Nivi Engineer
Software Engineer; Writer
MIM Software Inc.
City:
Cleveland
Status:
On Hold
Contact:
Nivi Engineer
email:
Estimated Completion Date:
Category:
See the Bias, Stop the Bias
We need help with:
WHY IS THE PROJECT IMPORTANT
A collection of resources to help have the conversations to put a stop to casual and outright racism within our communities. These may include articles, infographics, and other forms of tips to help people know what to say when confronted with hate speech.
Because of societal norms, it is considered ruder to call someone out on racist statements than it is to make racist statements. We worry about being bad houseguests or being disrespectful, when the fault lies entirely on the makers of the hateful statements.
It won’t be easy, but it’s important to find ways to empower people to say what needs to be said without sacrificing their personal comfort level
OVERALL PROJECT GOAL
We want to make it easier to have the difficult conversations. Cultural norms that deem it more rude to call out racist statements than to make the racist statements help perpetuate the perception that this behavior is acceptable.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO- DATE
To put together a collection of resources to help people have those conversations. These resources — be they videos, articles, stories, lists of talking points — should work for helpers of different ages looking to address people of different ages and perspectives. To begin changing cultural norms so that it is socially unacceptable to embrace hateful attitudes.
GOALS FOR 2021
MAJOR WINS TO- DATE
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