Waubonsee Community College

Say the right thing, how to talk about identity, diversity, and justice, Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Say the right thing

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Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow

how to talk about identity, diversity, and justice

"In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the workplace, and LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms, many of us are understandably fearful of saying the wrong thing. That fear can sometimes prevent us from speaking up at all, depriving people from marginalized groups of support and stalling progress toward a more just and inclusive society. Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow, founders of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU School of Law, are here to show potential allies that these conversations don't have to be so overwhelming. Through stories drawn from contexts as varied as social media posts, dinner party conversations, and workplace disputes, they offer seven user-friendly principles that teach skills such as how to avoid common conversational pitfalls, engage in respectful disagreement, offer authentic apologies, and better support people in our lives who experience bias"--, Provided by the publisher

The impossible conversations -- Principle 1: Beware the four conversational traps -- Principle 2: Build resilience -- Principle 3: Cultivate curiosity -- Principle 4: Disagree respectfully -- Principle 5: Apologize authentically -- Principle 6: Apply the platinum rule -- Principle 7: Be generous to the source -- The essential conversations