Unscripted Consult, our mission is to support organizational leaders in growing and sustaining anti-racist workplaces. We envision a world where workplace cultures are free of oppressive societal standards and norms. To achieve this goal, we use the PERM Cultural Competence Framework and our Seven Pillars for Reimagining Your Organization, developed by Dr. Kiara Butler.
These Seven Pillars are a comprehensive guide to reimagining your organization in a capitalist society. They include:
Read more here.
I Was Taught to Assimilate to Whiteness at an Early Age
I was taught to assimilate to whiteness at an early age. I can recall sitting down at the salon on a bi-monthly basis to get my hair straightened. Hot combs and flat irons never competed with rain and humidity, and so, perms (as we called it) seemed like the only option for Black women in the 90s. The discrimination we would experience for appearing to be unkept or unprofessional outweighed the damaging chemicals and burns of a perm. Month after month, year after year, I attempted to deny the kinks and coils that grew from my crown. To internalize the hate from the world is to become it, or at least, thats what it felt like.
I was taught to assimilate to whiteness at an early age. I can recall sitting down at the salon on a bi-monthly basis to get my hair straightened. Hot combs and flat irons never competed with rain and humidity, and so, perms (as we called it) seemed like the only option for Black women in the 90s. The discrimination we would experience for appearing to be unkept or unprofessional outweighed the damaging chemicals and burns of a perm. Month after month, year after year, I attempted to deny the kinks and coils that grew from my crown. To internalize the hate from the world is to become it, or at least, thats what it felt like.
Read more here.