Standard

Staff will recognize unfairness on the individual level (e.g., biased speech) and injustice at the institutional or systemic level (e.g., discrimination).

Outcome

I can recognize, describe and distinguish unfairness and injustice at different levels of society.

Resources

"How Microaggressions are Like Mosquito Bites" Video
Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work

Reflection Questions

Think of a time you've witnessed or experienced a microaggression.

  1. What was the underlying assumption?

  2. How did it make you feel?

  3. Was it difficult to think of a time you experienced a microaggression?

  4. Can you think of a time when you committed a microaggression?

  5. If so, what was your underlying messaging and what did you do?